Senior Superintendent

Ontario Trillium Foundation; Foley (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ontario Trillium Foundation in Foley, AL seeks a Senior Construction Superintendent to oversee field construction on large projects. You will coordinate with owners, architects, and engineers to ensure on-time delivery, adherence to budget, and quality workmanship.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 7–8 years of building construction experience, with strong knowledge of building codes, cost control, and project documentation. On-site leadership and safety compliance are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus a minimum of 7-8 years of building construction experience required.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of general and subcontract documents, drawings and specifications, construction means, methods and materials.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with owners/architects/engineers for day-to-day construction activities.
• Lead, supervise and develop Superintendents and other staff, including performance appraisals.
• Develop and implement site set-up, logistics plan and work schedules, identifying critical path and expediting materials.

Skills

Building systems proficiency

Codes & compliance knowledge

Cost control knowledge

Accounting procedures knowledge

Survey methods understanding

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Supervises the field construction of a single large or complex project or multiple projects, including organization, planning, and scheduling, in order to complete the work on time, within budget, and to quality specified.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Primary liaison with owners/architects/engineers for the day-to-day construction activities of the project.

• Participate in project pursuits, proposals and presentations. Main contributor insuring the project during the competition phase.

• Lead, supervise and develop Superintendents and other staff, including providing input on or complete performance appraisals.

Maintain documentation – daily logs, schedules, checklists, punch lists, permits & inspections, etc.

• Develop and implement overall project set-up and site logistics plan and identifying project-specific scope of work to implement the plan.

• Develop and implement overall project work schedules identifying the critical path including the expediting of scheduled critical materials and equipment for their timely delivery to site.

• Review and respond to subcontractor schedule impacts and or claims of productivity impacts.

• Ensure strict adherence to ethics and compliance requirements at all times.

• Develop and manage the overall site safety program as required and ensuring subcontractor compliance with HG standards and all applicable safety codes and regulations.

• Manage and make decisions related to the performance of work related to scheduling, delivery, logistics, quality control and trade employee staffing levels.

• Document project field issues that impact budget, quality or schedule.

• Respond to subcontractor requests for field issues that impact budget, quality or schedule.

• Oversee work among all trades to promote a coordinated project operation. Resolve problems regarding procedures, precedence, design clarifications, adequate labor and equipment, schedule and all other appropriate matters.

• Implement mock-ups and associated testing, review and approval.

• Ensure all necessary permits and insurance are in place and kept current for the term of the project. Act as liaison to inspection agencies.

• Manage the General Conditions and General Requirements for the project to maintain the budget.

• Manage the billing process as it relates to Work-In-Place (WIP) and oversee the monthly estimate of work completed, payrolls, material invoices, and subcontractor payment applications.

• Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree plus a minimum of 7-8 years of building construction experience required, or an equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience.

  • Proficient in all aspects of building systems.

  • Thorough knowledge and understanding of the general and subcontract documents, drawings and specifications, construction means, methods and materials, understanding of line and grade and survey methods.

  • Proficient knowledge of building codes and compliance.

  • Proficient knowledge of construction cost control and accounting procedures.

  • Knowledge of accounting and cost control procedures.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Performance of the required duties will require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Performing this job requires use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, sit, talk and hear (bells, whistles, etc.), stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regular on site at the construction work site where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts; high precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise in these work environments is usually moderate to very loud.ge the work to ensure that it is installed in compliance with and confirms to the approved contract documents.