Senior Superintendent

Shawmut Design and Construction; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

401(K) with Company Match

Generous Paid Time Off

Tuition reimbursement

Pet insurance

Job summary

Shawmut Design and Construction is looking for a Senior Superintendent in Los Angeles, California. This role focuses on leading field operations, ensuring project safety, quality control, and effective communication with the project team.

Ideal candidates will have over 10 years of experience managing large scale projects, with excellent leadership skills and a solid track record in construction management. Shawmut offers competitive salaries and encompasses a supportive culture with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience as a Project Superintendent at a general contractor.
• Experience managing $20-100M commercial projects.
• Great communication skills with personnel management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily field operations ensuring safety and quality.
• Develop understanding of project strategy and commitments.
• Work with PM to maintain and update project schedules.
• Promote positive relationships with subcontractors and vendors.

Skills

Leadership in construction

Project management

Communication skills

Team mentoring

Job description

Overview

At Shawmut Design and Construction, we take pride in the culture we’ve built as a 100% employee‑owned company—one that’s been recognized with more than 100 Best Place to Work awards. We’ve been honored as a National Fortune Best Workplace, a Fortune Best Workplace for Women, Millennials, and Parents, and one of America’s Best Employers by Forbes—along with numerous regional recognitions across our 15 offices nationwide.

Here’s a glimpse into what we offer:

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)–Be an employee‑owner!
• 401(K) with Company Match – Receive a company match up to 4% of your eligible pay.
• Generous Paid Time Off – vacation and sick time, 12 holidays, summer Fridays, and a yearly volunteer day.
• The Extras – Cell phone, laptop, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance, financial planning services, and more.

Responsibilities

We are currently looking for Senior Superintendents to join our team. What separates our Senior Supers is their ability to lead from the front and support their staff with charisma and tenacity. We expect our Senior Supers have true building knowledge and conquer challenges fearlessly.

• Lead all daily field operations to ensure proper site safety, construction, progress, quality control and a clean site
• Develop comprehensive understanding of project strategy and commitments including financial goals, scheduling, logistics, phasing, milestones, inspections
• Work in partnership with PM to maintain an updated and accurate project schedule that reflects the changes in project status and that meets the cost and time requirements of the project
• Demonstrate and maintain effective and open dialogue with the project team regarding changes in work, job conditions, subcontractor relations and any deviation in the direction of the project
• Always promotes positive relationships by dealing expertly and fairly with all subcontractors and vendors while instilling this philosophy in the project team

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience as a Project Superintendent at a general contractor
• Project Experience: $20-100M projects in commercial, high ed, hospitality, life science etc.
• Experience in managing field personnel and all trades on site with great communication skills as well as the training, developing and mentoring of others
• Experience with complex and logistically challenging, fast paced and high visibility projects.

EEO Information

Shawmut prohibits discrimination against any staff member or applicant on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, religion, national origin, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, disability, creed, citizenship status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Salary Range Information

California Base Salary Range: $175,000 – $225,000 The range stated is specific to California. Placement within the listed range depends on many factors including, but not limited to years of experience, project size capability (for Construction & Field roles) and internal company equity.