Senior Superintendent

Shawmut Design and Construction; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

401(K) with Company Match

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Shawmut Design and Construction in New York, NY seeks a Senior Superintendent to lead daily field operations, ensuring safety, quality and progress on high-visibility projects. The role requires strong leadership, deep building knowledge, and ability to supervise staff across complex builds.

You will manage schedules, coordinate with PMs, and maintain open dialogue with the project team while fostering strong relationships with subcontractors and vendors on site.

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years’ experience as a Project Superintendent in both a union and non-union environment at a general contractor
• Experience in managing, training and developing people
• Experience building out of the ground, renovation work in occupied and unoccupied environments, urban and suburban work locations, and a complete understanding of high-level finishes in hospitality, hotel, sports arena, healthcare, and commercial.
• Proven project experience managing $50M+ projects
• You will have experience with complex, fast paced, and high visibility projects
• NYC DOB Super License required

Responsibilities

• 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

Job description

Senior Superintendent

US-NY-New York

Job ID: 2026-6946

# of Openings: 1

Category: Field Operations New York

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 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

• 7-10+ years’ experience as a Project Superintendent in both a union and non-union environment at a general contractor


• Experience in managing, training and developing people


• Experience building out of the ground, renovation work in occupied and unoccupied environments, urban and suburban work locations, and a complete understanding of high-level finishes in hospitality, hotel, sports arena, healthcare, and commercial.


• Proven project experience managing $50M+ projects


• You will have experience with complex, fast paced, and high visibility projects


• NYC DOB Super License required

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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