Senior Superintendent

MKL Careers; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Full benefits package

Vehicle allowance

Job summary

MKL Careers seeks a Senior Superintendent to lead field operations on healthcare construction projects in the San Francisco Bay Area. The role focuses on OSHPD/HCAI-regulated environments, coordinating with hospital facilities teams, infection control officers, and inspectors to ensure safety and compliance.

Responsibilities include managing ILSM, ICRA, and life-safety plans in active facilities, directing subcontractors, and maintaining rigorous documentation for inspections and closeout.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of superintendent experience on OSHPD/HCAI-regulated healthcare projects.
• Experience in active/occupied hospital environments, with ILSM and ICRA.
• Strong relationships with Bay Area health systems and healthcare contractors.

Responsibilities

• Lead field operations from mobilization through OSHPD/HCAI closeout.
• Manage ILSM, infection control plans, and regulatory inspections.
• Coordinate with hospital facilities staff and inspectors on daily field activity.
• Oversee subcontractors, schedules, quality control, and site safety.
• Maintain documentation for OSHPD/HCAI inspection and closeout (IOR coordination, logs, as-builts).
• Lead daily coordination meetings and maintain a proactive look-ahead schedule.
• Partner with Project Executive on budget tracking and owner communication.
• Mentor assistant superintendents and field engineers on healthcare requirements.
• Uphold safety and life-safety standards in occupied clinical environments.

Skills

OSHPD/HCAI healthcare construction

Field leadership

Infection control planning

ILSM

Scheduling

Communication with hospital staff

Education

High school diploma

Construction management coursework

Trade school

Job description

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, CA Reports to: Project Executive / Director of Field Operations Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Role

Our client, a general contractor with an active healthcare construction portfolio across the Bay Area, is seeking a Senior Superintendent with hands‑on OSHPD/HCAI healthcare construction experience to lead field operations on hospital, medical office, and healthcare facility projects.

The ideal candidate has run jobs inside active, occupied healthcare environments — managing infection control, interim life safety measures (ILSM), and the rigorous inspection and documentation standards required for OSHPD/HCAI‑regulated work — and has the field discipline to keep patients, staff, and inspectors satisfied while hitting demanding schedules.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all field operations for healthcare construction projects, from mobilization through OSHPD/HCAI closeout and certification.
• Manage Interim Life Safety Measures (ILSM), infection control risk assessments (ICRA), and interim life safety plans in active/occupied healthcare facilities.
• Coordinate closely with hospital facilities staff, infection control officers, and OSHPD/HCAI inspectors on daily field activity.
• Manage subcontractors, schedules, quality control, and jobsite safety across multiple concurrent work areas.
• Maintain rigorous documentation standards required for OSHPD/HCAI inspection and closeout (IOR coordination, testing/inspection logs, as‑builts).
• Lead daily coordination meetings and maintain a proactive look‑ahead schedule to manage phased, occupied‑facility construction sequencing.
• Partner with the Project Executive/PM on budget tracking, change orders, and owner communication.
• Maintain strong relationships with hospital facilities/capital projects teams, OSHPD/HCAI reviewers, and healthcare‑experienced subcontractors.
• Mentor assistant superintendents and field engineers on healthcare‑specific field requirements.
• Uphold strict safety, infection control, and life‑safety standards in a sensitive, occupied clinical environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of construction superintendent experience, with significant time on OSHPD/HCAI‑regulated healthcare projects in California.
• Proven experience working in active/occupied hospital or clinical environments (ILSM, ICRA, interim life safety compliance).
• Established relationships with Bay Area health systems, hospital facilities teams, and healthcare‑focused subcontractors.
• Working knowledge of OSHPD/HCAI inspection, testing, and closeout requirements.
• Strong scheduling skills — comfortable managing phased construction sequencing in occupied facilities.
• Excellent communication skills; ability to coordinate with hospital staff, inspectors, and infection control officers.
• OSHA 30 certification preferred.
• High school diploma required; trade school or construction management coursework a plus.

What's On Offer

• Leadership role on high‑impact healthcare projects across the Bay Area
• Competitive base salary + performance bonus
• Full benefits package (medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match)
• Vehicle allowance / mileage reimbursement
• Strong path to Senior Superintendent of Special Projects or Director of Field Operations