Senior Superintendent

Manhattan Construction Group; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Manhattan Construction Company seeks a Senior Superintendent to oversee field operations, drive safe, timely, and profitable project completion, and lead on-site teams with strong communication and client service. This role emphasizes safety, scheduling, quality, and coordination with the Project Manager.

The candidate brings a Bachelor’s in CM/Engineering or related field, 15 years of industry experience, and mission-critical or aviation project background, to ensure successful delivery across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 15 years of construction industry experience, including leadership roles.
• Experience on mission-critical or aviation projects is required.

Responsibilities

• Direct day-to-day on-site supervision of field labor force and subcontractors.
• Review and approve pay applications and invoices with the Project Manager.
• Develop and maintain site logistics and QA/QC plans.
• Manage CPM schedule, look-ahead schedules, and safety programs.
• Lead project meetings with owners, subs, and internal teams.
• Mentor and supervise junior superintendents and field staff.

Skills

Leadership

Safety culture

Project scheduling

QA/QC understanding

MEP systems knowledge

Communication skills

Team management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree - Construction Management / Engineering or related

15 years of industry experience

Mission Critical or Aviation project experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Why Manhattan?

Manhattan Construction Company is a family of builderscommitted to developing teams who do the right thing for our projects, ourclients, and each other. Every year, we celebrate team members who have beenwith the company for 10, 20, 30, and even 40-plus years. What is it aboutManhattan that makes people stick around for decades?

We offer large company benefits and professionaldevelopment opportunities with the care and concern of a family-owned business.At Manhattan, you get:

• Competitive pay and benefits.
• A positive, friendly, and team-oriented workplace with caring leadership.
• Professional development and leadership programs.
• To work on exciting projects for your community.
• Security and stability working for a financially strong company.
• More opportunities to grow your career through our multiple U.S. office locations and affiliated companies.

Check out the details in our Career Development Booklet onour website: www.manhattanconstructioncareers.com

POSITIONSUMMARY:

The Senior Superintendent is responsible forfield operations on the project(s) assigned in order to achieve safe, timely,and profitable completion of each project. This position must demonstratestrong leadership, organizational, and time management skills, as well asstrong communication and client service skills.

MAJOR DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Implementation of Operation Zero and all Manhattansafety policies.
• Participates and executes roles to help create anInjury-Free Environment through own actions and mentoring of others
• Direct day-to-day on-site supervision of field laborforce
• Review and approve Trade Contractor Pay Applicationsand material invoices with the Project Manager
• Develop and maintain site logistics plan incoordination with the Project Manager
• Manage quality program
• Coordinate site testing and inspection reports
• Monitor costs, including labor time and material
• Manage self-perform features of work
• Manage the CPM schedule and look ahead schedules
• Development/coordinate/execute Safety, Hazcom, SWPPP,QA/QC plan, etc
• Attend and lead portions of, if not all of, projectmeetings, including but not limited to preconstruction, preinstallation,subcontractor, owner, and safety in coordination with the ProjectManager
• Create daily reports and report quantities
• Assist with the Preconstruction/Estimating phase of theproject
• Mobilizes the site and sets up utilities
• Assures necessary permits are secured, and inspectionsoccur
• Reviews and verifies RFIs
• Reviews and approves submittals for processing
• Responsible for conductingthemselves in accordance with our Guiding Principles and exhibitingattributes matching the Way We Work.
• Other duties as assigned

JOBSKILLS & ABILITIES GUIDELINES:

• Dedicated commitment to a culture of safety
• Exhibits personality traits common to The Way WeWork
• Exhibits a strong understanding of the industry
• Exhibits a thorough understanding of QA/QC
• Exhibits a thorough understanding of MEP systems
• Exhibits the ability to read and develop a projectschedule
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Functions effectively as a member of a team
• Exhibits outstanding leadership skills
• Exhibits the right balance between calm and stableleadership and aggressiveness and drive
• Strong and proactive decision-making/problem-solvingskills
• Computer knowledge and efficiency, including MicrosoftOffice products
• Excellent time management and organizationalskills
• Ability to review and understand submittals and shopdrawings
• Proficiency in writing and processing RFIs, documentrevisions, and recognizing changes of scope and need for pricing
• Able to effectively lead teams through projects of highcomplexity
• Exhibits the ability to manage a team with two or more assistant/areasuperintendents
• Exhibits the ability to manage multiple projects withseparate teams
• A Senior Superintendent can lead teams with varying levelsof experience while developing team members through training andmentoring

MINIMUMQUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree- Construction Management, Engineering orequivalent. May substitute required education degree with relatedexperience on a one-to-one basis
• 15 years of industry experience
• Must have previous Mission Critical or Aviation project sector experience

WORKINGCONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL EFFORTS:

• You must be adaptable to all types of weather conditions and traverse and inspect all areas of a construction job site, including walking, climbing, reaching, bending, crawling, or stretching.
• Ability to physically stand, bend, sit for long periods, and squat throughout the day.
• Ability to repeat the same movements.
• Ability to communicate effectively to participate fully in meetings, video conferences, and phone calls.
• Ability to compose, send, and reply to emails and written correspondence.
• Must be able to lift, pull, or move up to 50 pounds at a time.
• Travel may be required occasionally, primarily in the metropolitan area but sometimes domestically (must have a valid Driver’s License).
• Exposure to characteristic construction site hazards.

About Manhattan

Founded in 1896, Manhattan is a top-ranked nationalconstruction services firm that provides preconstruction, constructionmanagement, program management, general building, and design-build services.Manhattan’s award-winning portfolio includes mission-critical, sports,healthcare, government, education, laboratory, aviation, transportation,convention, casino, and hospitality facilities. Manhattan is a:

• 20-time Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Accredited Quality Contractor (AQC)
• ABC 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 Top Performing Contractor
• Ten-time STEP Diamond Safety Award Winner
• 2017, 2021, and 2022 National Safety Pinnacle Award winner
• 2023 Great Company To Work For (Oklahoma Magazine)

Under the fifth generation of Rooney family ownership andheadquartered in Oklahoma, Manhattan focuses on building trust and buildingexcellence. We pride ourselves on our uncompromising commitment to ethicalconduct, safety, and making fiscally sound business decisions to support ourclients’ long-term goals, team members, and project partners. For the samereasons we have so many tenured team members, we also have been fortunate towork with many clients for decades, some for over half a century.