Sr Superintendent (BESS)

Barton Malow; Saginaw (MI); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Barton Malow is seeking a Sr. Superintendent for a battery energy storage system project in Saginaw, MI. This role requires full-time on-site work and willingness to travel as needed.

You will oversee on-site construction activities, coordinate with project staff, and drive successful project delivery while maintaining safety and quality standards. The ideal candidate has extensive industrial energy experience, strong leadership and communication skills, and a track record of managing trade

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management or engineering.
• 15+ years of industrial and energy experience.
• Strong organizational and contract knowledge.
• Ability to lead and manage trade partners.
• Effective communication and diplomacy.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enforce project scopes, bid documents, and front-end details.
• Enforce safety policies on site and ensure safety compliance.
• Organize on-site labor, coordinate trade contractors.
• Support budget management and forecast costs.
• Develop site logistics and baseline schedule with six-week look-ahead.
• Lead pull planning and provide progress reports to PMs.
• Communicate daily issues and progress to clients and teams.

Skills

Project leadership

Strategic planning

Contract management

Safety compliance

Stakeholder communication

Resource & schedule management

Team leadership

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Job description

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Barton Malow is seeking a Sr. Superintendent for a battery energy storage system project in Saginaw, MI. This individual must be open to travel and commit to working on the project site full-time. The Sr. Superintendent will be responsible for managing the successful completion of assigned projects in collaboration with the on-site project staff. This role involves evaluating project performance, assessing site conditions, ensuring compliance with scopes, and effectively managing trade partners to achieve project goals.

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assists in developing work scopes and front-end documents for bidding to ensure clarity, participates in the bid process, including post-bid interviews and addressing bidder questions, and identifies potential contractors based on project requirements.
• Enforces corporate safety policies on the job site, including pre-task safety planning, and is responsible for safety compliance in the field.
• Organizes and manages the day-to-day on-site labor force, supervising and coordinating contractor work to minimize interference.
• Supports the Project Manager in budget management and forecasting by controlling costs and monitoring potential changes from contractors.
• Develops site logistics plans to maximize productivity and minimize impacts on building occupants.
• Establishes and implements the project baseline schedule, incorporating input from subcontractors and considering factors that could impact timing.
• Leads pull planning efforts and provides progress reports with a six-week look-ahead schedule to the Project Managers and field staff.
• Communicate daily issues, events, performance, and progress to the Project Managers while building effective relationships with clients, team members, subcontractors, and relevant authorities.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management or engineering.
• 15+ years of relevant industrial and energy experience.
• Demonstrates excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, with a strong understanding of applicable contracts and legal provisions.
• Ability to manage and embrace change, adapting to new processes and perspectives on traditional challenges.
• Capable of multitasking and handling competing priorities between project delivery and the non-critical review of incomplete assignments while maintaining excellent customer relationships.
• Strong management skills to effectively oversee trade partner performance to meet BMC’s high-quality standards.
• Possesses a strong sense of urgency and the ability to quickly assess and resolve complex issues effectively and fairly.
• A team leader with excellent diplomatic and communication skills, able to handle and resolve conflicts assertively.

Barton Malow is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Unsolicited Resumes from Third-Party Recruiters: We do not accept unsolicited referrals from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are engaged and under contract to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any unsolicited resumes submitted without prior agreement will be considered the property of Barton Malow with the right to engage at our sole discretion without any obligations or fees owed.