Superintendent

GH Engage; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) plan with employer match

Paid time off

Life insurance

Commuter benefits

Job summary

GH Engage in Boston, MA is seeking an experienced Construction Project Superintendent to lead day-to-day site activities, ensure OSHA safety compliance, and drive project schedules from start-up through closeout.

You will direct field personnel, coordinate with subcontractors and clients, and partner with the Project Manager to manage risks, quality, and budget while maintaining strong client relations and a safety-first culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an applicable discipline and experience relative to project size/scope.
• 4+ years of experience in related construction fields.
• Ability to manage and embrace change; adapts to new processes.
• Applicable area licenses.
• Excellent team development and leadership abilities.
• Strong ability to partner with the Project Manager and staff.
• Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and close work oversight.

Responsibilities

• Oversee, manage, and document day-to-day job site activities, including OSHA safety compliance.
• Direct field personnel in accordance with the project plan and the company's supervisory principles.
• Communicate issues, events, performance, and progress to the Project Manager daily.
• Report problems promptly to the Project Manager to enable the most cost-effective solutions.
• Establish effective working relationships with clients and internal team members.
• Seek advice and assistance from the General Superintendent on matters relating to materials, sequencing, scheduling, and personnel.
• Identify pre-mobilization activities with senior project leadership and develop the start-up schedule.
• Assist in formulating and implementing construction schedules in the field.
• Establish and implement the Project Baseline Schedule based on contracts and input.
• Maintain the schedule and ensure work aligns with the contract and client expectations.
• Update the Project Schedule monthly and provide a two-week look-ahead.
• Ensure subcontractors participate in safety meetings and maintain SDS sheets and site plans.
• Review safety and quality plans, and manage inspections to keep on schedule.
• Manage subcontractor performance to quality and ethical standards.
• Attend and chair safety, progress, and owner meetings and turn-over activities.
• Prepare daily reports and maintain logs of key activities, files, and shop drawings.
• Closeout subcontractor activities and assist with utilities transfer and punch lists.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Problem-solving

Adaptability

Client relations

Team development

Education

Bachelor's degree in an applicable discipline

Job description

Responsibilities

• Oversee, manage, and document all day-to-day job site activities, including OSHA safety compliance
• Direct field personnel in accordance with the project plan and the company's supervisory principles
• Communicate issues, events, performance, and progress to the Project Manager daily
• Report problems promptly to the Project Manager to enable the most cost-effective solutions
• Establish effective working relationships with clients and internal team members
• Seek advice and assistance from the General Superintendent on matters relating to materials, sequencing, scheduling, and personnel

Project Start-Up / Turnover:

• Identify pre-mobilization activities together with the Project Executive, General Superintendent, and Project Manager
• Develop the start-up schedule with the Project Manager and submit it to the Project Executive and General Superintendent for review

Scheduling:

• Assist in formulating and implementing construction schedules in the field
• Establish and implement the Project Baseline Schedule based on project contracts and subcontractor input, accounting for any elements that may impact the schedule
• Maintain the schedule and ensure work performed is consistent with the contract and meets or exceeds client expectations
• Update the Project Schedule monthly
• Provide a progress report with a two-week look-ahead to the Project Manager and field staff

Safety:

• Ensure all subcontractors participate in a safety pre-construction meeting before starting work
• Ensure all subcontractors maintain a full set of SDS sheets on site, along with their site-specific safety plan and a current insurance certificate or OCIP/CCIP enrollment ID
• Review the project daily to ensure all activities comply with OSHA and other governing requirements and the site-specific safety plan
• Review safety reports and injury data to assess safety performance on assigned projects
• Ensure projects are budgeted and staffed appropriately to support safety programs
• Communicate clear safety expectations to project teams
• Perform safety inspections using predictive-analytics safety software in accordance with the company's safety program
• Adhere to all company safety program requirements

Quality Management:

• Ensure all relevant benchmarks are established and inserted into the baseline schedule
• Ensure all appropriate individuals are members of the project quality team
• Ensure all first-delivery and benchmark inspections occur per the baseline schedule so as not to impact subsequent work
• Ensure inspections are approved, documented, and communicated to the project team

Subcontractor & Site Management:

• Manage site pre-construction, including the pre-construction survey and job site utilization and staging plans
• Mobilize the field office and maintain the job site to company standards
• Organize job site documentation for easy access and review
• Manage subcontractor performance to quality and ethical standards
• Work with the PM to identify and resolve personnel issues and construction process revisions
• Manage all phases of the construction process, including documenting and reporting site activities and progress, managing excavations, and assisting with the Job Site Utilization Plan

Meeting Management:

• Attend project turnover, mobilization, and coordinate meetings
• Attend/chair safety pre-construction meetings
• Attend/chair weekly foreman and safety meetings
• Attend/chair monthly schedule review meetings
• Attend closeout meetings
• Attend owner meetings
• Attend/chair subcontractor meetings and any others necessary to monitor and manage the project

Administrative Management:

• Complete and implement construction office checklists, including emergency phone lists
• Complete daily reports and maintain logs of key activities, files, and shop drawings
• Manage the quality and condition of all material deliveries
• Maintain required safety reporting and all other required files to company standards
• Ensure as-built working drawings are maintained, along with the current drawing log and revision log, and communicate these to subcontractors

Project Closeout:

• Manage subcontractor closeout, transfer of utilities, owner training, work list, and punch list

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an applicable discipline and experience relative to project size/scope
• 4+ years of experience in related construction fields
• Ability to manage and embrace change; responds and adapts to new processes and new ways of approaching problems
• Applicable area licenses
• Excellent team development skills and leadership abilities
• Strong ability to partner with the Project Manager and staff
• Committed to excellence
• Self-motivated and self-confident
• Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and close work oversight
• Able to multi-task and balance competing priorities between business needs and organizational issues while maintaining excellent client relations
• Business judgment to negotiate the critical balance between budget and construction processes
• Excellent organizational skills to manage the many details required for successful construction
• Sound judgment to know when to escal
• Strong management skills to hold subcontractor performance to a high quality standard
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to act confidently and decisively
• A strong personal alignment with core values such as integrity, professionalism, hard work, and care

Benefits include competitive salaries; auto allowances and gas cards for certain roles; market-leading medical, emotional, and mental health benefits; dental and vision insurance; virtual care options for physical therapy and primary care; generous paid time off; a 401(k) plan with employer match and access to expert financial resources; company-paid and voluntary life insurance; tax-deferred savings accounts; backup daycare days; short- and long-term disability; commuter benefits; and more.