Superintendent (Commercial) / Nor-Son Construction, LLC

norson; Baxter, Eden Prairie (MN, MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family health and dental insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

7 1/2 paid holidays

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Nor-Son Construction seeks an experienced Superintendent to lead on-site activities, supervise crews and subcontractors, and ensure projects are executed safely and in line with plans and schedules. You will coordinate daily progress, manage safety compliance, communicate with owners and architects, and support the project manager with planning and cost controls across multiple trades.

Travel is required, and the role demands strong leadership, problem-solving, and the ability to keep teams

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Five years’ construction experience in a supervisory role.
• Ability to communicate effectively with owners, subcontractors, and internal personnel.
• Strong leadership, communication, problem solving, and teamwork skills.
• A valid driver’s license, dependable transportation, and a working telephone number are required.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate activities of the work crew, general contractors, subcontractors, and other individuals on construction worksite.
• Ensure projects are built per plans and delivered on schedule.
• Inspect progress, equipment, or sites to verify safety or specifications.
• Provide high level of customer service and professionalism with owners, architects, subcontractors, and team members.
• Support the project manager to keep plans up to date, identify subcontract costs, and resolve cost issues quickly.
• Develop master schedules and planning tools, communicate expectations to the crew, and display them at field offices.
• Prepare a Quality Control Plan for each project and integrated work plans for each phase.
• Conduct pre-construction meetings with each new trade on site.
• Prepare a Site Utilization Plan for each project.
• Ensure OSHA compliance and review safety requirements with each worker.
• Conduct weekly meetings with owners, subcontractors, and team members.
• General and carpentry labor as needed, or as directed by Nor-Son supervision.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Summary

The Superintendent will supervise and coordinate the activities of the work crew, subcontractors, and other individuals on the construction worksite. They will be responsible for project execution in accordance with plans and specifications, project safety, crew productivity and project schedule management.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate activities of work crew, general contractors, subcontractors, and other individuals on construction worksite.
• Ensure projects are constructed in accordance with the plans and specifications and are delivered as scheduled.
• Inspect work progress, equipment, or construction sites to verify safety or to ensure that specifications are met.
• Provide a high level of customer service and require professionalism in dealing with owners, architects, subcontractors, and other team members.
• Support the project manager to ensure plans are up to date, subcontract costs are identified, and cost issues are quickly resolved in a timely manner.
• Develop master schedules and planning tools including key milestones, sequencing, and workflow, communicate expectations to work crew, and visually display them at field offices to ensure that all workers are following a clear plan.
• Prepare a Quality Control Plan for each project and integrated work plans for each phase of work.
• Conduct pre-construction meetings with each new trade coming on site.
• Prepare a Site Utilization Plan for each project.
• Ensure projects, workers and work methods are OSHA compliant and safety requirements are reviewed with each worker.
• Conduct weekly meetings with owners, subcontractors, and team members.
• General and carpentry labor as needed, or as directed by Nor-Son supervision.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Five years’ construction experience in a supervisory role.
• Ability to communicate effectively with owners, subcontractors, and internal personnel.
• Strong leadership, communication, problem solving, and teamwork skills.
• A valid driver’s license, dependable transportation, and a working telephone number are required.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5-10 years or more of previous construction experience.

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements

• Frequently works with/near machinery, electricity, power tools, impact tools, chemicals, fumes, and heights.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will work in all weather conditions.
• Ability to regularly lift 25 pounds and frequently lift up to 50 pounds.
• This position will have occasional use and operation of motor vehicles and operate foot pedals.

Travel Requirements

Travel is required.

Nor-Son offers a rewarding place to work with an extensive benefits package including family health and dental insurance, life insurance, paid time off, 7 1/2 paid holidays, 401(k) with company match, and much more!

Nor-Son Construction is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Nor-Son Construction has not, and will not, discriminate for or against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, (including traits associated with race, such as hair texture and hair styles (e.g., braids, locs and twists) color, religion, creed, age, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth or related medical conditions) , national origin, ancestry, marital status, pregnancy, familial status, disability, membership or non-membership in a labor organization, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, complaining in good faith to the Employer or to a public authority, lawful requests for access to or to make written submissions to one’s personnel file, status with regard to public assistance, or any other characteristic protected under local, state or federal statute, ordinance or regulation. Employees and applicants will be evaluated solely on the basis of their conduct, their compliance with the Company's policies, practices and legitimate expectations, and their performance and experience.

Nor-Son Construction is committed to reasonably accommodate qualified disabled applicants and employees, including pregnant employees. Each applicant and/or employee will be evaluated on an individual basis with respect to his/her ability to perform the functions of a particular job. Disabled applicants and employees, who are otherwise qualified, may propose any necessary, reasonable accommodation to Nor-Son Construction which would enable them to perform the essential functions of their position. Nor-Son Construction will attempt to reasonably accommodate the disability, unless doing so would cause an undue hardship to the Company.

Our compliance plan is available for all employees and job applicants upon request.

• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Know your Rights (EEOC)
• Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)