Superintendent, Construction

barrywehmiller; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

BW Design Group in Pasadena, CA is seeking a Construction Site Superintendent to lead industrial construction projects across food, beverage, and life sciences manufacturing facilities. You will supervise field activities, coordinate with subcontractors, and ensure safety, quality, and schedule adherence on site.

Applicants should have 10+ years of experience and OSHA 30, plus proficiency with Procore, Bluebeam, CAD, and Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, or a related field, or equivalent construction site superintendent experience on large industrial or manufacturing structures.
• Over 10 years of experience as a construction site superintendent on industrial projects.
• OSHA 30 certification.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and Project, plus Procore, Bluebeam, and CAD.
• Willingness to travel to regional construction sites for extended periods and work nights, weekends, or holidays as project requirements demand.

Responsibilities

• Assume responsibility for safe, high-quality, timely, and cost-effective execution of project construction.
• Manage day-to-day field activities, subcontractor performance, workloads, and coordination to meet safety, schedule, and quality requirements.
• Review drawings and specifications, perform constructability reviews, interpret construction plans, and maintain accurate redline and as-built drawings.
• Prepare and maintain site logistics plans, detailed project schedules, four-week look-ahead schedules, procurement activities, and closeout procedures.
• Manage inspections from progress reviews through Certificate of Occupancy and complete punch-list and customer sign-off activities.
• Lead subcontractor start-up, coordination, and on-site safety meetings while enforcing applicable safety requirements and correcting hazards.
• Track material and equipment deliveries, subcontractor start dates, installation quality, approved submittals, and project progress.
• Collaborate with Project Managers, Safety, Quality Control, Architecture and Engineering teams, client personnel, inspectors, and local officials to resolve issues.

Skills

Construction management

Field supervision

Safety compliance

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/architecture/construction management

Equivalent on-site superintendent experience

Tools

Procore

Bluebeam

CAD

Microsoft Office (Outlook/Word/Excel/Project)

Job description

About Us:

BW Design Group is a fully integrated architecture, engineering, construction, system integration, and consulting firm committed to helping our clients realize their most critical goals from Strategy to Commercialization. As the only firm born from a manufacturing technology company to become an independent and fully integrated firm, we combine deep domain expertise in the manufacturing environment with an approach that is built to serve the dynamic needs of our clients. Rooted in our distinct culture of Truly Human Leadership, we cultivate the leaders who will define tomorrow and partner with our clients in the food & beverage, life sciences, industrial, and advanced technology industries to build the future of manufacturing and technology.

Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.

Job Description:

Who You'll Work With

At Design Group, you'll collaborate with experienced leaders, technical specialists, and subject matter experts to solve complex challenges for some of the world's leading companies. You'll join a growing team of more than 1,500 professionals across 45 U.S. offices where you'll be empowered to make an impact, develop your expertise, and grow your career.

You will join the Construction Practice and work with Regional Safety Managers, Directors, Project Managers, subcontractors, vendors, inspectors, and client teams on complex industrial construction projects for Food, Beverage, Consumer Packaged Goods, and Life Science manufacturing clients.

What You'll Do

• Assume responsibility for safe, high-quality, timely, and cost-effective execution of project construction
• Manage day-to-day field activities, subcontractor performance, workloads, and coordination to meet safety, schedule, and quality requirements
• Review drawings and specifications, perform constructability reviews, interpret construction plans, and maintain accurate redline and as-built drawings
• Prepare and maintain site logistics plans, detailed project schedules, four-week look-ahead schedules, procurement activities, and closeout procedures
• Manage inspections from progress reviews through Certificate of Occupancy and complete punch-list and customer sign-off activities
• Maintain Procore daily reports, progress photos, schedule updates, RFIs, correspondence, safety inspection reports, and other job-site documentation
• Lead subcontractor start-up, coordination, and on-site safety meetings while enforcing applicable safety requirements and correcting hazards
• Track material and equipment deliveries, subcontractor start dates, installation quality, approved submittals, and project progress
• Collaborate with Project Managers, Safety, Quality Control, Architecture and Engineering teams, client personnel, inspectors, and local officials to resolve issues
• Promote compliance with Design Group HSEQ requirements and applicable OSHA and USACE EM385.1.1 requirements while maintaining a clean and organized job site

What You'll Bring

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, or a related technical field, or equivalent construction site superintendent experience on large industrial or manufacturing structures
• 10+ years of experience as a construction site superintendent on industrial projects
• OSHA 30 certification
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and Project, plus Procore, Bluebeam, and CAD
• Ability and willingness to travel to regional construction sites for extended periods and work nights, weekends, or holidays as project requirements demand

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working within active operating manufacturing facilities

Travel

Travel to regional construction sites (this may require temporary lodging/living arrangements for extended time periods)

Work shifts may include nights, weekends, and holidays

Our culture and commitment to our people is what sets us apart. We foster an environment of mutual respect, integrity, and unconditional interest in the individual and collective success of our professionals. Our model and entrepreneurial mindset offer a rewarding, challe