Superintendent, Construction

BW Design Group; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Design Group is seeking a Construction Site Superintendent to oversee industrial project sites in Phoenix from pre-construction through closeout. You’ll coordinate subcontractors, schedules, safety, quality, materials, and field activities to ensure on-time, on-budget execution and client satisfaction.

Lead safety meetings, review drawings, maintain as-built records, and collaborate with project managers, QA/QC, A/E teams, inspectors, and local officials.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, or 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.

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
• 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

Skills

Leadership

Team coordination

Willingness to travel

Night/weekend work flexibility

Safety awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, or related technical field

Tools

Procore

Bluebeam

CAD

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Office

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.

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

In this role, you’ll oversee construction site operations from pre-construction planning through project closeout. You’ll coordinate subcontractors, schedules, inspections, safety, quality, materials, documentation, and field activities to support timely and cost-effective execution. This position plays an important role in delivering safe, high-quality industrial projects, giving you the opportunity to lead job-site execution and maintain strong relationships with clients and project stakeholders.

• 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

• 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, challenging, and highly flexible path. As a Construction Site Superintendent, you will build a meaningful and fulfilling career with the support of professional development resources and mentorships including our First Year Experience program, Individual Development Plans, and Career Path resources and tools. You will be surrounded by exceptional talent who will support your development as both a world-class engineer and a highly effective leader.

Feel like you’re on the path to becoming a Construction Site Superintendent, but you’re not quite there yet? We’d love to connect with you to see if we can take you from where you are today and grow you into a Design Group Construction Site Superintendent.