Superintendent - Healthcare Construction

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. in Houston is seeking an experienced Project Superintendent to lead field operations on a healthcare project. The role oversees field foremen, coordinates with the Project Manager, and ensures timely, quality construction completion.

Responsibilities include bid support, cost management, safety program leadership, and coordination meetings with subcontractors. A strong background in healthcare or commercial construction is required, with emphasis on leadership

Qualifications

• 7+ years of healthcare/commercial/laboratory construction experience.
• Strong knowledge of construction principles and practices.
• Experience directing and coordinating trades; self-perform concrete background preferred.
• Experience working with PM teams and ensuring project completion.

Responsibilities

• Assist with bidding opportunities and preconstruction services and develop scopes of work and site logistics plans.
• Maintain understanding of contract documents and ensure compliance.
• Manage labor force, lead safety programs, and oversee quality control and EE0/affirmative action programs.
• Review budgets, purchase orders, rental rates, and monitor project costs for improvements.
• Document daily construction activities and chair weekly subcontractor coordination meetings.

Skills

Project management

Field leadership

Safety programs

Budgeting & cost control

Trades coordination

Job description

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. is America's premier, 100% employee-owned commercial construction company. With offices nationwide, we specialize in a wide range of project types that are as diverse and wide-ranging as the communities in which we build. Our innovative teams collaborate with clients and industry partners throughout the project life cycle, starting in the earliest stages of design, throughout construction and beyond project completion. McCarthy’s reputation for tackling the toughest building challenges starts with our focus on developing high-performing individuals and teams. We do this through our award-winning training programs, a best-in-class Total Rewards benefits program, and a focus on equipping diverse teams of employee owners through a connected and inclusive culture aligned with our core values of: Genuine. We, Not I. All In. How do McCarthy partners define our culture?

• We Live Our Core Values: We do whatever it takes to deliver on our promises with honesty and integrity.
• We are Employee Owned: We are personally invested in building the things people need in our communities.
• We Feel Like a Family: We value genuine connections and help each other succeed in an inclusive environment.
• We are Builders: We respect the work we do and everyone who helps make it happen safely.

Position Summary

McCarthy’s Houston Commercial Business Unit is seeking an experienced Project Superintendent to join our field operations team on a healthcare project in Houston, TX. The Project Superintendent is a critical field leadership position and is foundational to our projects’ success and safety. The Project Superintendent will oversee construction of the project in the field, providing leadership to field foremen and ensuring successful completion of trade work. The Project Superintendent will also work closely with the Project Manager to ensure timely and quality completion of construction process.

Responsibilities

• Assist with bidding opportunities and preconstruction services, development of chart of accounts, CPM schedules, detailed scopes of work and site logistics plan and with the shop drawing and submittal process
• Maintain a thorough understanding of contract documents
• Manage McCarthy’s labor force to achieve optimum performance, providing leadership in the quality process and safety/accident prevention programs, as well as EEO and affirmative Action programs
• Review and understand material/equipment budgets and negotiate purchase orders/rental rates, monitoring project costs and identifying areas for improvement
• Document daily construction activities
• Chair weekly subcontractor coordination meetings

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years' experience in healthcare, commercial, laboratory, aviation, education and/or parking structures construction required
• Knowledge of construction principles/practices required
• Experience directing and coordinating trades with self-perform concrete background preferred
• Experience working with Project Management team including successful completion of projects

McCarthy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status.