Superintendent (Kansas City)

Turner Construction Company; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner Construction Company in Kansas City, MO is seeking an experienced Project Superintendent to lead field operations on diverse projects. Travel and relocation to project sites may be required as assignments vary with business needs.

The role emphasizes coordinating trades, maintaining a robust site safety program, and managing scheduling, cost control and contract compliance. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership and proven ability to read drawings and contract documents.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in construction management or related field with at least four years of related experience.
• Strong knowledge of building means and methods, scheduling and cost control procedures.
• Ability to read, understand and interpret contract documents, drawings and specifications.
• Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and EH&S applications.

Responsibilities

• Oversee scheduling, delivery, logistics, quality control and staffing for trades.
• Promote coordinated project operations and resolve procedures, design clarifications and labor scheduling issues.
• Manage the site safety program and ensure subcontractor compliance with Turner standards.
• Supervise and develop junior staff and provide performance input.
• Create schedules, sequencing of work and recovery strategies to maintain the project schedule.
• Communicate with owners and architects/engineers on field issues and resolve them.
• Manage Work In Place billing, monthly estimates, payrolls, material invoices and subcontracts payments.
• Ensure work installed complies with approved contract documents.

Skills

Leadership

Scheduling

Cost control

Reading drawings

Microsoft Office

EH&S applications

Education

Bachelor's degree + 4 years experience

Job description

Division: Kansas City

Project Location(s): Kansas City, MO 64105 USA

Minimum Years Experience:

Travel Involved:

Job Type: Regular

Job Classification: Experienced

Education:

Job Family: Construction

Compensation: Salaried Exempt

Position Description

This role requires travel and location flexibility. While candidates local to the Kansas City area are encouraged to apply, initial project assignments may be outside the Kansas City metro. Project locations will vary based on business needs, and applicants should be open to traveling or working in different locations as required.

Experience in one or more of the following market sectors is preferred: data centers (mission critical), healthcare, sports/entertainment, or light industrial facilities. Candidates with transferable experience from similarly complex construction environments will also be considered.

If you picture yourself doing great things that make a difference in the lives of others, Turner is the place to be.

Turner Construction is an industry leading commercial construction general contractor with a 120-year history spanning iconic projects around the globe, including 10 of the world's 100 tallest buildings.

For more than 30 years, Turner's Kansas City office has helped shape our local skyline with projects such as Arrowhead Stadium, Children's Mercy Park, and the University of Kansas Hospital Physicians Medical Office Building.

Kansas City’s current working portfolio includes everything from data centers and elaborate healthcare renovations to elementary schools.

Turner is committed to sustaining a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where everyone feels connected, sees themselves represented at all levels of the company, and feels supported to reach their ultimate potential.

Turner builds some of the most ambitious projects in the world.

The technical expertise of our people makes us a recognized leader in many markets.

Our projects are well known.

Our people set us apart.

We inspire greatness.

Can you picture yourself at Turner?

This is not a remote/hybrid position and will be based in a Turner office or project location.

Reports to

Project Superintendent, Project Manager or Project Executive

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Oversee and making decisions related to the performance of work related to scheduling, delivery, logistics, quality control and trade employee staffing levels.
• Oversee work among assigned trades to promote a coordinated project operations. Resolving local area problems regarding procedures, precedence, design clarifications, adequate labor and equipment schedule and all other appropriate matters.
• Manage the overall site safety program as required and ensuring subcontractor compliance with Turner standards and all applicable safety codes and regulations.
• Supervise and develop Assistant Superintendents, Field Engineers, and/or Interns, as assigned, including providing input on or completing performance appraisals.
• Create schedules and determine sequencing of work. Develop and implement recovery strategies to maintain project schedule.
• Communicate with owners and architects/engineers in connections with field issues. Investigate and resolve such issues.
• Manage the billing process as it relates to Work In Place (WIP) and overseeing the monthly estimate of work completed, payrolls, material invoices and subcontractor payment applications.
• Manage the work to ensure that it is installed in compliance with and conforms to the approved contract documents.

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Qualifications

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree plus a minimum of four years' related experience training and/or experience. Knowledge of building construction, means and methods, scheduling and cost control procedures, general contract, general conditions, subcontract documents, drawings and specifications, including Microsoft Office Suite and proficiency in EH&S applications. Ability to read, understand and interpret contract documents, drawings specifications, scopes of work and project schedule. Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills.

Physical Demands

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Performance of the duties will occasionally require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Performing this job requires use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, sit, talk and hear (bells, whistles, etc.), stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.

Work Environment

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works on-site at the construction work site where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts; high precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise in these work environments is usually moderate to very loud.

*May perform other duties as assigned.

Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.