Superintendent - Metro Detroit, MI

Barton Malow; Detroit (MI); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Barton Malow is seeking an experienced Construction Superintendent to lead the education group projects. You will supervise on-site crews, coordinate trades, and ensure work aligns with plans, specifications, and quality standards for the owner.

You will enforce safety policies, manage day-to-day field activities, and assist with budget forecasting while developing site logistics to maximize productivity and minimize disruption to occupants.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of direct supervision of projects, including trades.
• 4-year technical/engineering degree or equivalent.
• Strong communication with team, contractors, architects, and owners.
• Ability to negotiate and handle conflicts professionally.
• Knowledge of construction principles, practices, methods, and safety.
• Market experience in education projects is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with work scopes and front-end documents for bidding and bid processes.
• Enforce corporate safety policies and ensure field safety compliance.
• Organize and manage day-to-day on-site field labor.
• Supervise and sequence contractor work to minimize interference.
• Assist PM with budget management and forecasting.
• Develop site logistics plans to maximize productivity and minimize impacts.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Construction knowledge

Safety compliance

Budget awareness

Scheduling

Negotiation

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

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Barton Malow is looking for an experienced Construction Superintendent to join our team assisting the education group. The Superintendent is responsible for the supervision and coordination of various Barton Malow team members and/or contractors who perform work and/or execute work in a timely fashion and in accordance with plans and specifications while ensuring a quality product for the owner.

Responsibilities:

• Assists with the development of work scopes and front-end documents for bidding to create clear and concise scopes of work, assists with bid processes, including participation in post-bid interviews and answering bidder questions, identifies potential contractors to bid based on project requirements and ability to perform intended scope.
• Enforces corporate safety policies on jobsite, including pre-task safety planning and providing key responsibility for safety compliance in the field.
• Organizes/manages day-to-day on-site field labor force.
• Supervises, coordinates, and sequences contractor’s work to minimize interference between various contractors on the project.
• Assists PM with management of overall budget and forecasting of usage, by helping to control cost and monitoring potential changes from contractors, including time and materials.
• Develop site logistics plans for the entire project with assistance to maximize productivity and minimize impacts to building occupants.

Requirements:

• 4+ years of direct supervision of projects, including trades
• 4-year technical/engineering degree or equivalent combination of education/experience required
• Strong ability to effectively communicate with all members of the team, including contractors, architects, and owners
• Ability to negotiate and professionally handle conflicts and confrontations
• Demonstrated knowledge of construction principles, practices, and methods, performance standards, environmental regulations, and workplace safety
• Market experience in education projects preferred.

Unsolicited Resumes from Third-Party Recruiters:

We do not accept unsolicited referrals from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are engaged and under contract to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any unsolicited resumes submitted without prior agreement will be considered the property of Barton Malow with the right to engage at our sole discretion without any obligations or fees owed.