Traveling Assistant Superintendent - Multifamily Construction

CareerNerds; Starkville (MS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

CareerNerds, LLC seeks a Traveling Assistant Superintendent for multifamily projects across the Southeast and beyond. The role focuses on coordinating with staff and subcontractors, ensuring safety and schedule adherence, and managing project plans for exterior and hardscape work.

Ideal candidate has 3+ years in multifamily construction, a Construction Management-related degree, and strong blueprint-reading and leadership abilities. Extensive travel (1–2 years) is required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of industry construction experience within the MULTIFAMILY NEW construction sector.
• Construction Management or related degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate production schedules and deliverables with employees and subcontractors.
• Ensure subcontractor compliance with safety policies and plans.
• Review status reports, shop drawings, and modifications for schedules.
• Attend project meetings and provide technical guidance to resolve issues.
• Assist in directing and evaluating project safety, resources, budget, and scheduling.

Skills

Multifamily construction

Civil sitework

Exterior & hardscape

Communication skills

Contracts experience

Team leadership

Blueprint-reading

Subcontractor management

Education

Construction Management degree

Bachelor’s/Associates degree in Construction/Business Management

Job description

Position Summary

The Traveling AssistantSuperintendent will help withdaily operations including the project staff and subcontractors scheduling, management, safety, planning, and helpscoordinates activities of designated project to ensure that goals or objectives of project are accomplished within time frame by performing the following duties personally or through management responsibilities. Candidate must have experience in exterior and hard-scape as that is the stage they are in.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with employees to coordinate with subcontractors regarding production & performance schedules & deliverables.
• Ensures subcontractor compliance with policies and safety procedures as well as plans and blueprint specifications
• Coordinate or assist with coordination of project activities with Company personnel
• Reviews status reports, shop drawings and modifications for schedules or plans as required
• Meets with project personnel to discuss & provide technical advice and to resolve problems
• Responsible for assisting with the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the project: including safety, resources, performance, budget, scheduling, equipment management, quality, and risk
• Review and submit works and purchase / change orders to superintendent.
• Attends & directs project status meetings and assists in problem solving efforts
• Assume additional responsibilities as directed by site and company management.
• Travel (full-time)required.

Skills and Abilities

• MULTIFAMILY New Construction Experience (Projects $20-60+MM)
• Civil Sitework, Exterior & Hardscape experience within multifamily construction
• Student Housing, Garden Style, Wrap, Podium Style Multifamproject experience preferred.
• Good Communication & Conflict Resolution skills.
• Contracts experience.
• Ability to work wellwith a team & manage as needed.
• Impeccable organizational skills.
• Blueprint-reading skills is a must.
• Experience Managingsubcontractors regarding production/schedule is necessary

They have many multifamily projects around the Southeast and as far as the west coast, so this person will need to be familiar with working at various locations for an extended period of time (up to 1-2 yrs)

Education/Experience

• Construction Management or Bachelor’s/Associates degree in Construction/Business Management preferred.
• 3+ years of industry construction experience within theMULTIFAMILYNEW construction (not rehab/remodel) industry;