Traveling Assistant Superintendent - Multifamily Construction

Meritas Advisory Group, LLC; Starkville (MS); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Meritas Advisory Group, LLC is seeking a Traveling Assistant Superintendent to help oversee daily operations on multifamily construction projects across the Southeast and other locations for extended periods. This role focuses on coordinating project staff, scheduling subcontractors, safety, planning, and ensuring milestones are met.

The ideal candidate has exterior and hardscape experience, strong communication, and the ability to manage subcontractors and budgets on long-duration assignments

Qualifications

• 3+ years of multifamily construction experience.
• Bachelor’s/Associates degree in Construction/Business Management preferred.
• Experience managing subcontractors and coordinating schedules.
• Strong blueprint-reading and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with subcontractors on production schedules and deliverables.
• Ensure compliance with safety policies and specifications.
• Assist with project activities and coordination with company personnel.
• Review status reports, shop drawings, and changes as needed.
• Provide technical guidance and resolve project problems.
• Support overall project direction including safety, budget, and scheduling.
• Submit change orders to the superintendent and attend status meetings.
• Travel full-time to various project locations as required.

Skills

Multifamily construction

Civil sitework

Communication skills

Contracts experience

Team leadership

Organizational skills

Blueprint reading

Subcontractor management

Education

Construction/Business Management degree

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 asplans and blueprint specifications


• Coordinate or assist with coordination of project activities with Company personnel


• Reviews status reports, shop drawingsand modifications forschedules 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 submitworks and purchase / changeorders to superintendent.


• Attends & directs project status meetings and assists in problem solving efforts


• Assume additional responsibilities as directed by site and companymanagement.


• 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;