Traveling Senior Construction Superintendent

Jobvite, Inc.; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Hoar Construction is seeking a Senior Superintendent to provide on-site leadership, planning, and coordination for construction projects. You will work with Project Managers to manage staff and subs, ensuring work aligns with contract, schedule, and budget, while prioritizing safety and quality. Travel up to 100% may be required.

The role involves overseeing field operations, mentoring personnel, and driving project milestones from site start to finish in a dynamic team environment.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of experience as a Superintendent or 1 year as a Senior Superintendent on construction projects.
• Strong knowledge of scheduling, cost control and safety procedures.
• Experience leading diverse field teams and coordinating subs.

Responsibilities

• Record and maintain information and produce reports on personnel, production, and logs.
• Coordinate daily field objectives, timelines, and goals.
• Read construction documents to plan procedures.
• Oversee safety on site through inspections, trainings, and meetings.
• Monitor progress, review processes for quality and efficiency.
• Mentor and develop employees; lead field staff and subcontractors.
• Manage schedule and budget with superintendents; coordinate recovery plans as needed.

Skills

Scheduling

Cost control

Safety procedures

Leadership

Team coordination

Education

High School Diploma / GED

Tools

MS Office

Procore

Scheduling software

Job description

The Senior Superintendent is responsible for the overall leadership, planning, and coordination of the construction project. Working closely with Project Managers and with safety and quality always at the forefront, this position will oversee all site staff and sub-contractors to effectively manage the daily on-site activities to ensure projects are delivered in accordance with the contract, schedule, and budget. In this role you may be required to travel up to 100% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Record and maintain information and produce reports such as personnel, production, project logs, status and other operational data.
• Coordinate and manage daily field operational objectives, timelines, and goals.
• Read construction documents to determine construction requirements or to plan procedures.
• Manage the safety of a job site by actively walking the site, participating in inspections, training and meeting with staff and subcontractors regularly.
• Monitor the overall progress of a project and work site, review processes and practices within teams to ensure consistency, efficiency, and quality of delivery.
• Mentor and develop employees.
• Lead Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, and other field staff to execute work; build relationships and communicate expectations and direction regarding schedules, construction methods, policies, and standards.
• Monitor the project schedule and budget and work with Superintendents to maintain and update. Coordinate with subcontractor for recovery plans where necessary. Meet regularly with staff and subcontracts to discuss progress, obstacles, challenges and assist in removing barriers to completing work.

Requirements

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent
• 7-10 years of experience working as a Superintendent on construction projects or 1 year on a construction project as a Senior Superintendent
• Extensive knowledge of scheduling, cost control and safety procedures
• Extensive knowledge of all crafts of construction including, but not limited to carpentry, concrete, structural steel, and interior build-outs
• Experience managing performance and leading a diverse field team
• General Computer skills (MS Office, Procore, Scheduling software)
• Valid Drivers' License Required

Physical Demands and Working Environment

The conditions herein 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 job functions.

Environment: Work is performed mainly in an indoor and outdoor setting with exposure to all types of weather and temperature conditions, and travel from site to site.

Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting and field environment (construction site); to walk, stand, and sit for prolonged periods of time; to frequently stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb, reach, twist, grasp, and make repetitive hand movement in the performance of daily duties; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull moderate amounts of weight up to 50 lbs without assistance and greater than 50lbs with assistance; to operate assigned equipment and vehicles; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.

Vision: See in the normal visual range with or without correction.

Hearing: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.

EOE - Vets/Disabilities

Hoar does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or agencies. Any resume submitted to any employee of Hoar without a prior written search agreement will be considered unsolicited and the property of Hoar.

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