Traveling Superintendent (Southeast)

Catamount Constructors; Alabama; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

VacationFlex program

Paid sick time

Job summary

Catamount Constructors, Inc. seeks an experienced Superintendent to lead field operations on diverse projects. You will supervise on-site crews, coordinate with the PM, architects, and owners, and drive progress toward plan and owner specifications.

You will create and manage a 3-week schedule, monitor safety, quality, and budgets, and document daily activities, RFI's, and turnover tasks. The role offers growth in a 100% employee-owned environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of related experience with a general contractor (industrial, manufacturing or commercial work preferred).
• Experience coordinating with project teams, subcontractors, and owners to meet schedule, budget and quality targets.
• Ability to lead on-site activities, manage change orders, and communicate effectively with stakeholders.
• Proficiency with MS Office and Procore, and comfort with standard construction tools and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Onsite during all work activities to ensure the project meets client expectations.
• Maintain communication with the Project Manager and subcontractors; manage change orders, schedule, and back charges.
• Create and adhere to a well-planned 3-week schedule and maintain quality checks (deficiency lists).
• Help keep the project on budget by managing costs and logs.
• Lead pre-task safety meetings, post required notices, and document safety warnings.
• Document daily construction reports, RFI's, T&M issues, and project photography.
• Oversee storm water prevention plan adherence; manage close-out duties like turnover matrix and as-built documents.

Skills

People management

Safety champion

Organizational skills

Strong communication

General contractor experience

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

MS Office

Procore

Job description

Build What Matters. Build Your Future.

Catamount builds the spaces communities depend on every day. From distribution centers that keep goods moving and medical facilities that provide critical care, to housing, restaurants, and fire stations serving local neighborhoods, our work supports real life. As a best-in-class, 100% employee-owned general contractor with a national reach, we complete projects across diverse markets and regions. This diversity empowers us, keeps our teams moving forward, and creates long-term opportunities for the people shaping our company.

Why choose Catamount?

We're financially stable, growing, and built for the long haul. Our extensive national backlog and diverse project types provide stability, momentum, and opportunities. At Catamount, careers advance. Employee-owners can grow, move between project types and markets, and build long-term careers without starting over. Teams are carefully staffed, work-life balance is prioritized, and our people are seen as long-term assets.

Diverse work. Real stability. Shared success.

Position Overview:

Our Superintendents are the "boots on the ground". They are responsible for ensuring that the project progresses according to plan and Owner specifications, in conjunction with the Project Manager, Architects and Owners. They supervise and coordinate the daily activities of construction workers, contractors, sub-contractors and Assistant Superintendents. They lead every step of the way, and when the project is complete they can truly say, "I built that".

Role & Responsibilities:

• Onsite during all work activities, using experience, research and networking with other Catamount Staff to ensure the job meets or exceeds client expectations
• Maintain communication, from holding weekly sub-contractor meetings, to communicating change orders, schedule, and back charges with the Project Manager, and addressing problematic subcontractors early to improve the desired outcome.
• Creation and adherence to a well-planned 3-week schedule, while also ensuring quality with tasks like maintaining a quality deficiency list
• Help the job stay on budget, by effectively managing cost expenditures and maintaining logs
• Champion job-site safety by leading pre-task safety meetings with subcontractors, posting required notices, preparing reports, maintaining MSDS information, and documenting safety warnings
• Documentation in key areas such as descriptive and accurate daily construction reports, T&M issues, RFI's, and project photography
• Storm Water Prevention plan notification and adherence
• Close-out duties such as project turnover matrix, maintaining as-built documents, developing and completing punch-lists

Skills & Qualifications:

• People and project management skills and abilities
• A safety champion who leads by example
• Refined organizational skills, and the ability to prioritize tasks for self, team, and projects
• Strong communication skills including listening, presenting, interpersonal and written
• Minimum 5 years of related experience or training with a general contractor; industrial, manufacturing or commercial work (ground-up helpful), or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred
• High School Diploma or general education degree (G.E.D.), or preferably a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, MS Project), and experience with (or ability to learn) Procore, office equipment and Internet Explorer or other similar Internet tools and experience.

Compensation:

In addition to offering a competitive base salary, Catamount employees are eligible for additional incentives for merit/performance, project incentives, new hire referrals, and business development commissions.

Why You'll Love Working Here

A culture that develops leaders. Grow alongside experienced mentors in an environment rooted in accountability, trust, and shared success.

Work that builds careers. With projects spanning multiple markets, you'll have opportunities to grow, specialize, and evolve as your career goals take shape.

100% employee-owned. Our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) aligns our employee-owners with our mission. When Catamount succeeds, employee-owners share that success.

Benefits that support everyday life.

• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• life insurance
• short- and long-term disability coverage
• an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• a 401(k)
• an ESOP
• a generous VacationFlex program
• paid sick time
• and optional programs such as pet insurance and AFLAC accident, critical illness, and hospital policies

Please refer to the Summary Plan Descriptions for eligibility requirements and additional details.