General Construction Superintendent

Overall site management and administration of construction field staff with a focus on bottom-line profitability, specific profitability, and safety.

Responsibilities and Duties

Responsibilities

Supervise the physical construction of the assigned project in strict accordance with contract documents

Verify that all trades are safety compliant

Maintain and plan reports, work-arounds, shutdowns, and tie-ins

Resolve jurisdictional disputes; enforce safety and quality-control policies

Direct and coordinate the day-to-day of trade contractors and their sub-contractors, when required to ensure that they turn out high-quality work that meets the approved project schedule

Maintain satisfactory relationships with owners, subcontractors, unions, etc.

Manage day-to-day field activities to ensure that the project milestone dates and overall schedule completion date is met

Create short-interval look-ahead project schedules to ensure that upcoming events are communicated, tracked, and are being proactively attended to

Create and maintain a culture that values safety, health, and cleanliness

Manage and coordinate the work to ensure that it is constructed in an orderly and deliberate manner consistent with the standard-of-care set forth in the contract documents

Establish and maintain all dimensional controls for the project to include the use of third-party surveys and layout personnel, when appropriate

Verify that all work is installed in a workmanlike manner (i.e. plumb, level, straight, etc.)

Manage and look-ahead no less than two weeks to proactively identify issues that could lead to problems and provide solutions for them

Obtain all inspections and ensure that the quality aspects of the physical work are fully documented

Ensure all aspects of the project are compliant with all contract terms and legal requirements that govern the project and the community in which the project(s) take(s) place

Administer client specific programs such as CQC, Safety, Environmental Stewardship, etc.

Conduct and/or attend pre-construction, progress, and other project and staff meetings

Conduct and/or participate in regularly held meetings involving TMG internal staff and external stake holders such as owners, subcontractors, etc.

Meet with client representatives on a regular basis to discuss the status of projects, proactively identify and resolve problems, and assure that the client is kept aware of all aspects of the project

Manage self-performed activities to ensure that work is being performed within the established project budget

Manage changes in the project scope to ensure that the most contemporary contract documents are always being used to prevent avoidable rework

Administer contracts, subcontracts, purchase orders, and other agreements to ensure that the scope, terms, and conditions are being met consistently and proactively

Manage the punch list and project closeout processes to assure timely completion

Maintain daily paperwork such as timecards, field reports, schedule updates, and e-mail correspondence

Provide timely and cordial interactions with supporting work groups such as accounting, HR, ICS, etc.

Direct and manage the work loads of supporting staff to include training, mentoring, and follow-ups

Participate in and encourage staff to seek out life-long learning opportunities and professional development

Complete other responsibilities as directed

Competencies

Construction Skills

Has an instinct and desire to build with a passion for construction

Understands the means and methods of construction associated with the renovation of commercial and institutional buildings

Can create a 3D visualization of the end-product and can see through the construction process to produce that result

Understands the sequencing of work and the strategy of creating effective project schedules

Understands project control and change-order management

Critical Thinking Skills

Has strong math and analytical skills

Has strong problem-solving skills that involve a bias to work within established systems plus the agility to work outside of the system, when necessary, to get timely results

Has a natural curiosity of technical, physical, and spatial matters

Action Oriented

Is goal-oriented and can react quickly to challenging circumstances to achieve desired results

Is proactive, plans well, looks for problems that could impede progress, and relentlessly takes responsibility for solving them

Is committed to doing quality work the first time with little or no need for re-work

Results Oriented

Works to meet or beat schedules and is driven to avoid long punch lists and bring closure

Along with being action-driven, has an impatience for those that lack focus and/or the ability to achieve results

Is deadline-driven, punctual, and respects other peoples' time

Leadership and Interpersonal Skills

Has the ability to build effective teams, inspire others to do their best, and coach and mentor employees

Is assertive, yet fair and reasonable in all business dealings involving clients, subcontractors, and co-workers (understands win-win contracting)

Is an effective communicator, active listener, recognizes diverse perspectives, and is capable of facilitating synergy on the work site

Has the ability to confront difficult situations and implement successful resolutions

Is polite, conversational, self-confident, comfortable to be with, and non-assuming

Is organized and produces a paper trail that can be easily understood by a third party

Embraces life-long learning, strives to stay current with new industry trends, and practices and willingly participates in industry events and networking functions