Job Description
General Superintendent
Lead a portfolio of high-profile projects across the DC market. Mentor top field teams while influencing company-wide operations.
About Our Client
Our client is a well-established and highly respected commercial contractor known for delivering complex, high-visibility projects throughout the region. With a strong reputation, collaborative culture, and diverse project portfolio, they offer employees the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while advancing their careers.
Job Description
The General Superintendent will be responsible for:
- Providing oversight and support across a portfolio of commercial construction projects throughout the Washington, DC metro area.
- Leading and mentoring Superintendents and field teams by providing guidance on planning, scheduling, logistics, and execution strategies.
- Identifying project risks, staffing needs, and operational challenges while implementing proactive solutions.
- Serving as a trusted resource for project teams, helping resolve subcontractor, scheduling, quality, and site execution issues.
- Supporting multiple active projects at once, ensuring consistency in safety, performance, and project delivery.
- Collaborating with field operations leadership to improving jobsite execution and operational efficiency.
- Maintaining strong relationships with subcontractors, owners, consultants, and internal stakeholders.
- Assisting teams with means and methods planning while promoting accountability and continuous improvement.
- Providing leadership across hospitality, restaurant, commercial interiors, historic restoration, rehabilitation, and revitalisation projects.
- Traveling between project sites throughout Washington, DC and the surrounding Beltway region as needed.
MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.
The Successful Applicant
A successful General Superintendent should have:
- Proven experience as a Senior Superintendent, General Superintendent, or equivalent field leadership role.
- Demonstrated success overseeing multiple projects simultaneously, ideally managing four to five active projects at one time.
- Strong background in commercial construction, including hospitality, food & beverage, restaurant, retail, and interior fit-out projects.
- Experience with historic preservation, restoration, rehabilitation, façade restoration, or revitalisation projects is highly desirable.
- Knowledge of masonry, waterproofing, structural stabilization, roofing systems, architectural metals, windows, doors, and related restoration scopes is preferred.
- Ability to coach, mentor, and develop field personnel while fostering a positive team environment.
- Strong leadership, communication, and relationship-building skills.
- Established subcontractor relationships and understanding of local construction markets.
- Ability to identify project challenges, assess priorities, and implement effective solutions.
- High emotional intelligence with a collaborative, servant-leadership approach.
What's on Offer
Reasons to apply for this General Superintendent role:
- Opportunity to oversee a diverse portfolio of complex and award-winning commercial projects.
- Play a highly visible leadership role with direct influence on field operations and project success.
- Join a stable and growing contractor with an excellent reputation in the DC market.
- Work on exciting hospitality, restaurant, interiors, and historic restoration projects rather than repetitive ground-up work.
- Competitive compensation, performance bonuses, strong benefits package, professional development opportunities, wellness initiatives, and a collaborative company culture.
Interested? Apply today.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Bethesda, Maryland |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $150,000–$170,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Website | https://www.michaelpage.ca/ |
About Company
Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.
Our business was established in Canada in 2005 when we opened our Toronto office. Our role is to work with employers and job seekers to facilitate a successful match. This can range from advising a global company on a candidate sourcing strategy to helping a job seeker find their dream job.
In Canada, we focus on recruiting for the following areas:
Banking and financial services
Digital and e-commerce
Engineering and manufacturing
Finance and accounting
Human resources
Information technology
Marketing
Oil and gas
Procurement and supply chain
Property and construction
Sales
An Established Brand
The Group has established a leading presence in many of the key markets for professional recruitment around the world and has positioned itself in certain other markets, which offer the opportunity for future growth. Within its current largest markets, Michael Page has also built a regional presence, including in the UK, France and Australia. Consequently, the Michael Page brand is among the most widely recognized brands in the professional recruitment industry.
A Market Leader
The role of a recruitment consultancy is to act as an intermediary, identifying and sourcing suitably qualified candidates on behalf of its clients. Candidates are recruited either for permanent or contract positions (typically for a fixed term) or on a temporary basis. Within the overall recruitment industry, the market for professional recruitment services is a specialist sector which has developed more recently. Michael Page is widely recognized as leading the development of this market around the world.
Learn the benefits of working with Michael Page yourself. Submit your resume or contact a Michael Page recruitment consultant today.
Skills
- Building Restorationunmatched
- Calendar Managementunmatched
- Coachingunmatched
- Commercial Constructionunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Constructionunmatched
- Continuous Improvementunmatched
- Food and Beverage Industryunmatched
- Hospitality Constructionunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Logisticsunmatched
- Masonryunmatched
- Mentoringunmatched
- Multitaskingunmatched
- Operational Improvementunmatched
- Operational Strategyunmatched
- People Managementunmatched
- Project Trackingunmatched
- Restaurantunmatched
- Retailunmatched
- Risk Analysisunmatched
- Roofingunmatched
- Servant leadershipunmatched
- Staff Requirementsunmatched
- System Architectureunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Waterproofingunmatched
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