Senior Project Superintendent

Job Description:

• Provide senior-level leadership and operational oversight for multiple projects or large, highly complex construction projects.
• Guide and mentor Project Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Field Engineers and Foremen.
• Oversee construction execution to ensure compliance with company standards, specifications, budgets and schedules, including means, methods, sequencing and constructability.
• Review project schedules, manpower plans, production goals and recovery plans, and resolve critical path issues and field conflicts.
• Promote and enforce a zero-incident safety culture, including audits, inspections and OSHA compliance across all assigned projects.
• Review labor, material and equipment budgets and forecasts, flag cost impacts early, and support Project Managers with budget updates.
• Support client, engineer, inspector and subcontractor coordination during critical phases, inspections, commissioning and closeout.
• Support staffing, hiring, succession planning and field leadership development, and help set field standards and best practices.

Requirements

Requirements:

• 12+ years of construction or construction management experience, with demonstrated success on large, complex or multimillion-dollar projects.
• 5+ years in a senior field leadership or Project Superintendent role (preferred), including overseeing multiple projects and mentoring field leaders.
• Advanced knowledge of construction methods, sequencing, scheduling, production planning, quality control, safety requirements and field documentation.
• Proven ability to lead large field teams and manage competing priorities across multiple projects.
• Strong leadership, decision-making and communication skills, including handling difficult conversations and conflict resolution with executives, project managers, clients, subcontractors and inspectors.
• Current Competent Person certifications: trenching and excavation, scaffolding, rigging, confined space and fall protection.
• Current First Aid and CPR certifications (required) and OSHA 30-Hour (preferred).
• Training in silica safety, risk management and accident investigation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and standard computer systems.
• Ability to work in active construction environments in heat, cold, rain, noise and dust, and to meet the physical demands of the role, including climbing, standing and lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Willingness to travel occasionally within the company’s operating territory.