Hampton Roads area, Virginia // Exempt, salaried
THE ROLE
You lead field operations for MEB's Commercial/Architectural projects: schools, public libraries, recreation and sports centers, civic facilities, and hospitality. You own day-to-day execution from site logistics through punch list and final turnover, and you deliver a safe, well-built project on schedule.
WHAT YOU WILL OWN
- Jobsite safety. Run pre-task planning across every subcontractor, and hold each trade to the standard whether or not their supervisor is on site.
- Trade sequencing. Sequence the trades and coordinate the interfaces between their scopes.
- Conflict resolution. Identify conflicts before they affect the work, and drive them to resolution.
- Subcontractor accountability. Hold subcontractors to schedule, safety, quality, and contract requirements.
- Site logistics and planning. Own site logistics, the field schedule, and short-interval planning with the trades.
- Quality and turnover. Verify work against specifications and approved submittals, and run inspections, punch list, and turnover across all trades.
- The project relationships. Work with the Project Manager, design team, owner, inspectors, and trade partners to resolve issues quickly.
- Documentation and people. Keep field documentation current, make the field calls within delegated authority, and develop the assistant superintendents under you.
WHAT YOU BRING
- 10+ years in construction field operations, including at least 5 leading public, institutional, or commercial building projects built by subcontractors
- A track record of holding subcontractors to schedule and quality without turning the job adversarial. We will ask for examples
- Demonstrated ability to sequence multiple trades and manage the interfaces between their scopes
- Experience carrying a building project through punch list, turnover, and owner acceptance. Design-build and public-owner experience preferred
- Comfort as the lead field voice with owners, design teams, and inspectors, without a project manager beside you
- Fluency in Procore or similar, and the discipline to keep daily reports and documentation current. This role carries significant administrative responsibility
- OSHA 30 and valid driver's license. High school diploma or GED preferred, or equivalent field experience. Willingness to take project assignments anywhere in Virginia
WORK ENVIRONMENT
- Jobsite-based with on-site presence throughout the workday
- Walk the site over uneven terrain, climb, and work around heavy equipment in all weather; required PPE
- Occasionally lift and carry up to 50 lbs. Travel to project assignments across Virginia
COMPENSATION
The anticipated starting salary for this position is $114,000 to $142,000 per year. This is the range we expect to pay someone starting in this position. Where an offer lands within it depends on the experience you bring, the certifications and technical skills that apply to this work, the scope you have carried before, and what we pay people already doing equivalent work here. The range covers base pay. It is a starting range, not a ceiling. People move up through it and past it as they grow with us.
WHY MEB
- Employee ownership. MEB is employee owned. Through our ESOP, the people who build the work own the business behind it.
- Benefits. MEB pays the medical and dental premiums for our employees. We also offer vision, disability, and life insurance, FSA and HSA options, a matching 401(k), tuition reimbursement, a health and wellness program, and paid time off.
- Room to grow. Field operations leadership is a defined ladder, from Field Superintendent through General Superintendent, and we promote into it. You will know what the next rung requires and who is responsible for helping you get there.
- Core values. Clients First, Safety Matters, and Family by Choice. You will see them on the jobsite, not just in the handbook.
- Who we are. Founded in 1982, MEB is a Virginia-based construction firm with more than 475 employees, headquartered in Chesapeake with a regional office in Richmond. We build resilient environments: projects that improve the communities we work in, locally and nationwide.
- What we build. Our commercial/architectural work is schools, public libraries, recreation and sports centers, civic facilities, and hospitality across Virginia, most of it public and institutional. We also self-perform heavy civil infrastructure with our own crews, treatment plants, pump stations, pipelines, and industrial facilities, and we are a national leader in aviation fueling systems and storage on government and military installations nationwide.
MEB General Contractors, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, marital status, military status, status as a victim of family abuse, or any other status protected by law.
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Employment is contingent on a pre-employment drug screen and a motor vehicle record check (as required).
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