Position Summary

The Superintendent provides leadership and on-site management for construction activities. This position serves as a primary point of contact for job-site operations and is responsible for maintaining a safe, organized, professional, and efficient construction site.

The Superintendent coordinates project staff, subcontractors, suppliers, inspections, schedules, quality-control activities, and project documentation from startup through final delivery.

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience in multi-family construction.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead by example and ensure compliance with ECOM employee, safety, and quality policies.
• Manage daily construction-site activities and maintain a clean, organized, and professional job site.
• Administer and enforce the site-specific safety plan.
• Identify hazards, correct safety violations, enforce required personal protective equipment, and assist with accident investigations.
• Serve as the site contact during OSHA visits and immediately communicate with management as required.
• Verify that subcontractors have executed agreements and required documentation before beginning work.
• Conduct or participate in subcontractor preconstruction meetings.
• Create, publish, communicate, update, and administer the four-week production schedule.
• Coordinate project activities to maintain milestones and identify opportunities to accelerate the schedule.
• Develop and implement recovery plans when the project falls behind schedule.
• Review plans, specifications, bid documents, contracts, and subcontractor scopes of work.
• Identify conflicts, omissions, or inconsistencies in the construction documents and communicate them through RFIs and issue logs.
• Maintain current record drawings and as-built documentation throughout the project.
• Coordinate government, third-party, architect, and owner inspections.
• Correct nonconforming or noncompliant work promptly and document completion of required corrections.
• Assist with punch-list, closeout, inspection, and final-delivery procedures.
• Resolve disputes and logistical, quality, scheduling, procedural, and scope-of-work conflicts.
• Hold subcontractors and suppliers accountable to their agreements, schedules, and quality obligations.
• Lead site-coordination and weekly safety meetings.
• Prepare daily reports, photographs, meeting documents, notices, and other critical project communications.
• Ensure that project documents are properly created, filed, and stored according to ECOM procedures.
• Supervise and mentor Assistant Superintendents and other assigned project personnel.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal, leadership, and negotiating skills.
• Ability to interpret construction plans, specifications, contracts, and scopes of work.
• Strong scheduling, coordination, problem-solving, and dispute-resolution skills.
• Ability to coordinate multiple activities, subcontractors, and project participants.
• Computer proficiency, with emphasis on Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, and Viewpoint.
• Knowledge of project costs, documentation, safety practices, and quality-control procedures.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet project deadlines.

Working Conditions

• Work is performed in office and active construction-site environments.
• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds.
• Overtime may be required to meet project deadlines.
• Must be able to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and other business equipment.

Reports to: Project Manager