General Superintendent

Overview

Responsibilities

• Provides overall leadership for field operations and execution for the assigned project(s).
• Monitors assigned projects for conformance with the construction schedule, expected quality levels, and adherence to the company’s Standard Operating Procedures.
• Works with clients and architects throughout the project, responsible for developing relationships that generate client satisfaction.
• Recruits qualified talent; mentors, coaches, and trains them to perform and ensures effective matching of talent to project scope. This includes Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Field Engineers, Career Start Project Engineers and Co-ops.
• Provides leadership, advice, and assistance to field staff regarding materials, sequencing, scheduling, personnel and methods of construction.
• Serves as an advocate for Field Operations.
• Actively participates in the development of business by supporting the Business Development Department.
• Participates in Sales Presentations and pre-construction services.
• Reviews projects for constructability, develops a plan for construction.
• Prepares a summary baseline schedule by providing the logic and durations of major work activities to the scheduler.
• Confirms baseline schedule achieves the delivery requirements of the project.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Construction Management and experience relative to size/scope of projects.
• Minimum of 15 years of general contracting experience.
• Each project has specific characteristics regarding size, complexity, sector etc, which dictate the precise years of experience and industry knowledge necessary for success, above and beyond generic construction knowledge and experience.
• Applicable area licenses.
• The ability to constantly multi-task and handle competing priorities between Suffolk business needs, organizational issues, and sound customer relations.
• Business judgment to negotiate the critical balance between budget and construction processes.
• Excellent organizational skills to manage the many details necessary for successful construction.
• Judgment to know when to appropriately escalate issues up the chain of command.
• A strong sense of urgency and initiative, and the ability to quickly study complex issues.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to confidently and decisively take action.
• Excellent diplomatic and communication skills, able to interact effectively with senior management, and the ability to handle and resolve conflict effectively in a firm but fair manner.

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