Construction Project Superintendent
The Construction Superintendent provides the knowledge, skills and experience required to manage the day-to-day field operations of construction projects that Rizzo Corporation undertakes. Construction Superintendents are responsible for the production aspects of the work and are accountable for: producing quality work that is constructed consistent with the standards set forth in the projects contract documents; for performing the work in a timely and cost-effective manner and for maintaining a work environment that is safe and continuously kept clean and orderly. Moreover, Construction Superintendents are the forward face of Rizzo Corporation and are responsible for establishing a professional work environment that includes: fostering a positive atmosphere, promoting proactive and effective communication, facilitating problem solving and for minimizing and resolving conflict in a constructive manner. The primary focus of the Construction Superintendent is to provide the managerial and leadership skills necessary to accomplish the work by means of subcontractors and to manage day-to-day issues of the workforce. Salary is commensurate with experience.
Job Duties & Responsibilities:
- Oversee, manage and document all day-to-day job site activities including OSHA safety compliance.
- Direct field personnel according to the project plan and Rizzo supervisory principles.
- Communicate issues, events, performance and progress daily to the Project Manager.
- Report any problems promptly to the Project Manager to facilitate the most cost-effective solutions.
- Establish effective working relationships with clients and Rizzo team members.
- Project Start-Up/Turnover Meeting
- Identify pre-mobilization activities in conjunction with the Project Executive, and the Project Manager.
- Develop start-up schedule with Project Manager and send it to the Project Executive.
- Scheduling
- Assist in formulating and implementing construction schedules in the field.
- Establish and implement the Project Baseline Schedule based on the project contracts and subcontractor input, taking into account any elements that might impact the schedule.
- Maintain the schedule and ensure that work performed is consistent with the contract and will meet or exceed client expectations.
- Update Project Schedule monthly.
- Provide progress report with the two-week look ahead of schedule to the Project Manager and the field staff.
- Safety
- Ensure that all subcontractors participate in a safety pre-construction meeting prior to starting work on the project.
- Ensure that all subcontractors have a full set of MSD sheets on the project, as well as their site-specific safety plan and current insurance certificate.
- Review the project daily to ensure that all activities are being performed in accordance with all OSHA and governing requirements and the project site specific safety plan.
- Review safety reports and injury data to assess safety performance on assigned projects.
- Ensure project(s) are staffed appropriately to support safety programs.
- Communicate clear expectations for safety to project teams.
- Perform safety inspections.
- Adhere to all Rizzo Safety program requirements.
- Quality Management
- Ensure that all pertinent benchmarks for the project are established and inserted into the baseline schedule.
- Ensure that all appropriate individuals become members of the Q-Team.
- Ensure that all 1st delivery inspections and Benchmark inspections occur per the baseline schedule so as not to impact the progression of the subsequent work.
- Ensure that the inspections are approved, documented and communicated to the project team
- Subcontractor and Site Management throughout the Project
- Manage site pre-construction including pre-construction survey, job site utilization and staging plans.
- Mobilize the field office and maintains the job site to Rizzo standards.
- Organize documentation of the job site for easy access and review.
- Manage subcontractor performance to quality and ethical standards.
- Work with PM to identify and resolve personnel issues and construction process revisions.
- Manage all phases of the construction process including documenting and reporting site activities and progress, manage excavations.
- Meeting Management
- Attend project turnover, mobilization and project coordination meetings.
- Attend/ chair safety pre-construction meetings.
- Attend/chair weekly foreman and safety meetings.
- Attend/chair monthly schedule review meetings.
- Attend closeout meetings.
- Attend owner meetings.
- Attend/chair subcontractor meetings and any others necessary to monitor and manage the project.
- Administrative Management
- Complete and implement construction office checklists including emergency phone lists.
- Complete daily reports and maintains logs of key activities, files and shop drawings.
- Manage the quality and condition of all material deliveries.
- Maintain required safety reporting and all other required files to Rizzo standards.
- Insure that as-built working drawings are maintained as well as the current drawing log and revision log, communicating this to the subcontractors.
- Project Closeout
- Manage subcontractor closeout, transfer of utilities, owner training, work list and punch list.
Core Competencies:
- Associate or Bachelor's degree in engineering or architecture or in a construction related field from an accredited college preferred plus 6 years' experience in vertical construction projects to include educational facilities, commercial, educational and residential metal stud fit out of existing spaces.
- If no degree, must have 8 years of experience in vertical construction projects to include educational facilities, commercial, educational and residential metal stud fit out of existing spaces.
- Shall be capable of providing clear, concise written and oral communication.
- Effective communicator who is able to maintain and foster positive relationships with the public entities, architects, government agencies, inspections departments, utility owners, and company employees
- Understanding of cost control and schedule management
- Resourcefulness, imagination and a passion for challenges
- High level of fairness, honesty and integrity
- Must be able to use technology such as Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook as well as Adobe PDF Reader/Editor.
