Christman Company

Project Superintendent

Christman Company$80K — $95K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or related field.
  • Minimum five years of commercial construction experience in a leadership role as a Foreman or Superintendent.
  • Successful completion of training in Construction Management, Project Management, Safety, or Communication.
  • Equivalent combination of education, training, and experience considered.
  • Advanced understanding of construction scheduling, cost control, and supervision of large groups.

Responsibilities

  • Review construction documents for issues and recommend efficiencies.
  • Establish and communicate site safety and quality expectations.
  • Create and lead project-specific safety programs addressing unique hazards.
  • Report and investigate safety incidents, enforcing consequences for violations.
  • Plan and oversee site logistics for traffic, equipment, and materials.
  • Coordinate with project team on work plans and upcoming tasks.
  • Maintain communication with trade contractors about quality expectations.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment promoting safety and quality.
  • Opportunities for professional development and training.
  • Dynamic project portfolio including small and large projects.
  • Strong focus on leadership growth in the construction field.
Full Job Description
The Christman Company
Job Description:

What You Will Do:

As a Project Superintendent, your primary daily responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:
  • Review conceptual, schematic, and design development documents for constructability, phasing options, temporary protection requirements, site logistics, and other field construction issues. Recommend or evaluate construction options and efficiencies based on these reviews.
  • Establish project site expectations for safety, quality, unforeseen conditions, housekeeping, and general conduct.
  • Create project-specific safety program highlighting key or unique hazards introduced by site conditions or work methods and scheduled adjacencies. Develop and communicate leadership approach for addressing hazards on the project.
  • Address early offenses to clarify expectations and reinforce commitment to safety, recognize and correct common work area hazards.
  • Promptly report and investigate accidents and safety-related incidents, disciplining repeat or extreme violations, up to and including, permanently removing individuals from the project site.
  • Plan and coordinate site logistics, including traffic patterns, equipment locations, and storage and staging.
  • Partner with Project Manager, client, and trade contractors to develop a work plan for the project. Coordinate project team's preparation for upcoming work through progress meetings.
  • Plan and coordinate timely initiation, momentum, and completion of all trade contract work on the project site according to the project schedule.
  • Oversee technical interpretation of construction documents and drawings, recommend construction methods, and equipment as required. Assure consistency with contractual specifications and requirements for the project.
  • Discuss quality expectations with trade foremen prior to installation (pre-bid, post-bid, and pre-installation meetings).
  • Arrange pre-installation coordination meetings for all work areas that involve overlapping work by multiple trade contractors.
  • Arrange and coordinate timely permitting and required inspections to start and complete work.
  • Prioritize and review critical submittals for dimensional control and constructability.
  • Maintain rolling punch list defining final quality expectations and ensure completion.
  • Verify and authorize trade contractor timesheets for extra work performed on a time and material basis.
  • Authorize purchase requisitions for material, equipment, and labor as agreed with Project Manager, Executive, or Director prior to the project startup or in the event emergency situations arise and is required to keep the project and team members safe.
  • Complete thorough and accurate daily reports of progress and concerns or challenges, including daily weather and safety inspections, violations, and accidents.
  • Continuously assess and analyze the project's actual status against goals, develop contingency plans, and revise construction strategy as required.
  • When conflicts and disputes arise during the course of the project, focus all parties on developing mutually acceptable solutions aligned with the contractual agreements.
  • Compile fair and honest reports of the project team's experience with each trade contractor using the trade contractor evaluation survey.


What You Will Bring to the Team:

Required experience, knowledge, and skills for this role include:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or related field.
  • Minimum five (5) years of commercial construction experience in a leadership role as a Foreman or Superintendent.
  • Successful completion of classes or other training in Construction Management, Project Management, Safety, or Communication.
  • -or- Equivalent combination of the above education, training, and experience.


Preferred experience, knowledge, and skills for this role include:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or related field.
  • Demonstrated progress in leadership experience on multiple small projects ranging from $500K to $5M and larger single projects up to $40M.
  • OSHA 30-Hour, First-Aid/CPR, and other safety/quality related certifications.


Additional Eligibility Qualifications
  • Must have the ability to manage and plan work activities along with the ability to recognize safety concerns while promoting a safe culture amongst our team, partners, and trade contractors.
  • Able to demonstrate interest and familiarity with site requirements, tools, methods, and materials as it relates to the entire range of trade divisions.
  • Ability to understand job cost accounting practices and ability to analyze reports.
  • Advanced understanding of construction scheduling, cost control and ability to control and supervise large trade and subcontractor groups.
  • Have basic computer skills and a basic understanding of Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Microsoft Word, Procore, Building Information Modeling (BIM), and a firm understanding of Microsoft Project.

About Christman Company

The Christman Company is a construction firm that provides construction management, general contracting, design-build, and integrated project delivery services. The company was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Lansing, Michigan. The company has completed projects in various sectors including healthcare, education, government, and commercial. The company has received several awards for its work including the National Trust for Historic Preservation Honor Award, the American Institute of Architects Michigan Honor Award, and the Michigan Historic Preservation Network Building Award.
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Size
500 employees
Industry
NASDAQ

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