OverviewThe Self Perform Superintendent's main focus is managing jobsite safety, quality, schedule, subcontractor coordination, and client expectations while also directly executing and supervising select self-performed scopes of work.
Responsibilities
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Must demonstrate and model Sachse Construction’s core values
- Safety
- Enforce corporate and OSHA safety policies on jobsite, providing key responsibility for safety compliance in the field
- Implement proactive pre-task safety planning for all work activities
- Conduct weekly Toolbox Talks with Trades
- Quality Assurance/Quality Control
- Observe and interface with contractors or trades to monitor work performance and productivity of trades
- Enforce compliance with project schedule
- Ensure project rules and procedures are maintained
- Enforce contractors’ responsibilities and scope of work
- Oversee creation and completion of punchlist process
- Assist with any commissioning activities
- Verify that approved products are being installed on site
- Monitor and support trade harmony, including jurisdiction compliance with local practice
- Facilitate Mechanical/Electrical overhead coordination
- Supervise, coordinate and sequence contractors’ work to minimize interference between various contractors on the project
- Develop site logistics plans for entire project with assistance to maximize productivity and minimize impacts to building occupants
- Initiate setup of a project schedule and creation of activities and logic. Maintain project schedule through updates, implementing logic modifications, and adding activities
- Mentor interns, project engineers and assistant superintendents
- Run weekly sub-contractor coordination meetings
- Prepare constructability reviews to determine completeness of documents; review details for buildability
- Assist with initiation of set up of jobsite
- Submissions of drawings to city and state agencies and inspection process leading to Certificate of Occupancy
- Attend weekly team and OAC meetings
- Appropriately file documentation using the project electronic filing system as it relates to field paperwork
- Assist Engineer with RFI review requests for information, including resolution of issues involving multiple trades
- Perform surveillance of contractor documents to ensure they are building from the latest document set
- Coordinate project changes with trades and contractors
- Assist with review of submittals and shop drawings. Coordinate with construction documents and field/constructability issues. Use submittals to verify work or materials in the field
- Prepare detailed and timely daily reports. Incorporate/review subcontractor’s daily reports for issues, coordination and claim avoidance
- Assist with maintenance and updating of record set of documents
- Assist Engineer with material/ submittal log to ensure timely submission by completing document review as required
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- Assist with management of overall budget by helping to control cost and monitoring potential changes from contractors
- Assist with management of general conditions budget
- Identify contractor changes to purchased scope
- Review contractor quotations for changes
- Self-Perform Operations
- Perform hands-on construction work when required to support project schedule, manpower needs, quality expectations, or project profitability
- Lead and direct company self-perform crews including carpenters, framers, drywallers, painters, and laborers
- Plan daily and weekly work activities for self-perform teams
- Coordinate manpower, materials, tools, and equipment required for self-performed work
- Monitor production rates and productivity of self-perform crews
- Ensure self-performed work is installed according to plans, specifications, and company standards
- Assist with layout, framing, drywall, finishes, punch repair work, and other construction tasks within personal skill capabilities
- Track labor production and self-perform costs to support project budgets
- Maintain company tools, equipment, and material inventories assigned to self-perform operations
SKILLS & ABILITIES:
- Computer Skills
- Experience with Microsoft Office software, including Word, Outlook, and Internet Explorer
- Ability to learn new software to do daily activities such as; write daily reports, meeting minutes, upload pictures
- Ability to learn to use FAL to look up change orders, project information, etc
- Technical Skills
- Able to visualize project through completion
- Knowledge of applicable building codes and standards
- Knowledge of what it takes to obtain agency acceptance, including required inspections and order of approvals
- Understanding of union relations process and trade jurisdictions
- Knowledge of corporate and OSHA safety policies and emergency procedures
- Ability to read drawings and specifications, with an understanding of architectural, mechanical, and electrical drawings and how to find information
- Ability to coordinate means and methods to expedite schedule and reduce costs
- Understanding when something is considered a change to a contractor and the process to authorize these changes
- Ability to research issues onsite and accurately communicate to project staff
- Significant strength in ability to prioritize activities and track progress
- Ability to negotiate issues with contractors
- Identification, tracking and timely completion of work tasks
- Understanding role in risk management at jobsite
- Ability to accurately communicate issues, schedule and process to the Architect/Engineer and Owner
- Self-Perform Technical Skills
- Advanced knowledge of rough and finish carpentry
- Metal stud framing and drywall systems
- Door, frame, and hardware installation
- Interior finish construction
- Layout and field measurement
- Ability to identify installation deficiencies and develop corrective actions
- Strong understanding of workmanship standards and productivity benchmarks
Qualifications
- 5+ year’s construction experience
- 5+ years of commercial carpentry experience, with at least 12 years in a leadership role
- 2+ years as seasoned traveler
- Strong understanding of rough and finish carpentry practices, metal stud framing, and blueprint reading. Proficiency with layout, power tools, and construction equipment
- Project experience with interior renovations, ground-up, established malls and new mall environments, renovation work in occupied and unoccupied environments, urban and suburban work locations
RECOMMENDED TRAINING / CERTIFICATIONS:
- OSHA 30 hour
- CPR / First Aid / AED Training
- Lead / Asbestos Awareness
- LEED Accreditation
