Senior Site Superintendent / Project Manager - Residential Construction

AlphaHire

$120K — $160K *
Real Estate & Construction
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 15+ years of construction experience with progressive leadership responsibility
  • 10+ years of residential construction project management experience in the Greater Boston area
  • Proven experience with luxury custom homes, multifamily construction, major renovations, or historic restoration
  • Strong knowledge of Boston-area permitting and urban construction logistics
  • Proficiency with construction software like Procore, Buildertrend, or Microsoft Project
  • OSHA certification or equivalent safety training preferred
  • Excellent leadership and organization skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead high-end residential construction projects from preconstruction through turnover
  • Oversee daily field operations, ensuring adherence to schedules and budgets
  • Coordinate efforts among subcontractors, suppliers, and project stakeholders
  • Develop and maintain project schedules and site logistics plans
  • Review architectural drawings and specifications for accurate project execution
  • Manage project documentation such as RFIs and change orders
  • Provide regular updates and maintain strong relationships with clients

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Paid time off and company holidays
  • Stable pipeline of high-end residential construction projects
  • Significant project ownership and senior field leadership responsibility
  • Opportunity to lead architecturally significant residential projects
  • Collaborative team environment with long-term career growth opportunities
Full Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Senior Site Superintendent / Project Manager to lead high-end residential construction projects throughout the Greater Boston area.

This is a hands-on senior leadership role responsible for managing projects from preconstruction through final completion. The position will oversee field operations, scheduling, budgets, subcontractors, quality control, safety, site logistics, and client communication.

The ideal candidate brings extensive experience with luxury custom homes, multifamily construction, major renovations, and historic restoration. Experience working on architect-driven projects and complex urban construction is highly valued.

Responsibilities
  • Lead high-end residential construction projects from preconstruction through final turnover and closeout.
  • Oversee daily field operations while maintaining project schedules, budgets, quality standards, and safety requirements.
  • Coordinate subcontractors, suppliers, architects, engineers, consultants, inspectors, and homeowners.
  • Develop and maintain project schedules, look-ahead plans, site logistics plans, and construction sequencing.
  • Review architectural drawings, specifications, contracts, and scope documents to ensure accurate project execution.
  • Manage RFIs, submittals, change orders, permitting, inspections, daily reports, and project documentation.
  • Lead jobsite meetings, subcontractor coordination meetings, quality inspections, and progress reviews.
  • Identify and resolve field conflicts, design issues, existing-condition challenges, material delays, and scheduling problems.
  • Maintain exceptional craftsmanship and quality standards from structural construction through final finishes.
  • Coordinate material deliveries, site logistics, manpower, and subcontractor sequencing.
  • Enforce OSHA requirements, company safety policies, housekeeping standards, and jobsite procedures.
  • Provide regular project updates to ownership, homeowners, architects, and company leadership.
  • Oversee punch-list completion, owner walkthroughs, project turnover, warranty items, and final closeout.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, architects, subcontractors, suppliers, and project partners.

Requirements
  • 15+ years of construction experience with progressive leadership responsibility.
  • 10+ years of residential construction project management experience in the Greater Boston area.
  • Proven experience with luxury custom homes, multifamily construction, major renovations, or historic restoration.
  • Historic renovation, brownstone restoration, or architect-driven residential experience is highly preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of Boston-area permitting, inspections, urban construction logistics, and local subcontractor networks.
  • Proven ability to manage projects from preconstruction through final completion.
  • Strong understanding of residential construction methods, scheduling, budgeting, subcontractor management, quality control, and project documentation.
  • Ability to read and interpret architectural drawings, specifications, contracts, and construction documents.
  • Proficiency with Procore, Buildertrend, Bluebeam, Microsoft Project, Excel, or similar construction software.
  • OSHA certification or equivalent safety training preferred.
  • Excellent leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong field presence with the ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining exceptional construction standards.
  • Ability to work effectively with homeowners, architects, designers, subcontractors, and other project stakeholders.

Benefits
  • $120,000-$160,000 annual salary, based on experience.
  • Performance-based bonus opportunities.
  • Comprehensive health benefits.
  • Paid time off and company holidays.
  • Stable pipeline of high-end residential construction projects.
  • Significant project ownership and senior field leadership responsibility.
  • Opportunity to lead complex, architecturally significant residential projects throughout Greater Boston.
  • Collaborative team environment with long-term career growth opportunities.

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