As a General Superintendent, you will be responsible for overseeing and managing all field activities as they relate to manpower, material, and methods of installation on each project. This includes training, supporting, evaluating, and corrective actions for all employees under his and/or her direction. The main objective of the General Superintendent position is to implement a culture of Accountability by maximizing jobsite safety, teamwork, quality, productivity, and customer loyalty. You will help execute our organization's strategic goals, manage key customer relationships and mentor direct reports in their day-to-day responsibilities. Additionally, this is a position that offers professional leadership development and long-term career growth in service operations leadership and beyond.
Responsibilities- Manage manpower performance, productivity and pre-planning
- Collaborate with senior management, to ensure labor needs are being met.
- Create professional field teams through comprehensive training
- Attend project planning meetings and coordinate with team to ensure essential direct reports are also in attendance.
- Work with trade superintendents to assure foreman selection is based on best fit for specific projects
- Assure trade superintendents and foreman are participating in BIM process from project beginning to completion
- Hold superintendents and foreman accountable to attend constructability meetings and bring constructive ideas to share with project team
- Verify pertinent information for each project is turned over to field teams, address with missing or delinquent items with the project manager
- Visit worksite locations weekly to track progress, understand needs and address challenges.
- Teach and coach superintendents regarding software entry process for required reports and updates.
- Confirm all timecards are checked for accuracy and verified in appropriate software for payroll entry
- Collaborate with project managers, trade superintendents and manufacturing to confirm the team has exhausted all venues for prefab before any material is delivered to site.
- Review with project managers and trade superintendents to get long lead items and items needing prefabrication or kitting ordered early to meet project schedule
- Communicate with project managers on any unresolved project issues or potential delays: RFI's, Change Orders, Design Flaws, ASI's, Submittal Delays etc.
- Cultivate a culture of accountability across direct reports
- Address any issues for resolution with GC. If no resolution can be reached in field bring to operations manager
- Act as liaison between General Contractor and the company to maintain and/or build relationships
- Hold trade superintendents accountable for training and mentoring the specific foreman and workers on their projects
- Seek out training opportunities for trade superintendents and foreman and new tools and systems to increase productivity
- Perform, with HR and operations managers, annual reviews of direct reports
- Hold field leaders accountable for completing safety audits, 3-week look ahead as well as a daily task plan
- Be present for any safety violation meetings
- Perform or confirm write ups are done to hold field employees accountable for safety, attendance, and/or any violations of employee handbook. Follow up with employee with counseling and document with HR.
- Assist with or conduct candidate interviews, as needed
- Collaborate with project managers to review man hours and materials expensed on a project and forecast project labor through completion.
- Stress importance of continual improvement through training and hiring practices
- Perform other related duties or special projects, as assigned
Requirements- 10-yrs construction supervision related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year College or technical school is a plus
- Direct supervision of mechanical and plumbing trades and workers
- Experience overseeing job site personnel of a minimum of (10) ten direct reports
- Experience completing required documentation electronically
- Master license in trade in corresponding state preferred
- OSHA 30 hour preferred
- Strong ability to step back and look at the bigger picture, but also focus in on goal- specific issues.
- Ability to foster and promote teamwork through a 'lead by example' mentality.
- High level of professionalism and ability to communicate across multiple levels of an organization to include senior leadership teams, customers as well as owners and vendors.
- Ability to coach, counsel, discipline as needed.
- Honest and trustworthy with an impeccable record of integrity; models the behaviors that are desired throughout the Company.
- Ability to balance the need to deliver short term results while setting a foundation for long term sustainable growth
- Be a leader who is team-orientated and collaborative. It is essential to earn a high level of respect based on performance, team attitude and results.
- Conducts performance reviews, and rewards and disciplines employees as necessary
