Description
G4 Superintendent - Institutional/Healthcare
Location: These projects are based in St. Louis, MO. Project pipelines may require travel availability.
Position Description:
The G4 Superintendent serves as a senior field leader responsible for the successful execution of complex healthcare construction projects, including hospitals, medical office buildings, outpatient facilities, specialty care centers, and occupied healthcare renovations. This role oversees field operations, trade partner performance, safety, quality, schedule, and operational coordination while leading project teams through the unique challenges of active healthcare environments.
The G4 Superintendent partners closely with Project Management and Preconstruction teams during planning and execution, providing strategic leadership in scheduling, constructability, logistics, quality management, and risk mitigation. This position serves as a mentor to Foremen, General Foremen, and Superintendent-level staff while building strong relationships with healthcare clients, facility representatives, and trade partners.
Responsibilities
• Lead field execution on large, complex healthcare projects while maintaining alignment with safety, quality, schedule, budget, and client objectives.
• Direct and coordinate field labor, trade partners, material deliveries, equipment, inspections, and project logistics.
• Maintain a strong safety culture focused on protecting construction personnel, patients, visitors, and healthcare staff.
• Lead project phasing, shutdown planning, infection control implementation, Interim Life Safety Measures (ILSM), and operational coordination within active healthcare environments.
• Develop and execute project sequencing strategies that support schedule milestones while minimizing disruption to ongoing patient care and facility operations.
• Collaborate with Preconstruction and Estimating teams by providing constructability reviews, planning input, field assumptions, and value engineering recommendations.
• Lead schedule development during preconstruction and proactively identify risks related to logistics, staffing, procurement, weather, and facility operations.
• Anticipate project challenges and adjust sequencing and field operations to maintain critical path activities.
• Evaluate field performance and productivity trends and implement strategies to improve operational efficiency and project profitability.
• Support project cash flow, staffing plans, and financial objectives through effective field leadership and resource planning.
• Identify, document, and support resolution of scope changes, claims, delays, and change order opportunities.
• Drive coordination across multiple trade partners and major project phases while ensuring alignment with contract requirements and owner expectations.
• Lead quality planning efforts, conduct field reviews, and ensure compliance with project specifications, healthcare requirements, and regulatory standards.
• Partner with Project Managers during owner meetings, project updates, issue resolution, and key project decision-making discussions.
• Mentor and develop Foremen, General Foremen, and Superintendents while fostering future field leadership talent.
• Utilize technology and construction management tools to improve field communication, documentation, reporting, and project execution.
• Other duties as assigned.
Skills & Qualifications
• 15+ years of construction supervision experience.
• Apprenticeship Program, Construction Management degree, or equivalent combination of education and field experience.
• Significant experience leading large-scale healthcare construction projects, occupied renovations, or other highly complex operational environments.
• Strong understanding of hospital construction, phased occupancy, infection control requirements, Interim Life Safety Measures (ILSM), and healthcare facility operations.
• Advanced knowledge of construction means and methods, constructability reviews, project logistics, and schedule management.
• Experience leading preconstruction planning, trade coordination, and complex scheduling efforts.
• Working knowledge of structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection systems.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, OneNote, and Teams).
• Experience with construction management software, document management platforms, and scheduling tools such as Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.
• Strong financial awareness, including productivity tracking, cost control, scope management, and field impact analysis.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, conflict resolution, and decision-making skills.
• Proven ability to mentor field staff and build high-performing teams.
• Advanced knowledge of construction safety, risk management, quality assurance, and quality control processes.
Work Environment & Physical Requirements
• Ability to work on-site daily and travel to different project locations as needed.
• Capacity to stand, walk, and work in indoor and outdoor environments for extended periods.
• Ability to access active construction sites, including climbing ladders, navigating uneven terrain, and working in varying weather conditions.
• Ability to lift, carry, and maneuver materials or equipment as required by the job.
Why Join Us?
• We offer comprehensive benefits including but not limited to medical, dental, and vision coverage, flexible PTO, 10 Paid Holidays per year, life and AD&D, short and long-term disability coverage, participation in a 401k program that includes company match, and many other additional voluntary benefits.
• Career development and professional growth opportunities.
• A collaborative and inclusive workplace culture rooted in our core values.
• The opportunity to lead some of the region's most impactful healthcare projects while shaping the next generation of field leadership and supporting facilities that directly serve patients and communities.
