Superintendent - Commercial

Job Title: Superintendent

Department: Operations

Business Unit: Commercial

Markets: Lafayette, Lake Charles and Baton Rouge

Reports to: Division President

General Summary:

Provide on-site coordination and implementation of construction projects. Schedule and coordinate all subcontractors, materials, equipment, ensuring the project is being built per plans, specifications, addendums & change orders. Responsible for inspections, quality control, scheduling, and job site safety. Responsible for updating Project Manager weekly regarding progress and or issues onsite.

KPIs (Key Performance Indicators):

1. Budget – establish rhythm for regular margin review and ensure projects are delivered within budget.
2. Scheduling – develop and update schedule to complete project in goal schedule
3. Customer Satisfaction – Maintain constant contact with Owners including weekly updates and monthly site meetings.
4. Processes/Effectiveness develop and ensure all processes and procedures are followed during construction including RFI’s, daily reports and photographs.

Budget

• Deliver projects in all markets on budget or under budget.

-Every month run management reports with PM to understand current budget, remaining cost to complete, opportunities for buyouts and potential areas of concern.

-Review subcontractor and vendors scopes of work and plans/specifications to help PM identify any potential CO’s.

Scheduling

• Deliver projects on schedule or ahead of schedule

-Develop and understand critical path of the schedule.

-Identify key milestones in the schedule that must be maintained to maintain or accelerate the schedule.

• Motivate, coordinate, direct and schedule subcontractors and suppliers to achieve the level of quality and top performance required to meet company objectives

Identify “priority list” for trades/ vendors that are falling behind schedule. Maintain the schedule and ensure all scopes of work are completed in a timely manner to hit closing budget

• Coordinate all subcontractors & vendors to ingrate and execute overall project schedule.
• Coordinate with Project Manager on Schedule Updates Weekly
• Coordinate needed testing services, consultant inspections, architect verifications.
• Onsite project Safety Meetings Monthly – Material provided by Project Manager
• Plan and develop weekly schedule updates and 3 week look ahead
• Schedule and coordinate Civil Engineers for building and site layout prior to Subcontractors beginning work.
• Schedule and facilitate all pre-installation meetings, weekly progress meetings & safety meetings.

Customer Satisfaction

• Actively develop a healthy Owner-Builder relationship
• Regularly update customers on progress and set expectations
• Work in cooperative ways with customers or design professionals, solving, anticipating and preventing problems
• In customer interactions, display awareness of construction detail to ensure delivery of projects that meet customer expectations

Display empathy and understand the concern, no issue is too small for a client to get off track. Show gratitude and patience through the interaction to get client back in good grace

Processes/Effectiveness

• Maintain a clean site with adequate and professionally represented “on site” construction facilities
• Comply with all governmental regulations related to the construction of your project within a respective jurisdiction
• Build high quality buildings through the management of and relationships with trade partners that are compelled to comply with contracts for service
• Prior to Job start there should be a full knowledge of Job Logistics and Execution Plan between Project Manager and Superintendent , Change Orders and Delays
• Review project documents (Specifications / Plans / Addendum) for discrepancies, code violations or incomplete means and methods and assist the project manager in resolution - "Scrubbing the Drawings."
• Communicate with the project team regarding supplementary information - RFI's, ASI's
• Collect all delivery tickets and remit to the accounting office.
• Ensure subcontractors are executing work performed per subcontract agreement, plans and specifications
• Daily field reports
• Log and report jobsite hours and payroll information
• Maintain project cleanliness, organization, and set-up
• Onsite project safety and required postings
• Quality control
• Required to be onsite daily

Basic Qualifications

• High school education or equivalent
• 5-10 years commercial superintendent construction experience
• Willingness to travel is preferred

Physical demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, feel, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Technical knowledge and skills

• Stays up to date on the basic concepts and methods used by trade partners.
• Is knowledgeable of all governmental regulations related to the development of land or construction of homes within a respective jurisdiction

General assessment skills

• Offers suggestions and/or ideas for change in a respectful and knowledgeable manner
• Exudes honesty and integrity within a professional image
• Demeanor is steady and consistent
• Presents Manuel Commercial in best possible light
• Obtains and passes on relevant information to others who should know
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must be professional and polished in appearance and speech

Work environment and schedule:

• Normal business hours: Monday - Thursday (7 am – 5 pm); Friday (7 am – 12 pm)
• Periodic night and weekend work may be necessary
• Serves all markets in the Company
• Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned by management