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Superintendent

McGann Construction
Madison, WI Full Time
POSTED ON 4/9/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/8/2025

Job description

Looking for experienced superintendents who are ready to join a growing and dynamic company. Needs to be a self-starter and bring a wealth of construction industry knowledge in the commercial and multi-family sectors. Compensation commensurate with experience.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Leadership Traits

  • Organized and demonstrates strong time management skills
  • Possesses strong interpersonal skills and understands the importance of getting all trades focused on common goal(s)
  • Communicates clearly and effectively to all subcontractors, vendors, and owners—whether in person, via phone, or by email
  • Willing to work with others to achieve a common goal; team mindset vs. individual
  • Delegates site responsibilities effectively to McGann staff and others
  • Demonstrates solid problem-solving skills

General Expectations

  • Interfaces and develops relationships with owners, architects, engineers, design professionals, and municipalities to ensure design intent is satisfied
  • Coordinates, understands, and enforces subcontractor assignments and scopes of work
  • Provides leadership on productivity issues and monitors work performance based on project requirements
  • Reads and understands project documents (project drawings, specifications, geotechnical reports)
  • Has clear knowledge and understanding of challenges working in dynamic environments, especially on multi-family and commercial projects
  • Develops site utilization plans based on project-specific conditions
  • Expected to thoroughly review and identify issues with project documents and advise on solutions with senior-level management
  • Provides leadership alongside Project Managers in managing project costs
  • Responsible for maintaining clean site trailers and setting high housekeeping standards across the entire project
  • Major contributor to developing McGann field staff and advocates for improving overall company competency
  • Physical demands include the ability to navigate construction jobsites and occasionally assist with lifting materials and/or products within reason
  • Takes a lead role in project close-out, including commissioning and owner training

Document Control

  • Maintains accurate contract documents and demonstrates competency in the following areas:
  • Proficient in filing and posting RFIs, Construction Bulletins, and applicable changes to maintain accurate contract drawings throughout the project—not just at the end
  • Creates accurate and inclusive daily logs electronically
  • Manages and submits McGann labor timecards as required
  • Ensures filing of submittals, contracts, and other applicable documents follows company expectations and file structure
  • Identifies issues in a timely manner within project documents and follows up with technical writing and proper RFI submissions
  • Ensures punch lists are developed, completed, filed, and disseminated per company expectations for all trades, in conjunction with supplementary McGann staff

Safety

  • Ensures implementation of the McGann Safety Program for a safe and healthy work environment on site
  • Works with the Operations Manager, Safety Director, and other McGann staff to adhere to all applicable OSHA regulations
  • Responsible for ensuring accident reports, weekly toolbox talks, and all other applicable forms are completed as directed
  • Conducts safety orientations for McGann employees and subcontractors

Submittals

  • Responsible for accurate review and approval of all shop drawings and submittals

Technology

  • Demonstrates proficiency in Word, Excel, Adobe, Bluebeam, and Project
  • Willing to continue developing and using technology as a tool for managing project schedules
  • Develops, maintains, and disseminates all required schedules, including bi-weekly 3-Week Look-Aheads and monthly Microsoft Project schedules
  • Provides and communicates schedules to all pertinent parties as part of bi-weekly or weekly foremen meetings
  • Responsible for scheduling all deliveries and inspections
  • Expected to provide sufficient advance notice to the Operations Manager for labor requests
  • Coordinates all labor, material, and equipment needs in a timely manner in conjunction with the secondary superintendent based on each project

Meetings

  • Attends and contributes to pre-construction meetings with the Project Manager and Owners
  • Develops and conducts inclusive agendas for weekly or bi-weekly foremen meetings, followed by accurate documentation of meeting minutes and disbursement via email to applicable parties

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Retirement plan
  • Vision insurance

Ability to Commute:

  • Madison, WI 53714 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

  • Madison, WI 53714: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

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