Senior Project Superintendent - Des Moines

If you picture yourself doing great things that make a difference in the lives of others, Turner is the place to be. Turner Construction is an industry leading commercial construction general contractor with a 120-year history spanning iconic projects around the globe, including 10 of the world's 100 tallest buildings.  

Turner’s rich Iowa history began with the construction of the iconic Hazen Water Tower in 1930 located at 48th and Hickman in Des Moines and continues today as Iowa’s leading General Contractor. Turner’s Des Moines office portfolio includes everything from healthcare, higher education, aviation, municipalities, commercial, sports, critical facilities, office building, and renovations.  

Turner is committed to sustaining a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where everyone feels connected, sees themselves represented at all levels of the company, and feels supported to reach their ultimate potential. Turner builds some of the most ambitious projects in the world. The technical expertise of our people makes us a recognized leader in many markets. Our projects are well known. Our people set us apart. We inspire greatness. Can you picture yourself at Turner? If so, apply and let’s do great things together! 

Position Description: Supervises the field construction of a single large or complex project or multiple projects, including organization, planning, and scheduling, in order to complete the work on time, within budget, and to quality specified.

Reports to: Project Manager or Project Executive

Essential Duties & Responsibilities*:

• Primary liaison with owners/architects/engineers for the day-to-day construction activities of the project.
• Participate in project pursuits, proposals and presentations. Main contributor insecuring the project during the competition phase.
• Lead, supervise and develop Superintendents and other staff, including providing input on or complete performance appraisals.
• Develop and implement overall project set-up and site logistics plan and identifying project-specific scope of work to implement the plan.
• Develop and implement overall project work schedules identifying the critical path including the expediting of scheduled critical materials and equipment for their timely delivery to site.
• Review and respond to subcontractor schedule impacts and or claims of productivity impacts.
• Ensure strict adherence to ethics and compliance requirements at all times.
• Develop and manage the overall site safety program as required and ensuring subcontractor compliance with Turner standards and all applicable safety codes and regulations.
• Manage and make decisions related to the performance of work related to scheduling, delivery, logistics, quality control and trade employee staffing levels.
• Document project field issues that impact budget, quality or schedule.
• Respond to subcontractor requests for field issues that impact budget, quality or schedule.
• Oversee work among all trades to promote a coordinated project operation. Resolve local area problems, regarding procedures, precedence, design clarifications, adequate labor and equipment, schedule and all other appropriate matters.
• Manage labor relations with subcontractors and Turner trade staff.
• Implement mock-ups and associated testing, review and approval.
• Ensure all necessary permits and insurance are in place and kept current for the term of the project. Act as liaison to inspection agencies.
• Perform in the capacity of Stormwater Compliance Coordinator (SCC) in accordance with Turner’s Stormwater Compliance Program.
• Manage the General Conditions (GCs) and General Requirements (GRs) (back page) for the project to maintain the budget.
• Manage the billing process as it relates to Work-In-Place (WIP) and oversee the monthly estimate of work completed, payrolls, material invoices, and subcontractor payment applications.
• Manage the work to ensure that it is installed in compliance with and confirms to the approved contract documents.