Assistant Superintendent

Job Description Summary:

Plan, organize, and direct activities concerned with the construction and maintenance of structures, facilities, and systems resulting in successful project completion.

Job Description:

• POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
• •Able to perform all essential Project Engineer job responsibilities
• •Confer with supervisory personnel, owners, contractors, and design professionals to discuss and resolve matters such as work procedures, complaints, and construction problems
• •Attend and participate in Safety Training Program and enforce safety procedures
• •Verify subcontractor certificates of insurance
• •Prepare and maintain responsibility for CPM job schedule
• •Develop Owner and Architect’s confidence
• •Recruit, organize, train, direct and coordinate field construction team including subcontractor’s direct hire work
• •Assure work quality - set standards for quality control
• •Order materials and tools and plan supply allotment to avoid “crisis” buying
• •Prepare necessary reports (e.g. time sheets, work orders, daily reports and invoice approval)
• •Document and complete all punch lists in a timely manner
• •Review all drawings, specifications and subcontractor submittals
• •Chair or attend pre-job conference, regular subcontractor meetings
• •Perform start-up testing and turnover to Owner and document final close-out and Owner’s acceptance
• •Complete other responsibilities as assigned

• MINIMUM SKILLS OR EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
• •Engineering, Construction Management or Architectural degree, or equivalent experience (2-4 years as General Foreman)
• •Extensive field construction experience at supervisory level
• •Current Safety Trained Supervisor (STS) Certification, or achievement of STS Certification within six months of hire, maintenance of active certification status
• •Working knowledge of all crafts (ability to read and understand specifications for all trades), and foreman or journeyman in at least one trade, or project engineer
• •Knowledge of OSHA laws
• •Knowledge of job scheduling, planning, expediting and cost control
• •Ability in problem-solving
• •Strong sense of urgency