Superintendent – Houston

Job title: Superintendent

Department: Construction

Location: Houston, Texas

Travel required: 25%

Position type: Full-time

Please type “Superintendent” in the Reference # field of your application.

Superintendent Overview

The Superintendent shall supervise all onsite staff including the Filed Coordinators and Assistant superintendent’s subcontractors, consultants, and vendors on a daily basis. This supervision shall ensure adequate manpower is available for each task and compliant work performed. This position shall be responsible for monitoring labor crews and security personnel.  Must have excellent attention to detail and ability to adjust quickly as priorities change. Provide direction to and resolve problems amongst 40+ subcontractors and vendors.  Carefully control labor hours and invoiced expenses.

Superintendent Role & Responsibilities

• Communicate questions effectively using plans, sketches and photographs as needed 
• Prepare for and conduct the Subcontractor Meeting Each week; 3 Week look ahead schedule and meeting agenda, any new Plan Changes and RFI responses, weekly safety topic, hot topics and issues
• Plan revisions, maintain a current set up plans, check plans and submit RFI’s as needed so that productivity is not hindered, communicate changes to subs in the field
• Safety: Conduct daily safety walk, correct any issues immediately and report to sub’s foreman and superintendent, document repeated offenses and email sub’s main office (copy PM) if an issue continues or is not corrected.
• Draws: Review draws and invoices when requested for accuracy and report any issues to Superintendent. 
• Schedules; Update the projected and actual schedule prior to the team meeting each week. Create a three-week summary schedule to distribute at weekly sub meetings
• Punch Lists: Create and distribute detailed completion lists and punch lists and manage the completion of the lists
• Inspections: Work with city inspectors to pass as needed, follow up on all Third-Party Inspections to make sure all deficiencies are cleared; Fair Housing, Water Proofing, Structural, Concrete, Welding, Safety, Bank Inspectors, Any other Inspector

Qualifications & Requirements

• MS Office (excel, Word, MS Project), Procore
• Ability to identify deficient work and provide resolution.
• Be able to read and understand plans
• Physically lift up to 100 lbs.
• Must be able to travel to the jobsite(s) as assigned.
• Have Endurance and ability to visit entire job site, including stairs or other elevated structures.
• Interpersonal Skills – Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting; Keeps emotions under control; Remains open to others’ ideas and tries new things.
• Oral Communication – Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings.
• Written Communication – Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information
• Must be communicate well at all levels from labor crews to city officials and investors.  
• Must be able to manage and update project schedules.
• Excellent organization and Time management skills
• Adaptability – Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Attendance/Punctuality – Is consistently at work and on time; Ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; Arrives at meetings and appointments on time.
• Dependability – Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; 
• Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals.; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
• Initiative – Volunteers readily; Undertakes self-development activities; Seeks increased responsibilities; Takes independent actions and calculated risks; Looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; Asks for and offers help when needed.

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 the essential functions.

This position involves work at a construction site where duties will be performed both indoors and outdoors.

Overtime may be required to meet project deadlines

Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse and other business machines

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk; Use hands to handle, or feel; Reach with hands and arms; Climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl

Please type “Superintendent” in the Reference # field of your application.

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