This role requires the ability to travel extensively and temporarily reside at the project site for extended periods of time, with travel home provided during project.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead Field Operations: Serve as the primary on-site liaison between ownership, architects, engineers, and subcontractors. Oversee all field construction activities, ensuring seamless coordination and clear communication across all stakeholders.
- Schedule & Plan: Create and execute comprehensive project schedules, identifying critical path activities and ensuring timely delivery of materials, equipment, and labor to keep projects on track and within budget.
- Team Leadership: Supervise and develop field staff, promote a collaborative culture, and provide mentorship and performance feedback to build a high-performing construction team.
- Safety Champion: Develop and enforce a proactive site-specific safety plan. Ensure compliance with all applicable safety regulations, codes, and company standards, fostering a zero-incident environment.
- Quality Control: Ensure all work is executed to the highest standards of quality, in accordance with contract documents, specifications, and best practices. Manage inspections, testing, and approval processes including mock-ups.
- Problem Solver: Identify and resolve project challenges swiftly, from design clarifications and labor concerns to material delays and scheduling conflicts, to keep work progressing efficiently.
- Site Operations Management: Oversee site logistics, equipment, subcontractor workforces, temporary facilities, and general site conditions. Manage general requirements and conditions to support field productivity and budget control.
- Compliance & Permitting: Ensure all necessary permits, licenses, and insurance documents are secured and kept current. Act as the primary contact for local agencies, inspectors, and compliance officers.
- Budget & Billing Oversight: Monitor labor and material costs, manage project WIP (Work-in-Place), and oversee subcontractor invoicing and progress payments.
- Environmental Oversight: Act as the Stormwater Compliance Coordinator (SCC), ensuring adherence to stormwater regulations and environmental standards.
- Additional duties may be assigned as needed.
Physical Demands
- Navigate active construction sites, including climbing stairs, ladders, and scaffolding
- Work at heights and in confined spaces when necessary
- Lift and carry up to 50 pounds occasionally
- Maintain visual and auditory awareness of site hazards (e.g., alarms, machinery)
- Stand, stoop, crouch, and walk for extended periods
Work Environment
- Primarily field-based on active construction sites
- Regular exposure to weather elements, loud noise, moving machinery, and airborne particles
- Must be comfortable working in high-risk and high-intensity environments
- Appropriate PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required and provided
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience preferred
- Minimum 8 years of experience in building construction, including at least 4 years in a supervisory or superintendent role
- Equivalent combinations of education and hands-on experience considered
- In-depth knowledge of PEMB erection processes and sequencing
- Deep understanding of construction means, methods, sequencing, and materials
- Proficient in reading and interpreting blueprints, specifications, and contracts
- Experienced with layout, line and grade, and surveying methods
- Familiar with cost control processes and basic accounting procedures
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Experienced with construction software and tools (e.g., Procore, Primavera, BIM, Lean Construction technologies)
- Strong leadership and communication abilities
- Strategic thinker with excellent problem-solving skills
- Able to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- This role requires the ability to travel extensively and temporarily reside at the project site for extended periods of time, with travel home provided during project.