Superintendent Job
Summary of Position: The Project Superintendent is the company’s representative assigned the responsibility and authority for daily coordination and direction of the project so it is safe, within budget, on schedule, in compliance with the company’s quality standards and to the customer’s satisfaction. To accomplish this, he or she must create a plan on how to construct the project and insure that daily and weekly construction activities are consistent with this plan.
The experience and capabilities of the Project Superintendent will directly influence the delegation of authority and responsibility from the Project Manager. The Project Manager and Project Superintendent will work as a complementary team where the sum of their efforts is greater than their individual efforts. The Project Manager will generally concentrate on the long-range planning, problem solving and logistics so that the Project Superintendent can concentrate most of his or her time on the daily and short-range direction of the project.
Primary Tasks:
· Assist with budget transfer by: 1) reviewing the plans and specs 2) helping the Project Manager review the proposed sub/vendor list and expressing his or her knowledge and concerns, if any, 3) verifying the bidders scopes of work and attempting to identify omissions and duplications, if any, and 4) reviewing and accepting the Self-Perform budget numbers used in the bid.
· Manage project planning – develop and execute the pre-job plan.
· Assist the project manager in building the construction schedule to meet the company objectives and contract requirements. Participate in the project scheduling to the extent necessary to ensure that it is “your schedule" and that it complies with the project planning.
· Work with project management in determining the construction methods and techniques to be used to build the project.
· Prepare for, and participate in, the pre- and post-construction conference.
· Help create, approve and manage job forecasts.
· Manage and develop superintendents, engineers, foremen and craft persons. The Superintendent has the authority to hire and fire all hourly personnel under his direct supervision.
· Manage salaried staff - the Superintendent will be consulted in the assignment of salaried staff. He or she is responsible for defining what is expected of, providing feedback to, and evaluating salaried personnel under his direction. He or she is to recommend promotions, transfers or termination, according to his or her needs and evaluations.
· Orient new personnel to the company and project.
· Review equipment requirements with the project manager. Emphasis should be given to utilization of company-owned equipment. The equipment department will initiate the purchase of any capital equipment (in excess of $3,000), as required. If equipment is not available from company sources, the Superintendent may rent, as required. Special effort should be made to minimize outside equipment rentals. Small tool needs are to be reviewed with the project manager.
· Coordinate, schedule and manage all subcontractors and vendors. Conducting weekly meetings with all subcontractor foremen is encouraged. Expedite vendors and subcontractors on a daily and weekly basis. Call on the project manager for assistance with major or unusual delivery or performance problems. Identify and resolve construction problems as they develop.
· Maintain accurate time-keeping and cost records. The next job you build may be bid on the basis of your cost record.
· Develop form detailing and special construction methods for job efficiency.
· Review weekly labor reports and monthly total job cost reports carefully to determine areas needing special attention, and initiate changes and procedures to bring costs back into budget.
· Manage material receiving – ensure that material received is properly inspected for quantity and quality, and that the receiving tickets are properly signed and coded and forwarded to the accounting department.
· Comply with all jobsite reporting requirements, including daily reports, field purchase orders, weekly unit reports, weekly updates to the “two week look-aheads" and monthly updates to the construction schedule.
· Familiarize yourself with shop drawings and submittals and help project managers comply with the submittal schedule, contract documents and company reporting requirements.
· Plan and conduct required job meetings.
· Maintain safety standards - safety planning is to be included in all pre-job planning and considered foremost in the daily operations. All government and company safety regulations and requirements shall be enforced by the project superintendent.
· Maintain quality consistent with company standards. The superintendent is responsible for all quality control on the project and any repetitive quality problems with a subcontractor or vendor should be called to management’s attention. The company has a policy and past record of providing high quality work and this standard is to be maintained on each project.
· Assist the project manager in preparing and submitting the monthly pay app. consistent with the contract documents.
· Approve the monthly sub/vendor invoices.
· Prepare for and attend monthly job cost meetings with the VP of Operations, general superintendent and project manager.
· Identify all potential change orders and back-charges that may affect project profitability and document them to the extent required.
· Close out the project in compliance with the contract documents.
· Satisfy the customer, subcontractors, vendors and the company. Be sensitive to special requirements of the customer, subs, vendors or neighbors to ensure satisfactory relations.
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