Assistant Superintendent

Job description

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