Superintendent in Birmingham

Reports to: Director of Construction; reporting relationships include members of project team.

Supervises: Onsite Project Team.

Responsibilities/ Duties:

• Pre-plans and schedules jobsite activity as required.
• Produces and updates weekly 4-week short interval schedule (integrated with overall project schedule).
• Oversees field office files.
• Plans and develops construction techniques and methods, materials handling, crew sizes and deployment, equipment requirements and task sequences.
• Recruits and coordinates training for all hourly jobsite personnel.
• Assists in applicable jobsite training of onsite APM's and Assistant Superintendents.
• Manages requirements of the NPDES.
• Posts required documentation in compliance with national, state and local labor laws.
• Administers company policies and procedures fairly and consistently.
• Prepares Daily Report and communicates project activity to management (Project Manager and Director of Construction).
• Purchases miscellaneous materials and requisitions equipment.
• Receives and maintains purchased materials and rented equipment.
• Reports, verifies and documents to management extra work requested by Owner, or occasioned by job conditions, which are beyond the original estimate or contract documents.
• Responsible for layout of accurate lines and grades for all work.
• Reviews project submittals.
• Checks and verifies dimensions within the design drawings, and as related to shop drawings.
• Verifies valid/current insurance of all on-site companies.
• Inspects for quality both company-performed work and subcontractors' work and for compliance with engineered drawings.
• Resolves quality assurance deficiencies.
• Prepares Labor Cost Report.
• Processes daily vendors' and subcontractors' invoices and delivery tickets.
• Conducts weekly subcontractor progress meetings.
• Initiates all jobsite safety and accident prevention efforts.
• Investigates and reports all accidents.
• Holds weekly safety meetings and inspections for submission.
• Conducts new-hire safety orientation utilizing The code of safe practices.
• Acts as on-site security representative.
• Maintains good community relations and clearly identifies jobsite by well-placed and maintained company signs and customer signage standards.
• Complies with contract specifications, PO's, SC's and permitting agencies for required inspections.
• Generates RFI's and applicable project correspondence.
• Assumes budget responsibility for labor costs, including subsistence and expenses, and miscellaneous purchases, such as concrete, lumber, equipment rental and overhead.
• Assists in the development of construction personnel through mentoring and on-the-job training.

Education/Experience:

• High school diploma with eight years applicable construction experience; two years supervisory experience in construction environment or 4-yr degree in Building Construction or a related field of study may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for applicable construction experience.

Specific Knowledge, Skills, License, Certifications Etc.:

• Good organizational and verbal communication skills; attention to detail.
• Carry out detailed written and verbal instructions independently.
• Provide effective verbal and written instructions.
• Good leadership and management skills.
• Collaborate with others to accomplish organizational goals, identify and resolve problems.
• Actions demonstrate consideration to others - participation in team projects.
• Retrieve information from technical sources.
• Current certification in First Aid and CPR.
• Maintains an OSHA 10-hour course current within the past three years.

Core Competencies:

• Accountability: Accepting responsibility that results in anticipation/prevention of problem areas from actions, and problem solving inside and outside the department/organization.
• Customer Focus: Makes service to internal and external customers a priority; focuses on exceeding customer expectations, not just meeting them; recognizes and values all key stakeholders; applies and develops service excellence.
• Effective Communication: Listens for understanding and appreciation, encourages open feedback; presents clearly and effectively one on one, and in small and large group settings; considers the audience in preparing messages and in choosing the appropriate communication channels; creates and encourages open channels of communication.
• Execution/Empowerment: Demonstrates the ability to get results; manages competing demands in fast paced environment with effective results; identifies and creates contingency solutions to ensure timely outcomes.
• Learning & Development: Learning new skills and increasing capabilities a high priority; takes action to address development needs in self and others, if applicable; identifies gaps and learning opportunities to ensure complete technical job proficiency; takes responsibility for own development and skills improvement.