Assistant Project Superintendent

JOB SUMMARY

The Assistant Superintendent’s primary responsibility is to support the Project Superintendent and Project Manager in the successful completion of assigned projects. The Assistant Superintendent participates in overseeing job site safety, quality, project scheduling, and communications with the architect and consultants on field and constructability issues. Occasional travel is required. This position reports to the Project Superintendent.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential Functions

• Ensuring that all work is performed in accordance with contractual and quality standards.
• Assisting in scheduling and directing the daily activities of work and taking necessary action to assure that the project objectives of cleanliness, safety, price, schedule, quality and process are met.
• Maintaining daily paperwork such as field reports, schedule updates and e-mail correspondence to keep the various people involved with the project informed of important issues.
• Implementing incremental project schedules that make sure upcoming events are on track and are being proactively attended to.
• May be assigned responsibility for a segment of a Project.
• Assists Project Manager and Superintendent in the development and updating of the CPM Construction Schedule.
• Provide administrative support to the project Superintendent.
• Provides leadership and guidance to the project staff.
• Maintains and supports safety programs by promoting and maintain a culture that values safety, health and cleanliness.
• Assists in establishing, maintaining, and leading the on-site Total Quality Management Process.
• Assist in the preparation and execution of the project closeout process.
• Conducting and/or attending pre-construction, progress and other project and staff meetings.
• Participating in training and other forms of continuous improvement initiatives.
• Assists Superintendent with the SWPPP Program.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Construction Skills

• Understands means and methods of construction and processes.
• Has a working knowledge of civil, architectural, mechanical and electrical work.
• Understands the sequencing of work and the strategy of creating effective project schedules.
• Has the ability to understand the function and purpose of the final product. Uses the knowledge to challenge the appropriateness of the work in progress.

Action Oriented

• Proactive, plans well and addresses problems/issues efficiently.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail required to produce quality work.
• Is committed to doing quality work the first time.
• Works to meet or beat schedules and is driven to bring closure to avoid long punch lists.

Interpersonal Skills

• Strong time management working with deadlines, and the ability to perform a variety of tasks simultaneously in an accurate and timely manner.
• Strong in leadership, problem solving, and conflict resolution and can manage difficult situations to a successful conclusion.
• Strong customer service skills needed to build and maintain relationships with owners, subcontractors, and vendors.
• Goal oriented and can react quickly to challenging circumstances to achieve the desired end result.
• Behavior that supports positive work environment keeping in line with company mission and values.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required skills needed but not limited to the following:

• A.S. degree in construction management or similar.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in the construction industry with a commercial and/or industrial general contractor.
• Experience in managing a direct hire workforce and subcontractors.
• Proficient with computer software used in the construction industry.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• The physical demands described are a representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to sit, converse, and listen; use hands to touch, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and to reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee must be able to lift and/or carry over 50 pounds on a periodic basis and be able to push/pull over 50 pounds on a periodic basis.
• Reliable, predictable attendance at the scheduled site/office
• Ability to work in sometimes stressful environment
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team
• The employee must be able to stand and/or walk at least eight hours per day.
• The Employee must be able to work and adapt to outside temperature fluctuations such as the heat of the summer and the cold of the winter months.
• The work in this position is performed both indoors and outdoors.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the listed functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme cold and extreme heat. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals; risk of electrical shock and risk of vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.