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Project Superintendent - Civil
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. is one of America's premier commercial construction companies. Our reputation for tackling the toughest building challenges starts with our focus on building high-performing teams that collaborate with clients and industry partners starting in the earliest stages of design, throughout construction and beyond project completion. With offices and employees nationwide, we specialize in a wide range of project types including healthcare, education, renewable energy, marine, water/wastewater, commercial office and retail, hospitality/entertainment and airports. Originally founded as a family business in 1864, today we are proud to be 100 percent employee-owned.
The Project Superintendent is a critical field leadership position and is foundational to our projects’ success and safety. The Project Superintendent will oversee construction of civil projects in the field, providing leadership to field foremen, and ensure successful completion of trade work. The Superintendent will also work closely with the Project Manager to ensure timely and quality completion of construction process.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in implementation of project-specific safety and accident prevention programs and maintain safe work areas through regular job-site inspections
- Lead McCarthy’s Task Hazard Analysis (THA) process and implement all safety and EEO/Affirmative Action programs
- Schedule and manage multiple crews performing various tasks across the project site
- Develop a project site logistics plan
- Comprehend contract drawings/specifications and communicate with owners, inspectors and other trades
- Allocate resources, plan activities, review work and manage consumables/equipment, including compiling a comprehensive bill of materials and coordinating deliveries
- Manage McCarthy’s field personnel to achieve optimum performance
- Review and understand material budgets
- Review and understand equipment budgets
- Monitor project costs and identify areas for improvement
- Provide leadership in quality process
- Provide leadership in the safety and accident prevention programs
- Document daily construction activities
- Chair weekly subcontractor coordination meetings
- Issue and maintain short term schedules
- Assist Project Engineers in review of Shop Drawing and Submittals
- Assist Estimating in bidding opportunities and Preconstruction services
- Assist in development of detailed CPM Schedule
- Assist in development of Detailed Scope of Work
- Verify that As-Built drawings are kept current
- Assist Project Manager in development of Chart of Accounts
Qualifications
- 7+ years of applicable field leadership experience in underground utility installation
- Experience with self-perform large scale civil and underground utility projects
- Experience with HCSS/Heavy Jobs, Procore or Bluebeam a plus
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering or other a plus
- Previous experience directing and coordinating multiple crews and subcontractors
- Knowledge of civil construction principles/practices required
