Construction Superintendent - Synectics : Job Details

Construction Superintendent

Synectics

Job Location : Madison,WI, USA

Posted on : 2025-03-09T10:53:16Z

Job Description :
Duties and Responsibilities
  • Superintendents oversee the entire lifecycle of construction projects, including organization, scheduling, budgeting, and implementation.
  • This role utilizes subordinate personnel and specialized trades to plan, direct, and coordinate activities concerned with constructing and maintaining structures, facilities, and systems.
  • This position accepts responsibility for all actions and those of their subcontractors and the safety of all construction personnel, clients' employees, and customers.
  • Our superintendents are construction managers, estimators, surveyors, laborers, carpenters, and more.
  • Supervise, train, schedule, assign work and tasks, and provide problem-solving assistance for carpenters, sub-contractors, and staff to meet deadlines
  • Confer with supervisory personnel, other company staff, owners, contractors, or design professionals to discuss and resolve matters, such as work procedures, complaints, or construction problems
  • Review project bid proposals, budget, and plans
  • Prepare and submit budget estimates, progress reports, subcontracts, change orders, purchase orders, or cost-tracking reports
  • Review job specifications and plans to determine appropriate construction methods
  • Evaluate construction methods and determine the cost-effectiveness of plans
  • Interpret and explain plans and contract terms to representatives of the owner or developer, including administrative staff, workers, or client
  • Apply for and obtain all necessary permits or licenses
  • Perform or contract others to perform prebuilding assessments, such as conceptual cost estimating, feasibility or energy efficiency, environmental and sustainability assessments
  • Determine labor requirements for dispatching workers to construction sites
  • Execute quality control and environmental protection
  • Ensure the job site is kept clean and neat; this involves physically cleaning up the site
  • Inspect or review projects to monitor compliance with building and safety codes, environmental or other regulations
  • Requisition supplies or materials to complete construction projects; manage purchase orders
  • Investigate damage, accidents, or delays at construction sites to ensure that proper construction procedures are being followed
  • Implement new or modified plans in response to delays, severe weather, or construction site emergencies
  • Supply owner with contractor list, owner's manual, and a working knowledge of completed project
  • Walk through of completed project with city officials to obtain final inspections and occupancy requirements
  • Walk through of completed project with project manager, owner, and other representatives to create a final punch list of items; punch list is to be completed in a timely manner
  • Report to the Project Manager and other supervisory personnel
Qualifications :
  • High School Diploma or equivalent level of education; required
  • Valid Driver's License; required
  • Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management or another related field; preferred • OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 Certification; preferred or within the onboarding process
  • Forklift Operator Certification: preferred or within the onboarding process
  • First Aid/CPR Certification; preferred Experience
  • Four (4) years of construction-related or building-related experience in the field; preferred
  • One (1) year in a supervisory position; preferred
  • Thorough knowledge of blueprints, technical drawings, specifications, and contracts
  • General knowledge and application of building codes, ADA regulations, material takeoffs, budgeting, permitting, and inspection process
  • General knowledge of all trades, scheduling, and OSHA rules and regulations
  • General knowledge of construction methods and technologies
  • General knowledge of trade scope of work and building construction types and details
  • Working knowledge of scheduling software and email software; other computer skills as needed
  • Ability to identify OSHA safety issues and resolve them
  • Ability to adapt and problem-solve in planned and unplanned conditions
  • Ability to schedule and maintain a timeline; order required materials
  • Ability to maintain Health Department requirements during a job
  • Ability to lead a weekly job meeting
  • Must be able to shoot grades, operate power tools, and caulk as needed
  • Must have effective leadership, motivation, goal-setting, and conflict-management skills
  • Must have interpersonal skills with all employees, clients, and customers
  • Must be able to manage concurrent tasks and maintain paperwork, including daily logs, change orders, purchase orders, and weekly job notes
  • Must have organizational, time management, delegation, prioritization, and multitasking skills
  • Must have excellent communication and professionalism, including writing, speaking, and active listening
  • Working Conditions:
  • Works indoors (office, office trailer, storage trailer) or outdoors (jobsite)
  • Exposure to loud noise, extreme hot/cold, various weather conditions, cleaning materials, and other MSDS materials; must use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) often
  • Essential physical requirements include walking, standing, sitting, climbing ladders, stooping, bending, typing, maneuvering on uneven terrain, and performing repetitive tasks
  • Ability to lift, move, push, and pull up to or above 50 pounds
  • Required to work periodically on weekends, nights, and out of town as needed
  • Ability to work additional hours beyond a regular workday
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