Superintendent Jobs

Department: Project Management

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Salem, OR

Description

Pence Contractors is a locally owned and operated company focused on Building Space for People to Flourish. For our team, that means providing the opportunity, mentorship, training, and equity to reach career goals. For our clients, it means a reliable partner focused on the end user. We build places to play, grow, learn, heal, and live.

We are looking for a Superintendent to join our team in Lebanon, that has the ability to manage the GC side of things. The Superintendent has comprehensive knowledge of commercial construction and supervises accordingly.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, the Superintendent must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily and in a timely manner. The following duties are representative of the job but are not all inclusive and other duties may be assigned as needed.

Leadership

• Act as a steward of Pence culture – Who We Are
• Behaves in a manner that sets a positive example for others to follow
• Makes day to day decisions that enhance profitability without sacrificing our values or relationships
• Follow all policies and procedures and assure others do as well
• Responsible for mitigating and reporting project risk
• Uphold and communicate Pence safety standards
• Grow and mentor Assistant Superintendents, Project Engineers, Interns and others reporting to this position
• Proactive, self-starting, self-managing
• Takes ownership for the project
• Participates in meetings and committees

General Duties

• Pre-job orientation with subcontractors and employees.
• Attend Owner, Contractor, and Subcontractor meetings as required.
• In collaboration with the Project Manager (PM), ensure that all phases of construction. are completed on time, within budget and within company guidelines.
• Take corrective action when needed by way of written notice – non-conformance, correction notice, deviation, in conjunction with Project Manager.
• Prepare written correspondence to protect the company's interests in both proactive and defensive manners.
• Complete/approve time cards.
• Track concrete yardage and placement as required.
• Evaluate effectiveness of each operation for quality and productivity.
• Responsible for coordination of self-preformed work, subcontractors, material suppliers, inspectors, testing labs and others to fulfill the requirements of the schedule.
• Supervise Assistant Superintendent and/or Foremen and assist them in their development of short-range operational plans.
• Responsible to properly document all aspects of the work daily via job site reports.
• Monitor jobsite personnel's adherence to established policies, practices and procedures.
• Act as the Company's onsite representative.
• Facilitate weekly subcontractor meetings
• Review and understand Owner, Contractor, and Subcontractor contracts.
• Track labor productivity as required for self-preformed work.

Safety

• Ensures that all applicable safety codes and requirements are adhered to.
• Completes all necessary inspections.
• Be aware of ever changing applicable building code and safety regulations.
• Responsible to maintain adequate levels of job site security.
• Maintain a safe work site by implementing good housekeeping regulations and safety requirements, enforcing safe work habits and observing all safety rules and regulations.
• Assure all new job site personnel understand company policies, safety practices and requirements, working hours, etc.
• Produce site specific safety plan and fall protection plan.
• Responsible for all aspects of job site safety including daily safety checks and weekly safety meetings.

Schedule

• Plan and coordinate the sequence of work.
• Track schedule delays.
• Prepare three-week look-ahead schedule and provide weekly updates to Project Manager, subcontractors and suppliers.
• Determine staffing needs (timing and types of labor) and initiate requests for field hires.
• Develop and update concrete pour plan as required.
• Notify PM of critical path items in order to determine priorities to maintain schedule.
• Schedule all involved trades on-site as well as off-site for each phase of construction.
• Assist PM with project close-out and final documentation.
• Source, screen and recommend for hire field labor.
• Ensure all certificates and final inspections have been obtained prior to project close out.
• Develop and enforce job schedule.

Budget

• Verify that vendor purchase orders are on-site and that procured material is properly accounted for, inventoried and secured.
• Conduct detailed inspections after each trade has completed its tasks and before any work is authorized for payment.
• Review and ensure deliveries/invoices are timely and accurate.
• Monitor project costs, making adjustments as needed.
• Assist in budgeting, bidding, and award of subcontracts.
• Follow Company's purchasing procedures while ordering or receiving any needed material and equipment within delegated authority.
• Continually review construction documents for coordination issues prior to delivery of materials for installation.

Construction

• Opening the job site at beginning of the day and securing the job site at the end of the day
• Assist in obtaining permits.
• Create site logistics plan and coordinate staging area on job site
• Identify plan discrepancies and timely communicate potential problems to the PM.
• Review construction plans and scopes of work to confirm all work is contracted and properly coordinated.
• Develop coordination/placement drawings as required for self-preformed work.
• Maintain and monitor project cleanliness and hold the subcontractors responsible for daily clean-up.
• Perform and execute job site setup including requisition of temporary trailer, utilities, storage units, fencing and other necessary jobsite facilities.
• Perform exterior envelope review, inspection and leak prevention
• In collaboration with PM, maintain and oversee as-built and plan updates.
• Coordinate formwork design and placement.
• Shop drawing and submittal Review.
• Exercise discretion and creativity in resolving construction discrepancies.

Quality Assurance

• Achieve quality work and owner satisfaction through effective construction management.
• Oversee QA/QC programs and duties.
• Verify quality of work performed by subcontractors and field labor.
• Create punch-list for subcontractors and suppliers. Ensure all punch-list work is complete and acceptable.

Communication

• Establish and maintain contact with appropriate city officials and inspectors as needed and verify that city final is complete and passed by the city inspector.
• Oversee each stage of project and communicate regularly with all necessary parties to keep team apprised of construction progress and associated issues or problems that may affect progress.
• Document "as-built" changes in construction documents and coordinate with subcontractors and suppliers.
• Responsible for accurate and timely completion of all company required paperwork such as job site inspections, incident reports, RFI's and safety checklists.

Any and all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

The following Superintendent qualifications are representative of the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to perform the job but are not all inclusive.

• Advanced critical thinking and judgment skills.
• Must have, or complete within six months of hire, CPR and first aid certifications and OSHA 30 training.
• Ability to write thorough, complete and timely reports and business correspondence and effectively communicate ideas and concepts.
• Strong organization/time management skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Preferred 10 or more years of field construction experience.
• Preferred 5 or more years in a supervisory capacity.
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
• Can work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Thorough understanding of building construction, means and methods, scheduling and cost control procedures, general contract, general conditions, subcontract documents, drawings and specifications.
• Strong understanding of and ability to use P6 scheduling software.
• Minimum of 1 years' experience with construction software platforms.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret all necessary construction plans, blueprints and documents.
• Proficient computer skills and a familiarity with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Must be available to work flexible hours. Work hours will be consistent with a Superintendent in the construction industry.

Benefits

This role includes access to full healthcare, dental and vision plans. Additionally, eligibility for our 401k match, company bonus, and PTO.

About Pence Construction

We build peace of mind.

We build it through structures and relationships with trust, dedication and collaboration. We are innovative and excited by possibility, yet purposeful and grounded in a tradition of excellence. We seek lasting partnerships with our people and our clients. We take visions and make them tangible. We ask big questions and analyze small details. Our partners and friends know they can count on us. We don't do ego. We do teamwork. We care about success and happiness. We care about peace of mind.