Company: Barton Malow Builders

Job Location: Detroit, MI

Position: Superintendent

REQ ID: 11085

POSITION SUMMARY

Barton Malow Builders is seeking a Superintendent to join our team. This position is responsible for managing complex stand-alone projects from start to finish and managing day-to-day operations at the jobsite unaided. The Superintendent supervises and coordinates various contractors to ensure their contracts are fulfilled on schedule, in accordance with plans and specifications, and ensuring a quality product for the owner. The Superintendent oversees the construction effort to ensure the project is constructed safely in accordance with design, budget, and schedule.

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepares detailed and timely daily reports. Incorporates/reviews subcontractor’s daily reports for issues, coordination and claim avoidance.
• Assists with development of work scopes and front-end documents for bidding to create clear and concise scopes of work, assists with bid process, including participation in post-bid interviews and answering bidder questions, identifies potential contractors to bid based on project requirements and ability to perform intended scope.
• Enforces corporate safety policies on jobsite, including pre-task safety planning and providing key responsibility for safety compliance in the field.
• Ensures project rules and procedures are maintained and checks progress and quality of work being performed.
• Observes and interfaces with contractors or trades to enforce responsibilities, monitor work performance and productivity, and coordinate project changes.
• Oversees creation and completion of punch list process.
• Supervises, coordinates and sequences contractor’s work to minimize interference between various contractors on the project.
• Initiates set-up of project schedule; maintains and manages schedule, including preparation of detailed short-term schedules and ensuring all activities take place on or ahead of scheduled dates.
• Assists with inspection process and leads contractor coordination meetings.
• Organizes/manages day-to-day on-site field labor force.
• Assists with initiation of set up of jobsite, including mobilization of trailer and setup of field and processes.
• Assists PM with management of overall budget and forecasting of usage, by helping to control cost and monitoring potential changes from contractors, including time and materials.
• Develops site logistics plans for entire project with assistance to maximize productivity and minimize impacts to building occupants.
• Involvement in seeking repeat and new business sales.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• 5+ years of direct supervision of projects including trades.
• 4-year technical/engineering degree or equivalent combination of education/experience required.
• Ability to effectively communicate with all members of the team including contractors, architects and owners.  Ability to negotiate and professionally handle conflicts and confrontations.
• Demonstrated knowledge in construction principles, practices and methods, performance standards, environmental regulations, workplace safety, and union relations.
• Healthcare, sports, higher education, manufacturing and/or other market experience preferred.