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The Christman Company

Job Description:

Build More with Your Career at Christman

Are you interested in becoming an employee-owner with a leading national general contractor that will provide you with opportunities to Build More in your professional career? The Christman Company is looking for Senior Project Superintendent candidates in our Grand Rapids region.

The Senior Project Superintendent is responsible for overseeing all field activities for large projects or multiple smaller projects and have a good understanding of all work activities taking place on these projects. This role also manages the coordination of subcontractors, sequencing of work activities, maintaining the project schedule, quality control, and enforcement of project safety rules to assure a successful project completion.

What You Will Do:

As a Senior Project Superintendent, your primary daily responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:

• Ensures Christman is represented at the project site every day work is being performed by setting expectations, responsibilities, and maintaining commitments.

• Review conceptual, schematic, and design development documents for constructability, phasing options, temporary protection requirements, site logistics, and other field construction issues. Recommend or evaluate construction options and efficiencies based on these reviews.

• Establish project site expectations for safety, quality, unforeseen conditions, housekeeping, and general conduct.

• Create project-specific safety program highlighting key or unique hazards introduced by site conditions or work methods and scheduled adjacencies. Develop and communicate leadership approach for addressing hazards on the project.. Define safety expectations by providing a safety orientation for every individual who enters the site. Emphasize the importance of not sacrificing safety for speed. Discuss relevant safety topics with trade contractor on a weekly basis or more frequently if needed.. Address early offenses to clarify expectations and reinforce commitment to safety, recognize and correct common work area hazards.

• Promptly report and investigate accidents and safety-related incidents, disciplining repeat or extreme violations, up to and including, permanently removing individuals from the project site.

• Plan and coordinate site logistics, including traffic patterns, equipment locations, and storage and staging.

• Partner with Project Manager, client, and trade contractors to develop a work plan for the project. Coordinate project team's preparation for upcoming work through scheduling and progress meetings.

• Plan and coordinate timely initiation, momentum, and completion of all trade contract work on the project site according to the project schedule.

• Oversee technical interpretation of construction documents and drawings, recommend construction methods, and equipment as required. Assure consistency with contractual specifications and requirements for the project.

• Discuss quality expectations with trade foremen prior to installation (pre-bid, post-bid, and pre-installation meetings).

• Arrange pre-installation coordination meetings for all work areas that involve overlapping work by multiple trade contractors.

• Prioritize and review critical submittals for dimensional control and constructability.

• Maintain rolling punch list defining final quality expectations and ensure completion.

• Verify and authorize trade contractor timesheets for extra work performed on a time and material basis.

• Authorize purchase requisitions for material, equipment, and labor as agreed with Project Manager, Executive, or Director prior to the project startup or in the event emergency situations arise and is required to keep the project and team members safe.

• Complete thorough and accurate daily reports of progress and concerns or challenges, including daily weather and safety inspections, violations, and accidents.

• Continuously assess and analyze project's actual status against goals, develop contingency plans, and revise construction strategy as required.

• When conflicts and disputes arise during the course of the project, focus all parties on developing mutually acceptable solutions aligned with the contractual agreements.

• Compile fair and honest reports of the project team's experience with each trade contractor using the trade contractor evaluation survey.

• Complete assigned and required training for this role.

• Promote Professional Development

• Establish an environment that supports questions and learning in the context of project goals and schedules.

• For all project team members, promote development of knowledge base, leadership skills, and partnership by modeling effective performance, encouraging discussion and debate over solutions and approaches, connecting project team members with learning opportunities and other team members who could serve as mentors, and prompting team members to recognize challenges early and plan ahead for important project activities.

• Provide motivational and constructive feedback to team members regarding the impact of their efforts on the project's success, impressions being created with other team members, and contributions to the quality of relationships being developed within the team.

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice

Expected Hours of Work

Full time position. Extended hours and weekends may apply.

Travel

Travel to and from the construction site is required, majority of the work will be done at the site. Most of the travel will be local, but some long distance and overnight travel may be required depending on the project.

What You Will Bring to the Team:

Required experience, knowledge, and skills for this role include:

• Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or related field.

• Minimum ten (10) years of commercial construction experience in a leadership role as a Foreman or Superintendent leading multiple projects at time or a single large/complex project typically ranging from $40M and above.

• Successful completion of classes or other training in Construction Management, Project Management, Safety, or Communication.

• -or- Equivalent combination of the above education, training, and experience.

Preferred experience, knowledge, and skills for this role include:

• Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or related field.

• Minimum of five (5) years leading a large/complex commercial construction project.

• OSHA 30-Hour, First Aid/CPR, and any other safety or qualify related certifications.

• Additional Eligibility Qualifications

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Advanced understanding of construction scheduling, cost control, and demonstrated ability to lead, control, and supervise large groups.

• Leads, manages, and plans work activities along with recognizing safety concerns while as promoting a safe culture amongst our team, partners, and trade contractors.

• Have a deep understanding of site requirements, tools, methods, and materials as it relates to the entire range of trade divisions.

• Have excellent problem solving and ability to communication solutions with an understanding of how risk is managed as it relates to the project and company as a whole.

• Effectively drive a project schedule.

• Understand job cost accounting practices and ability to analyze reports.

• Ability to manage time, plan, schedule, organize, and prioritize responsibilities to consistently meet deadlines.

• Demonstrates the ability to create and build strong, positive relationships with owners, architects, and contractors.

• Must be able to lead, work well with others, and build relationships with the project team and subcontractors, resolving conflicts or jobsite issues as they arise.

• Have a passion for team-based planning and problem-solving and wholehearted commitment to building strong partnerships to support project goals.

• Must be able to write and communicate clearly and quickly to a variety of audiences.

• Have basic computer skills and a basic understanding of Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Microsoft Word, Procore, Building Information Modeling (BIM), and a firm understanding of Microsoft Project.

The Christman family of companies is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.As part of our company policy, this position requires successful completion of pre-employment screening, including but not limited to drug and background screening.

Notice to Recruiting Agencies (Unsolicited Resumes): The Christman Company does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Please do not forward unsolicited agency resumes to our applicant tracking system, website, or to any Christman employee/affiliates. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Christman employees or its' affiliates will be considered property of The Christman Company and will be processed accordingly. Christman will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume without an executed agreement and assigned to a specific search.