The Assistant Construction Superintendent is responsible for managing subcontractors and volunteers on construction sites, monitoring and ensuring a safe work environment, and stocking materials at job sites. They will also be responsible for communicating instructions to subcontractors and delivery personnel as well as working with staff members on affiliate-related matters.
Compensation and Benefits
Habitat DC-NOVA strives to foster a collaborative, support, and flexible work environment with a dynamic and passionate team that is committed to creating affordable homeownership opportunities for everyone.
The salary range of this position is $60,000 to $65,000 and workdays for this position are currently Monday through Friday, with the possibility of shifting to Tuesday through Saturday depending on project needs. Compensation commensurate with experience and qualifications. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package including healthcare benefits, vision benefits, dental benefits, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plan with an employer contribution, generous paid time off, and more.
About Habitat DC-NOVA
Habitat for Humanity of Washington, D.C. & Northern Virginia (Habitat DC-NOVA) believes that everyone deserves a safe, decent, and affordable place to call home. We help families with low and moderate incomes build strength, stability, and self-reliance by creating and preserving affordable homeownership. While we are best known for building and selling affordable homes, we do so much more: we repair existing homes, mobilize and advocate in support of pro-housing policies and solutions, provide homeowner financial education, and engage thousands of volunteers across the region. Our work brings together local families, community partners, volunteers, faith-based organizations, companies, and individuals to serve families in need of shelter. Habitat DC-NOVA launched in 2022 when DC Habitat and Habitat NOVA combined to become a single, regional organization. You can learn more about our work at .
Essential Duties
- Lead, train, and motivate volunteers on job sites to complete residential construction tasks.
- Prepare job sites for volunteers with the proper tools, materials, and safety equipment.
- Assign work to and supervise volunteer crew leaders on the worksite.
- Demonstrate awareness of the "volunteer experience" and take steps to support this experience wherever possible.
- Deliver material and tools to job sites in preparation for workdays.
- File receipts for financial tracking and payment of invoices.
- Assist in maintaining organization and servicing of tools, materials, and construction vehicles.
- Support the affiliate in other duties as assigned.
intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities held by this
position. Responsibilities may change over time. In addition, reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
Qualifications
- Strong desire to motivate and teach people with a variety of personalities, ages and backgrounds.
- Knowledge of residential construction, job site safety, building codes, tools, and trailer operation.
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints and construction drawings.
- Ability to drive a company vehicle including pick-up trucks.
- Demonstrated proficiency in the Microsoft Suite of applications, especially Excel.
- Ability to use office equipment such as computers, scanners, copy machines, etc.
- Meet physical demands of job including strenuous activity requiring the ability to sit, walk, carry, push, pull, lift 50 pounds repeatedly, and climb and bend.
- 1 year of construction experience desired
To apply for this position, please submit a resume and cover letter with your desired salary to Kelly Renaud at . Include "Assistant Construction Superintendent" in the subject line. You may also apply online via our postings.
ONLY CANDIDATES WHO FOLLOW APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THE ROLE.
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,founded in 1976, is a global, Christian-based nonprofit organization that grew out of an intentionally multi-racial community in rural Georgia. Seeking to put God's love into action, Habitat brings together people of all faiths and people of no faith to build homes, communities and hope. Working alongside each other, we help families and individuals build and improve places to call home and achieve the strength, stability and self-reliance they need to build better lives for themselves. Habitatseeks individuals who have a willingness to affirm these principles and values.
At Habitat for Humanity International, we embrace a history rooted in creating equity and take our mission seriously by courageously committing to a culture and workplace where all staff feel safe, welcome, visible, respected, supported and valued. As an equal opportunity employer, we realize that our success depends upon building an inclusive workforce of diverse perspectives and encourage people of varied races (which is inclusive of traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, protective hairstyles and hair texture), ethnicities, national origins, tribes, religions, ages, gender identities and expressions, genders, sexual orientations, marital statuses, disabilities, veteran/reserve national guard statuses, socio-economic statuses, thinking and communication styles to work with us.
We also require that all staff take seriously their ethical responsibilities to safeguarding our intended beneficiaries, their communities (especially children), and all those with whom we work. In line with the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse, all staff must pass a thorough background screening and will be held accountable to upholding our policies around ethical behavior, including safeguarding and whistleblowing.
