Job Type

Full-time

Qualifications

• BS in Construction related curriculum or equivalent field experience
• Minimum of 5 years of field experience in the commercial construction industry
• OSHA 30 (Preferred)
• Demonstrated leadership abilities to manage and direct on-site project teams to successful completions
• Driver’s license

Benefits

• 401(k)/Matching
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Paid holidays
• Jury Duty/Military Leave
• Bonus Plan
• Profit Sharing Plan
• Wellness Program
• Referral Bonus
• Training
• Education Assistance/Tuition Reimbursement
• CORE Value recognition
• Company Sponsored Events

About Henley Construction

At Henley Construction, we continue expanding and bettering our team through growth and education as team members move forward in their personal careers and goals, while being active participants in the company’s strategic plans and its client’s success. We provide exceptional client service while successfully and safely executing what we are hired to do. Our Core Values are key to the culture of our company: Relationships, Growth, Solutions and Perspective all contribute to growing our team, our clients, and the business of construction. Henley serves a diverse range of customers including educational, community, industrial and private clients in Maryland and Northern Virginia.

Superintendent Job Description

Superintendents will coordinate and manage all on-site activities, as well work with project teams including Project Managers, Project Engineers, Assistant Superintendent, Foreman, and Field Personnel and other office departments. Superintendent’s primary goal is to ensure work conforms to specifications, adheres to schedules, and coordinates a site safety program following the company’s safety manual, to deliver successful projects to owners, on time and on budget.

Looking for a positive “can do” attitude, a strong drive to achieve results and a strong work ethic.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

Superintendents complete organizational and project management responsibilities to effectively lead the construction team and ensure they have all the resources they need. They often have the following duties:

• Manage a team of laborers, carpenters, etc. for self-performed work which may include demolition, excavation, concrete, masonry, rough carpentry, painting, and specialties, to include work schedules, project progress, and resource allocation.
• Manage a team of subcontractors to include work schedules, pull planning, project progress, resource allocation, and running/documenting foremen’s meetings.
• Utilize efficiencies to maximize labor-hour and materials budgets
• Collaborate with Clients, Project Mangers, and Design team to resolve issues
• Coordinate materials and equipment delivery with Henley office, vendors, and suppliers.
• Develop and implement detailed project schedule utilizing Project Manager’s original baseline overview.
• Maintain a daily log for the job site’s operations, reporting to management and client as necessary.
• Develop and implement site utilization plan(s).
• Maintain overall job site cleanliness and staging area organization
• Ensure compliance with Henley safety manual and all other mandated safety rules and regulations, correcting and documenting any non-compliance.

Essential Characteristics

• Excellent Communication

Superintendents are responsible for keeping track of just about every aspect of a construction project. This requires strong verbal and written communication skills. While not explicitly required, multilingualism can be a tremendous asset.

• Problem-Solving Skills

Change is inevitable on construction projects; Superintendents need to be able to adapt to resolve these issues in a timely manner to avoid extensive cost overruns.

• Experience

The professionals a Superintendent oversees or works with, will heed the demands of a Superintendent with extensive experience as they will be fully confident in their abilities.

• Interpersonal Skills

Construction Superintendents work with many people daily. To keep these professional relationships running smoothly, Superintendents need skills such as: awareness, diplomacy, listening, networking, team building, respect, and tolerance. These skills provide benefits beyond the project’s labor productivity, to reaching key future clients and contract decision-makers.

• Professionalism

As part of setting the tone of a project, Superintendents must display exemplary professionalism in how they treat, interact, and correspond with others.

• Initiative

Do to all the moving parts within a construction project, Superintendents need to take initiative and plan, creating contingency plans to maintain operational efficiency in the face of unexpected challenges.

• Resourcefulness

Utilize any/all tools available to help manage personnel, materials, and equipment.

• Ability to Work Under Pressure

Able to manage the pressures created between clients’ needs and subcontractors interests and call on this skill set when tensions arise, all while holding their own, respectfully disagreeing with others if it means achieving key project goals.

• Commitment

Good Superintendents don’t settle for subpar quality. They’re always looking for ways to go above and beyond, focused on the details. This commitment to quality helps maintain trust among project stakeholders and reduces errors in work.

• Technology

Technology plays an increasingly important role in the construction industry; therefore, Superintendents need to be capable of learning new software and integrating it into their workflow.

• Delegating

Due to the far-reaching nature of the job of Superintendent, you need to be able to strategically delegate tasks, assess subordinates, and determine which team members are best suited to handle specific duties.

Promote Customer Relations

• Builds effective relationships with customers, design team, subcontractors, suppliers, and user groups that reflect and support company core values and meets or exceeds the customer’s expectations.
• Participates in industry, client, and community relations to enhance company image when required.
• Makes presentations to proactively seek new business opportunities.

Culture, Leadership and Employee Development

• Promotes our culture and communicates our vision and purpose through our Core Values.
• Serves as a role model, leader and promotes professional behavior, personally and professionally.
• Participates in and support operations training programs and commits to the development of project staff and self.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Have a good working knowledge of all project documents, including specifications, plans, submittals, subcontracts, shop drawings, and any other project specific documents.
• Implement and enforce the company’s safety policies, site specific safety programs, and always promote a safety culture on the jobsite.
• Able to clearly communicate by verbal, written, or electronic means to all members of the project team.
• Demonstrate leadership skills and strategies for organizing all scopes, people, material, tools, and equipment to manage the project successfully.
• Plan, direct, manage, oversee, and document all daily activities on the project site.
• Proficiency in electrical, mechanical, and structural systems.
• Implement, manage, and maintain a worker orientation program for all new workers on the project.
• Enforce the company’s public safety program ensuring the safety of all non-construction related people.
• Advanced knowledge of OSHA requirements and how to successfully execute an OSHA site visit.
• Implement, maintain, and enforce the company’s quality control plan.
• Coordinate all required field inspections and maintain the inspection log.
• Perform, upload, and maintain all company documentation requirements including, but not limited to, daily job reports, daily photographs, daily manpower reports, toolbox talks, progress plans, labor reports, etc.
• Assist in weekly/bi-weekly coordination meetings.
• Review monthly pay applications for work in place in conjunction with the project manager.

Personal/Professional Relationships

• Always represent the company and yourself with a positive professional attitude.
• Must be able to work in harmony with all parties involved in the project.
• Actively promote the company’s growth and develop program to aide in the mutual benefit of the company’s success and the employee’s long-term career with the company. Demonstrate the ability to clearly communicate with the project team, project owners, architects, engineers, and subcontractors to achieve positive results.
• Promote positive subcontractor relations by dealing professionally and fairly with all subcontractors and vendors.

Physical Demands/Working Conditions

• Willingness to travel in market based on project location.
• Able to work in all elements of the outdoor environment which include the heat, cold, rain, snow, wind, etc.
• Able to access all areas of the jobsite including stairs, scaffolding, ladders, elevation changes, etc.
• Capable of working in physical positions that may include kneeling, sitting, standing, squatting, bending over, etc.
• Must be able to move, carry, or position items weighing up to 75 pounds.

Computer/Technology

• Proficient in the use of personal computers including iPad/tablet device.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office, Procore and related construction software.
• Willing to learn new technologies with provided training.