Superintendent

Job Title: Construction Superintendent

Job Description

The Construction Superintendent is the on-site leader responsible for managing day-to-day field operations and ensuring the successful delivery of assigned projects—on time, on budget, safely, and to the highest quality standards. This role involves coordinating subcontractors and vendors, enforcing safety, maintaining schedules and logistics, ensuring the design intent is met, and serving as the primary field interface with the Project Manager and client stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Review contract documents, plans, and specifications; identify constructability issues and participate in preconstruction planning.
• Develop and maintain site logistics plans, phasing, laydown areas, and equipment plans aligned with project requirements.
• Lead daily coordination of all trades and crews; sequence work to meet milestones and critical path schedules.
• Conduct daily huddles/toolbox talks and weekly coordination meetings; capture and distribute action items.
• Validate installed work for conformance to drawings/specifications and quality standards; escalate RFI/ASI needs promptly.
• Enforce OSHA and company safety standards; conduct regular inspections, correct hazards, and document safety activities.
• Ensure regulatory, permit, and inspection compliance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Build and update 3-week look-ahead schedules; coordinate manpower, equipment, deliveries, and inspections.
• Verify quantities, track production, and support cost control through accurate reporting and proactive issue resolution.
• Issue daily reports (manpower, activities, deliveries, inspections, safety, weather) and maintain site logs and photos.
• Meet regularly with the Project Manager to review progress, risks, changes, and upcoming work.
• Represent the project professionally with owners, designers, and inspectors.

Essential Skills

• 5 years supervising commercial and/or residential construction as a Superintendent or similar field leadership role.
• Ability to read and interpret plans, specifications, schedules, and shop drawings; strong understanding from sitework through MEP.
• Proven success managing multiple subcontractors and priorities in a fast-paced environment with strong communication skills.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• OSHA 30-Hour; First Aid/CPR (strongly preferred).
• Proficiency with field technologies (plan viewers, RFIs/submittal platforms, daily report apps).
• Experience delivering CM/GC projects emphasizing preconstruction involvement and value engineering.
• Sustainability exposure is a plus.

Work Environment

The work involves managing construction processes from the ground up, utilizing tools such as Procore and Bluebeam. The environment encourages a zero-incident mindset with a focus on safety leadership, planning and sequencing, quality focus, collaborative communication, and problem-solving

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Tappan, NY.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $100000.00 - $130000.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Tappan,NY.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 29, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.

Salary : $100,000 - $130,000