Superintendent

Job Overview:

Support and consistently reinforce Coastal’s Core Values, is responsible for a variety of areas, including foundation, structure and facade thru MEP to interior rough and finish, depending on the size and requirements of the project; acts as leader, coach, negotiator and arbitrator. 

Essential Duties / Responsibilities:

General:

• Oversees, manages and documents all day-to-day job site activities including Coastal and OSHA safety compliance requirements.
• Directs field personnel according to the project plan and Coastal’s supervisory principles.
• Communicates issues, events, performance and progress daily to the Senior Superintendent or General Superintendent.
• Reports any problems/issues promptly to the Senior Superintendent, General Superintendent, or Project Manager to facilitate the most cost-effective solutions.
• Establishes effective working relationships with clients and Coastal’s team members.
• Requests advice and assistance from the General Superintendent on matters pertaining to materials, sequencing, scheduling and personnel.

• Project Start-Up/Turnover Meeting:

• Develops a high performance team through supervision, training, coaching and mentoring. 
• Ensures regular feedback is shared with subordinates, including timely completion of employee performance appraisals.
• Fosters and enhances owner, architect, subcontractor and vendor relations.
• Ensures strict adherence to ethics and compliance requirements throughout the company.
• Supports and drives utilization of Coastal’s initiatives and technology systems.
• Develops the objectives/goals of each assigned individual.
• Assists the Senior Superintendent or General Superintendent in developing the project work plans and recommends revisions when the need arises.
• Conducts inspection of construction. 
• Ensures that all products and materials incorporated into the project are per approved submittals and contract documents
• Communicates with Coastal’s Project Management Team, subcontractors and vendors to assist them in working to the Project Schedule.
• Represents Coastal with owners, architects, consultants, government authorities, vendors and subcontractors.

Scheduling:

• Assists in formulating and implementing the construction schedule in the field.
• Assists in the establishment and implementation of the Project Baseline Schedule based on the project contracts and subcontractor input, taking into accounts any elements that might impact the schedule.
• Maintains the schedule and ensures that work performed is consistent with the contract and will meet or exceed client expectations.
• Provides input to the Scheduling Department for them to be able to update the Project Schedule on a monthly basis. 
• Provides progress report with the two-week look ahead of schedule to the General Superintendent, Project Manager, Owner and the field staff.

Construction:

• Insures that all subcontractors participate in a safety pre-construction meeting prior to starting work on the project.
• Insures that all subcontractors have a full set of MSD sheets on the project, as well as their site specific safety plan and current insurance certificate or OCIP/CCIP enrollment ID.
• Reviews the project daily to insure that all activities are being performed in accordance with all Coastal and OSHA and governing requirements and the project site specific safety plan.
• Insures that all first delivery inspections and benchmark inspections are conducted and occur per the baseline schedule so as not to impact the progression of the subsequent work.
• Insures that the inspections and material testing are approved, documented and communicated to the project team.
• Manages site pre-construction including pre-construction survey, job site utilization and staging plans.
• Mobilizes the field office and maintains the job site to Coastal’s standards.
• Organizes documentation of the job site for easy access and review.
• Manages subcontractor performance to quality and ethical standards.
• Works with Project Manager to identify and resolve personnel issues and construction process revisions.
• Manages all phases of the construction process including documenting and reporting site activities and progress, manages excavations and assists with Job Site Utilization Plan.
• Attends project turnover, mobilization and project coordination meetings.
• Attends/chairs safety pre-construction meetings and weekly foreman and safety meetings.
• Attends/chairs monthly schedule review meetings.
• Attends/chairs closeout meetings.
• Attends owner meetings.
• Attends/chairs subcontractor meetings and any other necessary meetings to monitor and manage the project.
• Completes daily reports on a daily basis and maintains logs of key activities, files and shop drawings.
• A strong sense of urgency and initiative, and the ability to quickly study and react to complex issues, and resolve conflict effectively in a firm but fair manner.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to take action confidently and decisively.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.