SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT K-12

Overview

Reports to: Director of Operations or Vice President of Operations

 

FLSA Status: Full-Time, Salaried Exempt

 

Normal Working Hours – Field: 7 am to 3:30 pm, or Office: 8 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday, plus additional hours as required for completing project duties

Position Objective: The Senior Superintendent is responsible for providing overall field leadership for complex K-12 construction projects from preconstruction and mobilization through completion and closeout. This position oversees day-to-day field operations, project scheduling, subcontractor coordination, site logistics, safety, and quality while ensuring projects are delivered on time and in accordance with project requirements.

 

The ideal candidate brings significant experience leading K-12 construction projects and understands the unique planning, phasing, safety, and communication requirements involved in working on active and occupied school campuses. This individual serves as a key field leader and works closely with owners, school district representatives, architects, trade partners, and the internal project team to successfully deliver each project.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall field leadership for K-12 construction projects from preconstruction and mobilization through project completion and closeout.• Lead daily on-site construction activities and coordinate subcontractors, field personnel, equipment, deliveries, and site logistics.• Develop, maintain, and communicate short-term and long-term project schedules in partnership with the project team.• Plan construction sequencing and proactively identify schedule risks, coordination issues, and constructability concerns.• Manage work on active and occupied school campuses, including phasing, student and staff separation, temporary access, deliveries, shutdowns, and construction activities around school operations.• Establish and maintain a strong safety culture for employees, subcontractors, owners, visitors, students, staff, and the surrounding community.• Conduct regular safety meetings, site observations, and coordination meetings to ensure expectations are clearly communicated and followed.• Monitor construction activities to ensure work is completed in accordance with plans, specifications, quality standards, and project requirements.• Coordinate inspections, testing, quality control, punch list activities, commissioning, and project closeout.• Build strong working relationships with school district representatives, owners, architects, consultants, subcontractors, and internal project team members.• Communicate project progress, schedule impacts, field conditions, and potential issues clearly and proactively.• Work closely with the Project Manager and project team to resolve field challenges and maintain project objectives.• Support preconstruction efforts by providing field input related to constructability, logistics, phasing, scheduling, site access, and project-specific challenges.• Review drawings and specifications and assist with identifying conflicts, coordination concerns, and opportunities to improve construction sequencing.• Mentor and develop Assistant Superintendents, Field Engineers, and other field team members.• Lead by example and promote teamwork, accountability, professionalism, and a solutions-oriented approach throughout the project.

 

Qualifications

• 10 years of commercial construction field experience with progressively increasing superintendent and field leadership responsibilities.• Demonstrated experience successfully leading large, complex, and/or multi-phase construction projects.• Meaningful experience leading K-12 educational construction projects, including ground-up construction, additions, renovations, and/or occupied-campus work.• Strong understanding of the scheduling, phasing, logistics, safety, and stakeholder coordination required for construction on active school campuses.• Proven ability to lead and coordinate multiple subcontractors and field teams while maintaining schedule, safety, and quality expectations.• Strong knowledge of construction methods, sequencing, scheduling, quality control, site logistics, and safety practices.• Ability to read, understand, and interpret construction drawings, specifications, schedules, and contract documents.• Strong leadership, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.• Ability to proactively identify issues and work collaboratively with the project team to develop solutions.  Preferred:• Experience working with Texas public school districts and/or K-12 bond programs.• Experience leading large-scale ground-up or multi-phase K-12 construction projects.• Experience managing construction within active or occupied school environments.• OSHA 30 certification or equivalent construction safety training.• Experience with commonly used construction technology and project management platforms.

Skills

• Strong leadership, mentoring, and team development abilities• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills• Advanced problem-solving and decision-making capabilities• Ability to manage multiple projects while maintaining safety, quality, schedule, and budget objectives• Strong relationship-building skills with owners, architects, consultants, inspectors, and trade partners• Experience leading large subcontractor teams and complex field operations• Proficiency with Procore, Bluebeam, Microsoft 365, and construction management software• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize competing demands• Commitment to safety, operational excellence, and continuous improvement