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Superintendent

Lee Contracting
Pontiac, MI Full Time
POSTED ON 7/9/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/15/2026
Founded in 1989, Lee Industrial Contracting is a 100%employee-owned company based in Pontiac, Michigan. We are the premier industrial contractor of choice for abroad variety of equipment installation, construction, and service projects. As employee-owners, we all strive to demonstrate the core values of Safety, Teamwork, Integrity, and Dedication each and every day. As a team, our mission is to provide our customers with the finest people, material, and equipment available. We encourage anyone who shares our values to apply today!

We Are Proud To Offer Our Employees

  • Apprenticeship and Comprehensive Training Programs Paid Holidays Upon Hire
  • Competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • HSA with Employer Contribution
  • Paid Time Off
  • Company Paid Short-Term Disability & Life Insurance
  • Safety Bonus Program
  • Employee Stock Ownership Program
  • Work Travel Incentive
  • Holiday Bonus
  • And so much more!

Responsibilities

  • Leads, directs, and coordinates the work of the self-perform departments and subcontractors.
  • Ensure safety, scheduled delivery, quality of work performed and adherence to the budget of the project.
  • Oversee and make decisions related to the performance of work with scheduling, delivery, logistics, quality control, and trade employee staffing levels.
  • Oversee work among assigned trades to promote a coordinated project operation.
  • Resolving project problems regarding procedures, precedence, design clarifications, adequate labor, material and equipment schedule, and all other appropriate matters.
  • Manage the overall site safety program as required and ensure self-perform and subcontractor compliance with Lee standards and all applicable safety codes and regulations.
  • Assist in creating schedules and determining the sequencing of work.
  • Develop and implement recovery strategies to maintain the project schedule.
  • Communicate with owners and Lee team members in connection with field issues.
  • Investigate and resolve such issues.
  • Manage the work to ensure that it is installed in compliance with and conforms to the approved contract documents.
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee will regularly be on-site at the project work sites ensuring projects are running according to plan.

Requirements

  • 5 years of experience supervising field operations in industrial, heavy commercial, or civil construction environments.
  • Demonstrated ability to plan, coordinate, and execute work in alignment with project schedules, specifications, and quality standards.
  • Experience leading daily site activities, including scheduling, manpower planning, and material coordination.
  • Proven ability to identify and resolve field issues, manage scope changes, and maintain productivity and quality standards.
  • Proven experience managing self-perform crews and subcontractors across multiple trades.
  • Skilled in conducting site meetings, including daily huddles, subcontractor coordination meetings, and project updates.
  • Strong background in reading and interpreting construction drawings, specifications, and design documents.
  • Excellent communication, organizational, and time management skills.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships.
  • Understands company processes, project milestones and budgetary limits. Virtually self-supervising with direct accountability for safety and project results.
  • Demonstrated ability to coach, develop, guide, redirect and ensure productivity and quality of work performance on job sites.
  • Valid driver’s license.

Physical Requirements

  • Mobility & Navigation: The ability to walk on uneven surfaces, climb stairs and ladders, stoop, kneel, and bend while traversing active construction sites.
  • Lifting & Carrying: Frequent ability to lift and move up to 10–25 pounds (like laptops, blueprints, or small tools), with occasional demands to lift up to 50 pounds.
  • Sensory Demands: Excellent visual acuity (including depth perception and color vision) to inspect blueprints and site quality, as well as the ability to focus on specific sounds and speech in loud environments.
  • Environmental Exposure: Resilience to withstand varying outdoor weather, loud noise, vibrations, and potential exposure to airborne particles or dust.
  • PPE Capability: Physical ability to safely wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including hard hats, heavy boots, safety vests, and hearing or eye protection.

This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions, and nothing herein restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

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