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Ironworker/Rigging Superintendent

NSC Staffing
Carolina, SC Full Time
POSTED ON 10/24/2025 CLOSED ON 12/19/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Ironworker/Rigging Superintendent position at NSC Staffing?

NSC is seeking an Iron Working/ Rigging Superintendent who is willing to travel from project to project

This position is a self-performing General Contractor that is focused on delivering modular health-care projects. We self-perform five trades, including erection of modules, mechanical, electrical, plumbing and finished carpentry.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for estimating trade self-perform scope of work
  • Responsible for bidding, leveling, and awarding of tiered subcontract scopes such as low voltage fire alarm, nurse call, data, access and security, communications, site utility.
  • Perform quantity takeoffs for all materials that need to be procured
  • Solicit and award PO’s associated with self-perform crews, including releasing of materials upon award to ensure schedule impacts are avoided
  • Responsible for managing design coordination with both internal and external design and engineering teams
  • Work closely with design and manufacturing teams to eliminate inefficiencies and drive better outcomes
  • Perform constructability reviews and ensure all comments from reviews are captured and incorporated into the project
  • Perform preconstruction services for all trade self-perform projects
  • Responsible managing the planning, coordination, and execution of any shutdowns to existing facilities
  • Quantify all crew headcount requirements for each project
  • Responsible for managing project assignments for crew members
  • Responsible for manpower forecasts for backlog projects and managing manpower ebbs and flows
  • Provide feedback on sequence and duration for trade activities that will be incorporated into master schedule
  • Manage all submittals and RFI during project planning phase including those from trade partners contracted under trade scope of work
  • Ensure field crews are performing their work safely. The trade leader needs to lead by example and work closely with the project teams on building a safety culture
  • Accountable for making sure field crews are following SOP’s and providing feedback on where procedures can be improved
  • Teach and train our workforce, while identifying top performers that have potential for promotion to foremen, general foremen and beyond
  • Responsible for managing the overall profitability of the trade, including project financial performance and forecasts, per diem and subsistence
  • Must know local codes and standards and communicate to job team in advance for successful implementation
  • Perform other job duties, as assigned

Skills & Experience:

  • Experience in delivering Health Care projects is preferred but not required
  • 10 years of Construction experience required
  • Must have your Rigging and Signal Certification, NCCER Ironworker preferred
  • Background managing direct, internal labor is required
  • Estimating support and management experience required
  • We are looking for a leader: someone that can motivate and inspire, and make those around them better
  • A strong desire to teach and mentor others
  • Collaborative individual that works well with others
  • An openness to new ideas and willing to experiment with new approaches
  • Good verbal and communication skills
  • Proficient Word, Excel, PowerPoint capabilities
  • Proficient experience in the use of Procore preferred but not required
  • Excellent communication, and organizational skills
  • Ability to remain flexible and efficient in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Ability to oversee and coordinate a variety of people in different roles
  • Ability to read, understand, and execute blueprints, drawings, and plans
  • Thorough understanding of legal requirements relating to construction and building sites
  • Thorough understanding of contracts, plans, specifications, and regulations
  • Ability to make intelligent and quick decisions to effectively resolve problems

This is a direct hire position

Salary is $150-175, 000 a year

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $150,000.00 - $175,000.00 per year

Work Location: On the road

Salary : $150 - $175

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