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Project Superintendent
 
Position Description
TMG's Superintendent provides the knowledge, skills and experience required to manage the day-to-day field operations of task order and/or larger lump institutional and/or commercial construction projects that TMG undertakes. TMG's Superintendents are responsible for the production aspects of the work and are accountable for: producing quality work that is constructed consistent with the standard's set forth in the project's contract documents; for performing the work in a timely and cost effective manner and for maintaining a work environment that is safe and continuously kept clean and orderly. Moreover, TMG's Superintendents are the forward face of TMG and are responsible for establishing a professional work environment that includes: fostering a positive atmosphere, promoting proactive and effective communication, facilitating problem solving and for minimizing and resolving conflict in a constructive manner. The primary focus of TMG's Superintendent is to provide the managerial and leadership skills necessary to accomplish the work by means of subcontractors and to manage the day-today issues of a small self-performed workforce.
Responsibilities
  • Managing the day-to-day field activities to ensure that the project milestone dates and overall schedule completion date is met
  • Creating short-interval look-ahead project schedules that make sure that upcoming events are communicated, tracked and are being proactively attended to
  • Creating and maintaining a culture that values safety, health and cleanliness
  • Managing and coordinating the work to ensure that it is constructed in an orderly and deliberate manner that is consistent with the standard-of-care set froth in the contract documents that is viewed by industry as an effort that is consistent with best-practices standards
  • Establishing and maintaining all dimensional controls for the project to include the use of third party survey and layout personnel when appropriate
  • Verifying that all work is installed in a workmanlike manner (i.e.: plumb, level, straight, etc...)
  • Manage and look-ahead no less than two weeks to proactively identifying issues that could lead to problems and facilitate solutions
  • Obtaining all inspections and ensuring that the quality aspects of the physical work are fully documented
  • Ensuring all aspects of the project are compliant with all contract terms and legal requirements that govern the project and the community in which the project(s) takes place
  • Administering client specific programs, such as CQC, Safety, Environmental Stewardship, etc.
  • Conducting and/or attending pre-construction, progress and other project and staff meetings
  • Conducting and/or participating in regularly held meetings involving TMG internal staff and external stake holders such as owners, subcontractors, etc.
  • Meeting with client representatives on a regular basis to discuss the status of projects, to proactively identify and resolve problems and to assure that the client is kept knowledgeable about the status of the work
  • Managing self-performed activities to ensure that work is being performed within the established project budget
  • Managing changes in project scope to ensure that the most contemporary contract documents are being used at all times to prevent avoidable rework
  • Administering contracts, subcontracts, purchase orders and other agreement to ensure that the scope, terms and conditions are consistently and proactively being met
  • Managing the punch list and project closeout process to assure timely completion
  • Maintaining daily paperwork such as timecards, field reports, schedule updates and E-mail correspondence
  • Providing timely and cordial interaction with supporting work groups, such as accounting, HR, ICS, etc.
  • Directing and managing the work loads of supporting staff to include training, mentoring and follow up; and
  • Participating in and encouraging staff to seek out life-long learning opportunities and professional development.
Minimum Qualifications
  • AS degree in Construction Management or similar or a Journeyman status in a building trade (i.e. Carpenter) AND no less than 5 years of progressive responsibility supervising construction
  • Minimum 10 years experience in the construction industry with a commercial and/or institutional general contractor engaged in general building and civil construction
  • A minimum of 5 years of experience in government contracting
  • A demonstrated understanding of construction means and methods associated with the renovation and construction of commercial and institutional buildings and sitework related thereto
  • A working knowledge of civil, architectural, mechanical and electrical work
  • The ability to effectively communicate both in the English written and spoken word
  • Proficiency with spreadsheets, Email and other software used in the construction industry
  • Current safety credentials to include OSHA 30 1, 1st Aid and CPR
  • Current CQC certification issued by USACE / NAVFAC1

1A grace period of up to six months may be allowed to obtain stated credentials.
Competencies
Construction Skills
  • Has a passion for construction, a desire and a natural instinct to build
  • Understands means and methods of construction associated with the renovation of commercial and institutional buildings and sitework related thereto
  • Can create a 3d visualization of the end product and knows how to get there
  • Understands the sequencing of work and the strategy of creating effective project schedules
  • Understands project control and change order management
Critical Thinking Skills
  • Has strong math and analytical skills
  • Has strong problem solving skills that involve a bias to work within established systems and the agility to work outside of the system when necessary to get timely results
  • Has a natural curiosity of technical, physical and spatial matters
Action Oriented
  • Is goal oriented and can react quickly to challenging circumstances to achieve the desired end results
  • Is proactive, plans well and addresses problems promptly
  • Is committed to doing quality work the first time with little or no need for re-work
  • Works to meet or beat schedules and is driven to bring closure to avoid long punch lists
Results Oriented
  • Works to meet deadlines and is driven to closure
  • Has a bias toward action and an impatience towards those that lack focus and/or the ability to get results
  • Is proactive, looks for problems that could impede progress and relentlessly takes responsibility for solving them
  • Is deadline driven, punctual and respects other peoples' time
Leadership and Interpersonal Skills
  • Has the ability to build effective teams, to inspire others to their best, and to coach and mentor
  • Is aggressive, however fair and reasonable in all business dealings involving clients, subcontractors and co-workers (understands win-win contracting)
  • Is an effective communicator, active-listener, recognizes diverse perspectives and is capable of facilitating synergy and collaboration
  • Has the ability to confront difficult situations and manages them to a successful conclusion
  • Is polite, conversational, self-confident, comfortable to be with and non-assuming
  • Is organized and produces a paper trail that can be easily understood by a third party and
  • Embraces life-long learning, strives to stay current with new industry trends and practices and willingly participates in industry events and networking functions