Superintendent - Structural Steel Division

NexGen Contracting • Phoenix, AZ

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About The Position

The Superintendent is the Company's representative assigned the responsibility and authority for daily coordination and direction of the project so that it is safe, within budget, on schedule, to the Company's quality standards, and to the customer's satisfaction. To accomplish this, he/she must conceptualize a plan of how to construct the project that meets the client’s goals and must ensure that the daily and weekly activities are consistent with this plan.
The Superintendent will assist in developing the temporary bracing and erection plans along with developing lift/pick plans and equipment selection. The Superintendent will work with the Project Manager to ensure plans and equipment are within the project budget. The Superintendent will assist in selecting the erection crews and provide daily support to the crafts and project trade partners.
Structural Steel Superintendent is responsible for the daily health and well-being of the project including schedule, cost, safety, quality and customer relationships. They must have a good understanding of structural steel processes on commercial projects.
Must have a good understanding of erection requirements and procedures to be able to direct craftsperson on procedures of material rigging, bracing and general erection of structural and miscellaneous steel.
The Superintendent is responsible for the daily health and well-being of the project including schedule, cost, safety, quality and customer relationships. They must have a good understanding of construction processes on commercial projects.
Must accept personal responsibility for the implementation of safe work practices, knowledge of quality requirements for each project, and maintain a high level of communication with internal and external stakeholders.
Supervise and coordinate activities within the project site using Crew Supervision
Interpret & Enforce project, customer, and company policy
Provide project status updates
Plan all tools, equipment, and material needs for the safe/efficient execution of the project scope
Interface with customer and NexGen management
Maintain good stewardship of the NexGen reputation and the customer budget
Adapt to changing conditions quickly and develop safe, efficient work plans
Must be willing to travel 100% of the time
Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or construction management or a minimum of ten years’ experience in the construction industry, along with a minimum of five years of experience in commercial structural steel or miscellaneous metals.
• Communicates well both verbally and in writing, creates accurate and punctual reports, delivers presentations, shares information and ideas with others, has good listening skills.
• Ability to identify, assimilate and comprehend the critical elements of a situation to extract and interpret implications of courses of actions to attend to details of a problem.
• Effectiveness in planning and controlling work, motivating and developing subordinates, improving work methods and results, encouraging and supporting suggestions for work improvements, etc.
• Customer/Owner Relations – Participate in the Contractor/Subcontractor meetings. Maintain open and positive communications.
• Plans for and uses resources efficiently, always looks for ways to reduce costs.
• Is attentive to detail and accuracy, is committed to excellence, looks for improvements continuously, monitors quality levels, finds root cause of quality problems, owns/acts on quality problems.
• Ability to monitor construction schedules and advise on potential setbacks or issues.
• Communicates expectations and importance of safety. Follows up and ensures safety audits are completed accurately and timely. Identifies critical issues and assists in the development of improvement procedures.
• Ensuring that all safety processes and procedures are planned for in the estimates and are adhered to by the erection crews.
• Coordinate Safety inspections with Safety Director.
• Ability to read Architectural and Structural plans to coordinate shop drawings with in-house engineering department or modeling sub-contractor.
• Ability to read structural steel shop drawings.
• Experience in commercial structural steel projects.
• Solid teamwork background.
• Maintain accurate daily reports, production reports and other Company required reports.
• Development of procurement, fabrication, and erection schedules.
• Ensuring that the project meets established key milestones.
• Ensuring that the construction work is completed on schedule in conjunction with Field Foreman
• Overseeing the delivery of materials, construction tools, and equipment. Managing rental equipment and demob/off-rent when not in use.
• Ensure the Quality Control Plan is set up for the project, set the tone for enforcing the quality standards for the project by attending and participating in buyout and pre-mobilization meetings; and be alert to a deviation from our quality standards and ensure proper corrective action is initiated.
• The new team member should be an energetic, self-motivated individual who enjoys a team environment, as well as a passion for collaboration and professional development.
• Must accept personal responsibility for the implementation of safe work practices, knowledge of quality requirements for each project, and maintain a high level of communication with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate activities within the project site using Crew Supervision
• Interpret & Enforce project, customer, and company policy
• Provide project status updates
• Plan all tools, equipment, and material needs for the safe/efficient execution of the project scope
• Interface with customer and NexGen management
• Maintain good stewardship of the NexGen reputation and the customer budget
• Adapt to changing conditions quickly and develop safe, efficient work plans
• Must be willing to travel 100% of the time
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level