Superintendent / Assistant Superintendent - Environmental Systems - Asheville, NC

Company Mission Statement: To build up our communities, our clients and each other by building trust in everything we do.

Summary/Objective: Promotes the company mission statement by joining the Project Manager as a team who work together to create a safe work environment, build a quality project and keep projects on schedule while earning a fair and reasonable profit.

Essential Functions:

• Act as the main contact for the project at the jobsite.

• Oversee the project to make all critical field decisions.

• Oversee the project to ensure proper project decisions regarding:

• Scheduling.

• Delivery.

• Logistics, staging and phasing.

• Quality control.

• Employee staffing levels.

• Ability to communicate with Owner and Architect/Engineer relating to field issues.

• Understand issues and assist in resolving issues.

• Judge the proper time to involve Owners and Architects and Engineers.

• Leadership regarding Harper BIG 6:

• Safety/SOAR.

• Core.

• Procurement/Scheduling.

• Pre-Install meetings.

• Exterior skin systems meetings.

• Utility strike prevention plan.

• Oversee the Project Safety Requirements.

• Ensure Harper safety requirements are explained, implemented, and demonstrated.

• Develop and implement working relationship with Safety Manager.

• Project specific safety pre-planning.

• Coordinate with Safety Manager to develop a project-site specific SOAR orientation document.

• SOAR implementation – if allowing other Harper staff to conduct orientations ensure proper message and execution of the document.

• OSHA standards are understood and followed based on the actions of workers on the job.

• Perform weekly Toolbox Talks with all active trades.

• Conduct Safety Stand down training as necessary.

• Participate in the timely and effective investigations of all incidents including injuries, property damage, behavioral issues and near misses.

• Conduct weekly site safety inspections in Procore.

• Ensure an accurate and up to date procurement log.

• Ensure and is responsible for creating Schedules alongside PM.

• Develop and manage – takes the lead on project QAQC.

• QA example:

• Pre-installation meetings.

• QC example:

• Visual and documents inspections of work in place.

• Oversee coordination of all trade partners.

• Project site specific logistics/use including associated rules.

• Scheduling of each trade.

• Developing and implementing recovery strategies to maintain project schedule.

• Clarity of design versus (RFI’s).

• Schedule for the trades (durations and commitments of durations).

• Supervise field staff to ensure staff development.

• This includes Assistant Superintendents, Foreman, Field Engineers, and Interns.

• Also includes assisting in the development of Project Managers and Assistant Project Managers.

• Manage timesheets for field staff.

• Manage and complete all daily reports.

• Manage all jobsite equipment.

• Have working knowledge of local building codes.

• Have working knowledge of all ADA code requirements.

• Ensure implementation of all required inspections for the project.

• Ensure by documenting and executing a proper Harper punch list prior to inviting Owner and Design Team punch list.

• Estimating and Preconstruction:

• Can affectively assist in Harper’s efforts regarding estimating, scheduling, interviewing, etc.

• Procore

• Fill-In Daily Log.

• Read commitment scopes of work and understand content.

• Navigate and understand how to utilize directory.

• Utilize and understand all functions of the drawings tab.

• Recent drawings.

• Overlay function of previous drawings.

• Attachments to drawings.

• Create inspections.

• Know where and how to utilize information from meeting minutes.

• Create and track an observation.

• Utilize the photos application.

• Create and maintain the punch list.

• Create an RFI for review by Superintendent and seek RFI information where applicable.

• Know where to find the schedule, read and understand.

• Understand how to navigate and seek information from Specs tool.

• Understand how to navigate and seek information from Submittals.

• Ability to enter timesheet in Procore.

Competencies:

• Can affectively lead the jobsite to include:

• Owner

• Designer

• Harper personnel

• Trade Partners

• Can “Make the Call”.

• Must be flexible and accept change often.

• Must be detail oriented.

• Must supervise multiple tasks and meet deadlines consistently.

• Able to solve complex issues.

• A “Can Do” attitude.

• Read and understand people and their intentions.

• Build relationships with project teammates and trade partners.

• Know how a project comes together better than anyone else and effectively communicate that plan throughout the team.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Supervise field staff to ensure staff development.

• This includes Assistant Superintendents, Foreman, Field Engineers, and Interns.

• Also includes assisting in the development of Project Managers and Assistant Project Managers.

Work Environment: While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme cold and extreme heat. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock and risk of vibration. The noise level in the work environment is sometimes loud.

Physical Demands:

• The Superintendent/ASUP is required to work in a variety of conditions relative to construction jobsite environments and must be able to perform the physical requirements of the job, as assigned.

• Weather and climate conditions will vary throughout the progress of a project and the superintendent must be able to inspect all ongoing construction activities over the duration of the assigned project.

• This role requires walking over varied terrain, climbing, stooping, bending, and lifting. Lifting requirements vary from minimal loads to heavy; but help is always available with heavier loads.

• Inspection for quality, consistency and completeness of work frequently requires climbing ladders, stairs, and scaffolding.

Travel Required: Travel to/from multiple jobsites, projects, and offices. Minimal overnight or weekend travel. Driving a company-owned vehicle is required to perform duties. A valid state-issued license, satisfactory motor vehicle record, safe driving behavior, and adherence to our Driving and Truck Policy are required.

Education and Experience:

• Minimum 10 years of jobsite supervision experience.

• Includes 5 plus years as a Superintendent.

• Scheduling:

• Ability to understand and create an Overall Project Schedule.

• Includes understanding critical milestone dates.

• Ability to understand and update an active Construction Schedule.

• Includes understanding the critical path and its changes.

• Ability to lead a pull a schedule and update a Work Plan.

• Ability to understand material delivery dates and when they are required.

• Can effectively navigate and resolve conflicts regarding design.

• With Trade Partners.

• With Arch/Engineers.

• Knows when to RFI an issue or resolve effectively.

• Can effectively run a Trade Partner coordination meeting.

• Includes setting an agenda and maintaining the agenda.

• Understand critical issues for meeting.

• Run the meeting effectively.

• Can effectively run an OAC meeting.

• Includes setting an agenda and maintaining the agenda.

• Understand critical issues for meeting.

• Assist in running the meeting effectively where required.

• Can effectively solve clashes and conflicts of building systems in a manner that does not compromise the engineered basis of design.

• Also show the ability to understand when documentation is required related to drawing and specification updates and or cost impacts.

• Develop and supervise an affective QAQC program.

• Supervise a project utilizing BIM technologies:

• Coordinate a 3D design for conflicts.

• Coordinate a 3D design layout in the field.

• Utilize BIM Glue and Navisworks software when appropriate to assist in the BIM process on a project.

• OSHA 30 certified.

• Proven track record of a strong safety culture on the jobsite – is a leader in safety.

• Has experience building from the ground up on more than 5 projects as a Superintendent.

• Understand construction means and methods for all scopes of work.

• Ability to communicate and develop relationships with City, local agencies and utility representatives.

• Demonstrate a thorough and detailed understanding of: Plans, Specs and General conditions.

Additional Eligibility Requirements: None.

Benefits:

• Competitive Benefits Package (health, dental, vision).

• 401(k) with company match.

• Transparency in growth, pay, etc.

• Community involvement.

• Career advancement.

• Performance feedback.

• Teambuilding events.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance Requirements: Authorized to work in the United States.

Affirmative Action/EEO statement: Harper GC provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Harper GC complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.