Construction Worker
1 month ago
Pennsport, Philadelphia
Construction Superintendent
DCH Contractors LLC is a family owned and operated business servicing multi disciplined construction projects in the Philadelphia PA region. The company specializes in high rise residential renovations, boutique commercial interiors and custom carpentry projects. DCH Contractors was established in 2003 by David C. Horlacher bringing with him over 40 years of urban construction experiences.
Job Overview: Leads, directs and coordinates the work of subcontractors and/or DCH Contractors trade labor. The Superintendent is responsible for ensuring safety, schedule delivery, quality of work performed and adherence to budget of the project. The Superintendent has supervisory responsibility for Assistant Superintendents, Field Engineers and Trade Labor.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities* - Oversee and making decisions related to the performance of work related to scheduling, delivery, logistics, quality control and trade employee staffing levels. - Oversee work among assigned trades to promote a coordinated project operations. Resolving local area problems regarding procedures, precedence, design clarifications, adequate labor and equipment schedule and all other appropriate matters. - Manage the overall site safety program as required and ensuring subcontractor compliance with DCH Contractors standards and all applicable safety codes and regulations - Create schedules and determine sequencing of work. Develop and implement recovery strategies to maintain project schedule. - Communicate with owners and architects/engineers in connection with field issues. Investigate and resolve such issues. - Manage the billing process as it relates to Work in Place and overseeing the monthly estimate of work completed, material invoices, payrolls, and subcontractor payment applications. - Manage the work to ensure that it is installed in compliance with and conforms to the approved contract documents.
Qualifications: Minimum of six years of related field experience. Knowledge of building construction, means and methods, scheduling and cost control procedures, general contract, general conditions, subcontract documents, drawings and specifications, including Microsoft Office Suite proficiency. Ability to read understand and interpret contract documents, drawings specifications, scope of work and project schedule. Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Performance of the duties will occasionally require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Performing this job requires the use of hands and fingers, handle or feel objects, tools or controls, sit, talk and hear (bells, whistles, etc.), climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.
Work Environment: the work environment characteristics described here are representative of those and employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations maybe may to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works on site at the construction work site where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts; high precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise in these work environments is usually moderate to very loud. - May perform other duties as assigned.
DCH contractors is an equal opportunity employer - race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.
