Construction Superintendent
26 days ago
Livingston
At Kushner, we pride ourselves on our four core values: Be Caring, Be Best in Class, Be Solution-Oriented, and Be Accountable. Our values represent what we strive to achieve every day. Every decision we have to make is guided by the “4 Be’s”. Our team and passion for the real estate industry exemplifies what it means to live out these core values in our offices and at our communities day in and day out. Each new day is a learning experience at Kushner, whether it is the knowledge we bring, gain, or share during our journey together. Our team members are set up to aim beyond, achieve the utmost success, and for endless possibilities for growth. Come Grow With Us! JOB SUMMARY This position is responsible to lead one or more construction projects and for the management of the overall planning, scheduling, code compliance, cost tracking, safety, and completion of these projects. The Superintendent is responsible for directing and mentoring subcontractors and other on-site field staff. The position requires business management acumen and must demonstrate strong leadership, organizational and time management skills, as well as have strong communication and team building skills. WORK HOURS: Weekdays 7 am to 5 pm; Saturdays 7 am- 1pm, as required. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Assure the required permits and approvals from jurisdictional agencies are secured, posted, and renewed as required prior to starting work., • Develop, update, modify (as required) and maintain the project schedule including a master schedule, 60-day look ahead schedules for their assigned trades, and two-week look ahead schedules for their assigned trades., • Understand and be familiar with the date by which all materials must arrive on the job and convey that information to the project management team for preparation of the contract items lists and shop drawing schedules., • Coordinate scheduling of subcontractors, vendors, and inspectors to complete each project on time., • Communicate with and support each subcontractor to execute their job duties effectively and efficiently., • Monitor work and materials to ensure quality control standards are met at various stages of the project., • Perform inspections or schedule inspectors to meet the varying safety and compliance regulations of each job location., • Prepare the daily construction reports in a thorough and timely manner and maintain a written daily log of visitors, job actions performed, materials expended, and problems resolved on the job site., • Assure daily job progress photographs are taken in ample quantity to accurately depict the progress of the work., • Travel between multiple job sites and simultaneously manage work loads of individual projects, • Understand and ensure risk controls are properly established and maintained., • Understand and uphold the site safety plan., • Understand and uphold the site logistics plan., • Assure the implementation and continuous maintenance of corporate safety program requirements in all of the day-to-day operations on the project., • Prepare and attend the weekly subcontractor meetings. Assist in maintaining the minutes of these meetings, and ensure they are recorded and distributed., • Prepare and manage weekly safety meetings, regular toolbox talks, and safety pre task meetings as required., • Attend weekly meetings with the project team for purposes of updates on the status of the field work and communication of any issues requiring the input or action of others on the project team, and for notification to the project team of issues that may be of importance or interest to them., • Establish and maintain a system of document control to assure work is being installed in accordance with the latest design documentation and approved shop drawings., • Communicate any issues requiring additional information from designers and consultants in a timely fashion to the project manager for issuance of RFI’s., • Assist in preparation of the monthly status report to be submitted to the lender. REQUIREMENTS: • Requires Engineering, Construction Management or related Bachelor’s degree, OR equivalent years of related experience., • Requires 10+ years of experience in Stick-frame Multi-Family Residential Construction. Previous Sitework and Structured Garage Construction experience is preferred., • Requires working knowledge of various construction disciplines, cost control, scheduling, safety regulations, engineering drawings and other documents required., • Requires superior communication and interpersonal (tact, diplomacy, influence, etc.) skills essential both within the internal project team and externally with subcontractors, labor force, etc., • Requires the ability to work with and have knowledge of the shop drawing submittal process., • Requires the ability to read and comprehend building plans and specifications and able to comprehend and recognize safety standards and issues., • Requires the ability to determine the priority of assignments based on critical deadlines., • Requires the ability to resolves field-initiated questions., • Requires understanding of construction contracts, retention, releases., • Requires the ability to interact with all levels of personnel and customers., • Must possess strengths in verbal and written communications; ability to adapt communications/presentations and deliver clear and concise reports and analysis to senior management., • Requires ability to meet deadlines and work in a structured corporate environment., • Requires the ability to be self-motivated and work independently with minimal supervision. Also requires high degree of ethics and integrity., • Requires ability to maintain confidentiality of all company and customer information. 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. These demands are typically required when working onsite. • Performance of the required duties will 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 use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, sit, talk and hear, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl., • Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds., • 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., • Noise in these work environments is usually moderate to very loud. Benefit Highlights: • $2k relocation benefit available, • We match 50% of the first 6% of 401k contributions, • No wait period for Health Benefits & we contribute $1k to the HSA plan, • We have assistance for student loans as well as tuition reimbursement, • We have a great employee referral program, • We offer a housing discount in all our communities EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER & EQUAL HOUSING PROVIDER
