Assistant Superintendent
4 days ago
Anaheim
Company Description Premium West, Inc. is a San Diego–based commercial construction company specializing in self-perform trades. For over 30 years, the company has delivered structural concrete, electrical, and general contracting services across San Diego and Orange County. By performing critical-path work in-house, Premium West, Inc. maintains stronger control over project schedules and budgets. This approach supports consistent quality, reliable delivery, and long-term relationships with clients and partners. Team members join a company that values expertise, accountability, and safety on every job. Role Description Premium West Construction is seeking an Assistant Superintendent to support the daily field execution of commercial construction projects from mobilization through final turnover. Working directly with the Project Superintendent, this individual will help coordinate subcontractors, maintain safe and orderly jobsite operations, verify quality, monitor short-term schedules, support inspections, and ensure assigned work areas are completed in accordance with the contract documents and Premium West standards. Salary The annual base pay for this position ranges from $75,000 to $110,000 per year. Benefits packages are offered including a 401k company match at 3%. The following represent qualifications for candidates as well as the project description, which is located in Anaheim, California: Field Leadership and Subcontractor Coordination • Support the Superintendent in directing daily jobsite activities and coordinating subcontractor operations., • Take ownership of assigned trades, phases, floors, buildings, or work areas., • Confirm daily manpower, work locations, planned activities, material availability, equipment needs, and access requirements., • Coordinate work between trades to prevent conflicts, incomplete prerequisites, stacking, and avoidable rework., • Maintain a consistent field presence and hold subcontractors accountable for commitments, workmanship, housekeeping, and schedule performance., • Escalate unresolved field conditions promptly rather than allowing them to affect downstream work. Safety Management • Actively enforce the PW Corporate Safety Plan and project-specific safety requirements., • Participate in site orientations, pre-task planning, toolbox talks, Job Hazard Analyses, and routine safety inspections., • Verify proper PPE, fall protection, barricades, access control, housekeeping, equipment use, and safe work practices., • Immediately report incidents, injuries, near misses, property damage, unsafe conditions, and regulatory visits., • Understand and support the project Emergency Action Plan, including site evacuation, emergency communications, and preservation of an incident scene., • Correct unsafe conditions immediately and stop work when an imminent hazard exists. Schedule and Production Control • Understand the project master schedule, milestone dates, and applicable phasing requirements., • Assist with preparing and maintaining three-week look-ahead plans, weekly work plans, and daily activity coordination., • Compare actual field progress and manpower against planned production., • Identify schedule constraints, procurement concerns, inspection requirements, incomplete predecessor work, and potential delays., • Develop and communicate recovery actions with the Superintendent and responsible subcontractors., • Coordinate phased work, multiple work areas, shutdowns, off-hours operations, and turnover milestones as required. Quality Assurance and Quality Control • Review applicable plans, specifications, approved submittals, RFIs, ASIs, sketches, and manufacturer requirements before work begins., • Participate in preparatory meetings, mockup reviews, first-work inspections, and pre-installation coordination., • Verify field dimensions, substrates, rough-ins, backing, clearances, elevations, and preceding work before installation., • Inspect work before it is concealed or presented for third-party inspection., • Document deficiencies and follow them through correction and verification., • Prevent defective or incomplete work from progressing into subsequent activities., • Support a proactive “build it right the first time” approach rather than relying on final punch lists to identify quality issues. Inspections and Testing • Coordinate required municipal, special, consultant, manufacturer, and owner inspections with the Superintendent and Project Engineer., • Confirm that work is complete, accessible, clean, and ready before requesting an inspection., • Ensure subcontractor representatives, equipment, ladders, lifts, testing instruments, and documentation are available., • Track inspection results, correction notices, retesting, and final signoffs., • Maintain awareness of upcoming inspection dates and incorporate them into the short-term schedule. Daily Documentation • Prepare or assist with complete and accurate daily reports., • Document manpower, work activities, locations, deliveries, equipment, inspections, visitors, weather, safety observations, delays, constraints, and significant discussions., • Maintain progress photographs and photographs of concealed conditions, deficiencies, damage, and completed corrective work., • Record verbal instructions and elevate items requiring formal RFIs, written direction, or change documentation., • Assist with maintaining current drawings, field redlines, logistics plans, inspection records, and posted project information., • Use Procore or PW’s designated project-management platform consistently. Field-to-Office Coordination • Communicate field questions, missing information, potential changes, procurement issues, and schedule impacts to the Superintendent, Project Manager, and Project Engineer., • Participate in foremen meetings, subcontractor coordination meetings, safety meetings, planning sessions, and project-team meetings., • Provide timely field input for RFIs, submittals, change requests, procurement logs, and schedule updates., • Verify that the field team is working from current and approved project documents., • Maintain a solutions-oriented relationship between field and office personnel. Punch, Closeout, and Turnover • Manage assigned area punch lists and confirm subcontractor completion., • Perform internal quality walks before owner, architect, consultant, or tenant inspections., • Coordinate testing, startup, labeling, cleaning, protection removal, training, and final inspections., • Support field verification of as-built conditions and closeout information., • Track incomplete work through final correction rather than simply transferring open items to the Superintendent., • Assist with phased turnovers and warranty-related field activities when required. Leadership and Professional Expectations • Demonstrate PW’s core values of Excellence, Integrity, Collaboration, Resilience, and Humility., • Communicate directly, respectfully, and professionally with subcontractors, coworkers, inspectors, clients, tenants, and neighbors., • Accept responsibility for assigned areas and follow tasks through completion., • Raise concerns early and accompany identified problems with a proposed solution., • Maintain composure and sound judgment in demanding field conditions., • Be willing to learn, receive coaching, and progressively assume greater Superintendent-level responsibility., • Represent Premium West’s “Built on Trust” standard through personal conduct and jobsite performance. Recommended Candidate Profile Include qualifications similar to the following: • Two or more years of commercial construction field experience preferred., • Experience with tenant improvement, renovation, multifamily, hospitality, or ground-up commercial construction., • Working knowledge of construction drawings, specifications, schedules, inspections, and trade sequencing., • Ability to identify incomplete, nonconforming, or improperly sequenced work., • Strong communication, organization, documentation, and follow-through., • Proficiency with Procore, Microsoft Office, Bluebeam, or comparable construction-management systems preferred., • OSHA 30 certification preferred or required within a designated period after hiring., • Current First Aid/CPR certification preferred., • Ability to work onsite full time and accommodate early starts, occasional weekends, off-hours work, or project-specific travel., • Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation. Roadhouse Hotel — Project Overview Premium West Construction is delivering the Roadhouse Hotel, a new six-story, 125-room hospitality development at 1730 S. Clementine Street in Anaheim, California. Located between West Katella Avenue and Disney Way. The 82,000 SF project combines hospitality, dining, recreation, and highly efficient urban parking into one integrated building. Guest rooms occupy Levels 2 through 6 above a concrete podium, with five levels of wood framing. The project is currently underway with construction, with an estimated completion date in May, 2027. Guest Experience • 125 guest rooms across five upper floors, • Ground-level lobby, reception, guest market, restaurant, and dining, • Mezzanine-level guest and operational spaces, • Rooftop stainless-steel pool, pool deck, covered lounge area, and pool bar, • Landscaped perimeter improvements and a front patio serving the market and restaurant Construction & Operational Highlights • Type IA concrete podium construction supporting five stories of Type IIIA wood framing, • 86 parking spaces, including a semi-automated stacked parking system designed for 80 vehicles beneath the podium, • Coordinated delivery across structural concrete, framing, building envelope, MEP systems, fire protection, finishes, site improvements, and specialty parking equipment, • Designed to meet current California energy-efficiency and CALGreen requirements