Construction Assistant Superintendent

Construction Assistant Superintendent Role

POSITION SUMMARY

The Assistant Superintendent’s primary responsibility is to support the Superintendent and Project Coordinator in the successful completion of assigned projects. The Assistant Superintendent participates in overseeing job site safety, quality, project scheduling, and communications with the architect and consultants on field and constructability issues. This position reports to the Project Superintendent. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS 

• Assist Superintendent with managing job site safety, quality, and schedule for assigned projects from pre-construction to closeout. 

• Ensure Rippy Homes standards of quality and safety (TSS) are adhered to by assertively championing Rippy Homes safety culture to project team and subcontractors.

• Work collaboratively with Project Manager, Project Superintendent, project team members, and field. 

• Represent Rippy Homes in a professional manner. 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Assist in managing the field and project team successfully and collaboratively. 

• Establish and maintain positive and effective relationships and communication with clients, Construction Manager, project team, consultants/architect/engineers, subcontractors, adjacent community, governmental agencies. 

• Assist with setting up job site logistics, field coordination, and project schedule. 

• Maintain and update project records including daily logs.

• Assist with creating and enforcing a site-specific emergency action plan for assigned projects in collaboration with the Superintendent. 

• In collaboration with the Superintendent: perform daily job site walks and submit daily safety audit reports, coordinate subcontractors, coordinate with building inspections, subcontractor inspections, and agencies. 

• Attend Foreman meetings, pre-task meeting, safety meetings and project staff meetings. 

• Assist with the management of job site manpower production and performance. 

• Use project management and scheduling software effectively. 

• Attend company and industry events including meetings, trainings, workshops, etc. 

• Other related duties as assigned or needed. 

QUALIFICATIONS 

Candidates must have a basic understanding of the construction industry, job site safety requirements, planning and scheduling, building trades and sequence of work, and relevant technology. Key competencies are initiative, communication, teamwork, and dependability. 

Technical skills: Buildertrend, Word, general math and reading 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee, with or without reasonable accommodations, to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job the employee may be exposed to conditions that include weather such as heat and/or humidity and cold, fumes or airborne particles, exposure to dust and asphalt, and moving mechanical parts. There may be occasional exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals. Conditions can also include risk of electrical shock and risk of vibration. The noise level in the work environment can often be loud. 

The Assistant Superintendent is regularly required to: 

• Walk, climb stairs, sit, and stand. 

• Talk and hear at normal levels. 

• See with close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and have the ability to adjust focus. 

• Reach with hands and arms. 

• Use hands and fingers to operate tools and other business machines. 

• Lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.