Installation Superintendent

Job Description

Digital Building Components, part of the DPR family of companies, is looking for an experienced, hardworking Installation Superintendent to lead an installation crew of metal panel facades across the U.S. The role involves safety, planning, production, cost, scheduling, logistics, communication, and organization.

• Manage DBC’s held subcontractors in the field (metal panel, caulking, cranes, deliveries, etc.)
• Manage crew to achieve productivity and stay on schedule.
• Ensure traveling crew adheres to company conduct while representing DBC.
• Solve field problems and know when to escalate to engineering/management.
• Schedule and manage the job-site inspection process and interactions with inspectors.

• Daily job reports.
• Manage site logistics, crane operations, rigging.
• Identify and document field issues using measurements, digital photos, and email.
• Respond to issues/questions raised in meetings and emails promptly or escalated when unclear.
• Understand, track, and interpret job schedules and progress on a daily/weekly basis.
• Recognize and eliminate site hazards and unsafe work practices.
• Hold job-site safety meetings with DBC crews.
• Help develop an injury‑free environment on all job sites for DBC crews.
• Attend and participate in overall job-site safety meetings.
• Review, comment, and mark‑up drawings and spool sheets.
• Manage crew traveling plans.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• General understanding of welding.
• General understanding of waterproofing systems and exterior skin systems.
• Ability to identify and resolve complex issues.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, sections, details, and navigate a model.
• Ability to develop, complete, and communicate pre-task plans, job hazard analysis, crane packages, etc.
• Communicates professionally with GC team and other subs/consultants.
• Excellent listening skills and strong communication skills; use technology for communication (tablet, computer, phone, etc.).
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail and accuracy.
• Dependable with strong work ethic and ability to meet deadlines; respond to changes in priorities.

• 15+ years of experience with metal stud framing and drywall
  • Layout and control
  • Framing & hanging
  • Fire ratings & STC ratings
  • Fire caulking & fire safing
• Experience supervising a crew of 15 or more.
• Experience with panelized construction or concrete formwork systems (layout, flying, setting, anchoring, bracing).
• Experience with leading‑edge work.
• OSHA 10 & 30 certification.
• Certified rigging (must be achieved in the first two months).
• First aid & CPR trained (must be achieved in the first two months).
• Experience with multi‑story load‑bearing framing systems (wood or gauge steel) is a plus.
• Experience using Bluebeam, Trimble, and Total Station is a plus.
• Bi‑lingual in Spanish is a plus.

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at times.
• Must be ready and able to travel throughout the U.S. to installation sites.

DPR Construction is a forward‑thinking, self‑performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education, and commercial markets. Founded in 1990, DPR is a private, employee‑owned company that has grown into a multi‑billion‑dollar family of companies with offices worldwide.

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Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Information Technology

Construction and Civil Engineering