Assistant Superintendent

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Work hard, have fun! At Cerris Builders (formerly MW Builders), our culture is built on hard work – but while enjoying ourselves in the process. Our family of construction companies prides itself on our almost 90 year history, our 100% employee ownership structure, our competitive pay and benefits… But what we pride ourselves most in is our people. We truly believe that our people are our greatest asset, and that’s why we place a heavy emphasis on recruiting, training, and retaining the best and brightest talent in the industry.

Are you ready to become a part of the MW Builders family?

Assist the project superintendent with the assigned scope of responsibility; monitors and coordinates subcontractor work and, when appropriate, self‑perform activities.

• Conduct workplace inspections assessing quantity and specification/quality, percent completion by subcontractors, and safety compliance
• Coordinate and communicate with vendors, crews, subcontractors, and suppliers to facilitate timely project completion
• Assist in supervising various self‑perform features of work
• Track jobsite labor production for self‑perform work and report findings to Project Manager and/or Superintendent
• Study plans and specifications to plan procedures for construction on the basis of starting and completion times and staffing requirements for each phase of construction
• Create project management documentation that may include schedules, progress charts, RFIs, submittals, meeting minutes, jobsite controls, tracking reports, daily reports, etc.
• May have informal supervisory responsibilities through the training, coaching, or mentoring of other Project Engineers
• Exercise initiative or, as directed, perform additional duties to meet the needs of the organization

• Advises senior level superintendents and/or project management of potential problems, work interference, schedule difficulties, etc.; assists in circumventing/resolving such problems as required
• As directed, coordinates work among various subcontractors to achieve a smooth project completion
• Actively reviews the work performance to assure good quality control and make certain work conforms with plans and specifications

• Ability to collaborate with and function well within a team‑oriented environment
• Ability to read and interpret construction documents
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to learn new computer programs for project management / reporting purposes

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree from a four‑year college, university, or equivalent experience

• 3 years or more of related work experience preferred
• May have supervisory responsibilities over skilled trades/projects engineers

• Physical demands for this position are moderate. Typically the employee may sit comfortably to do the work. However, there may be walking, standing, bending or carrying of items (25-50 pounds) such as plan documents, papers, books, parts, etc. There may be times of physical exertion, such as long periods of standing; walking over rough, uneven or rocky surfaces; recurring bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, reaching, climbing or similar activities.
  
  The work may require specific but common physical characteristics and abilities such as above‑average agility and dexterity. Requires a good ability to see, hear, and speak
• Standard project site environment may include machinery, parts and chemicals; may require protective gear.

Cerris and its subsidiary companies are an Equal Opportunity Employer-EEO/AA/M/F/D/V/VEVRAA

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Management and Manufacturing

Construction