Construction Superintendent

Protecnium is an international consulting firm specialising in engineering and technician services. We are currently recruiting candidates to join our team to fill a position as Construction Superintendent for a large project in Washington DC
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Main responsibilities:

• Oversee field personnel, daily/weekly schedules, and construction operations.
• Supervise and schedule grading, drainage, paving, structures, and other miscellaneous construction crews and subcontractors on a daily basis.
• Provide leadership and direction to construction personnel.
• Manage field operations as well as coordinate work with other company Superintendents and subcontractors.
• Take an active role in emphasizing safety, quality and production, leading by example.
• Assist Engineers with quantities and productions.
• Coordinate equipment and crews and other job related activities to maximize efficiency.
• Attend status meetings to discuss progress.
• Perform additional assignments as needed.Ç
• Ensure that ALL resources assigned are maintained, protected, secured and used at optimum efficiency.
• Protection and enhancement of public relations, company image, and company worth.
• Understand project budgets and productions to manage personnel and equipment efficiently.
• Have a working knowledge of all required plans and specifications.
• Develop Foreman through mentoring.
• Assist with survey and field layout.

Requirements and skills:

• Experience of 5-7 years as a Superintendent in heavy civil construction projects (infrastructure, roads, highways, bridges, tunnels, etc).
• Demonstrated decision-making skills.
• Ability to work in high production environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Working understanding of types of equipment necessary for production.
• Ability to respond quickly and effectively under pressure and deadlines.
• Must have experience with Federal requirements.
• Familiar with DDOT/DDOE standards.
• Must have strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent team building skills is a must.
• Demonstrated ability to be flexible and quickly adaptable to changing conditions across all spectrums.
• Demonstrated and verifiable ability to manage, supervise, schedule, and delegate on large and complicated projects.

Conditions:

• Working for an international company currently expanding.
• Job contract in the US.
• Salary and other benefits accordingly.

Note: The description and conditions hereby indicated are intended to describe the general nature of the job developed by employees, but are not a complete list of responsibility, duties and overall competence required by the personnel. In addition, they do not establish a job contract and they are subject to modifications as required by the employer.