What are the responsibilities and job description for the Superintendent position at Kent Companies?
Reports to:
General Superintendent
Classification:
This is a salaried/exempt position.
Job Type:
This is a full-time position.
About Kent Companies:
Kent Companies is a full-service concrete contractor with expertise in commercial and industrial concrete construction, mixed-use construction, multi-family housing, and a full range of concrete-related specialties. Every Kent Companies project is marked by our four distinctive Hallmarks of Service: Safety, Productivity, Quality, and Customer Service. We believe in providing challenging work, opportunities for professional development, and industry-leading compensation packages. And it’s all wrapped in a culture that’s built on values and integrity. We deliver on our promises.
About Kent Companies Central Texas Multi-Family Division:
Our Central Texas Multi-Family division provides comprehensive concrete construction services for garden-style residential construction and high-density mixed-use properties. We offer specialized experience in complex wrap-around structures and parking garages. Our portfolio includes many of the most complex multi-family construction projects in the region. With this team, you’ll have a hand in the projects that change your city’s skyline.
Learn more about our Central Texas multi-family services here:https://www.kentcompanies.com/locations/austin-texas/
Why join Kent Companies Central Texas Multi-Family Services Team?
When you join Central Texas’ Multi-Family Services team, you are joining a culture driven by loyalty, success, and camaraderie. Our team is driven to lead our industry in operating at a much higher level than a typical subcontractor. You will find each team member has each other's backs. When one falls, others are there to pick you up. We have clear goals, objectives, and initiatives that drive us to be the best. While we are in growth mode, we understand family and life balance and always enjoy out-of-office activities as a group, such as softball or mountain biking. We are excited about the future ahead with many more opportunities as our division continues to grow.
Summary:
Kent Companies is a place where you can build something more. As a member of the Multi-Family Division, the Superintendent manages all project planning and proactively monitors and verifies project execution, including safety, schedule, cost, and quality. The Superintendent is also responsible for identifying and resolving conflict and assuring efficient internal and external communication.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Superintendents are responsible for overseeing the construction job/site from the first day we are on-site to the last day we are on-site (Start to Finish).
- Management: Proactively managing the job site by maintaining a detailed record of all labor, materials, and equipment and managing the deliveries and schedules to avoid delays.
- Communication and Customer Service - Consistent and clear communication with crew leaders, other subcontractors, vendors, and customers. Professionally represent Kent Companies internally and externally through all forms of communication.
- Safety - As the leader of the job site, the Superintendent is responsible for identifying unsafe working environments and works internally and externally to resolve them.
- Planning – Study drawings before starting projects and as they are updated to identify errors and initiate the RFI (Request for Information) process to keep all projects running smoothly.
- Budget - Demonstrate knowledge of how a job sequence and how to push a job forward in a safe and productive way while focusing on staying under budget.
- Quality Control - Understand the quality expectation and ensure the quality of the final product meets or exceeds client satisfaction.
- Schedule - Work with the General Superintendent and Project Manager to build and maintain a schedule, including updates, changes, and look-a-heads. This includes timely communication internally and externally on all problems and changes.
- Works with the Project Manager to develop construction plans including schedule, equipment, and buyout.
- Works with the Project Manager to ensure all required materials, equipment, and inspections support the project schedule.
- Oversees total job site construction effort to ensure the project is constructed following design, budget, and schedule.
- Locate materials, formwork, equipment, and tools onsite and offsite and direct others to utilize such items to meet established production and quality goals.
- Properly lay out all work to be performed based on drawings and given survey points.
- Responsible for all project safety, including fall protection, barricades, and other safety systems.
- Perform daily reports in a detailed, concise, and professional manner using Construction & Maintenance Logbook (Green Books).
- Submit a 2-week schedule look ahead to General Superintendent on a weekly basis.
- Supervises various subcontractors, foremen, and craftsmen to ensure projects are properly executed.
- Leadership: As the leader of the job and site, a Superintendent sets the tone by being on time every day. Great leaders typically lead from both the front and the rear meaning they are the first ones in and the last ones to leave. Attitude reflects leadership.
- Acts as a resource by mentoring, training, and developing personnel in all aspects of their careers.
- Train and manage others to properly maintain all equipment, form boards, and tools so that they are in a safe and reliable working condition.
- Responsible for managing field crews in leadership and utilizing the time clock tool (ExakTime).
- Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, or business management or 10 years of experience in the construction industry, along with five years in a leadership capacity.
- Working knowledge of various construction disciplines and safety regulations and how to apply them.
- Understanding of cost management processes, planning, and scheduling.
- Practical Written and verbal communication skills.
- Knowledge of construction budgeting best practices.
- Good planning skills, including design execution, resource allocation, and contingencies.
- Understanding of construction equipment, including safe operating practices and signs of maintenance issues.
- In-depth understanding of local, state, and federal construction regulations.
- Great problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Effective leadership abilities, like motivation, goal setting, and conflict management.
- Organizational skills, including time management, delegation, prioritization, and multitasking.
- Possess good leadership skills.
- Diverse in project workflow abilities.
- Can read and understand drawings and shop drawings.
- Accountable for their project, make-it-happen attitude, out-of-the-box thinking.
- Diverse in creating schedules and maintaining job progress.
Kent Companies provides its employees with one of the most competitive compensation and benefits packages in the construction industry. Benefits vary by location, and typical benefits packages include:
- Weekly pay
- PTO (Paid Time Off)
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
- Supplemental insurance options
- Retirement plans, with discretionary employer-matching
- Holiday pay (New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day)
- Tuition reimbursement for continuing education
- Scholarship opportunities for dependents
- Leadership development opportunities
Perks associated with this role:
Our goal is to offer an unparalleled career progression that is not precisely pre-determined, rather it builds on the teammate’s strengths, interests, and pursuits as the individual gains experience, grows, and develops in their career. You would be hard-pressed to find another ENR Top 6 Commercial Concrete Company that parallels Kent Companies.
EEO Statement
At Kent Companies, we value a diverse, inclusive workforce and we provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. Kent Companies’ does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices and personnel actions, including but not limited to hiring, recruiting, promotions, performance evaluations, termination, and compensation decisions.
The Company will strive to ensure that all employees and prospective employees will be treated equally in regard to recruitment, employment, promotions, demotions, discipline, termination, access to benefits and training, leaves of absence and layoffs. The Company will further ensure that its management staff is aware of the Company’s commitment to this policy and each member understands their individual role in the process of administering this plan.
Kent Companies will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.
