Construction Superintendent
GHD

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Job Description

Construction Superintendent

Join a global professional services leader. We are committed to solving the world's biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy, and urbanization.

GHD's Construction group is hiring! We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Superintendent to oversee construction job sites throughout the United States. We have openings across all geographic areas within the continental US.

Specific responsibilities will include:

• Collaborate with the site's H&S representative and Site Safety Steward to enforce the site and corporate Health and Safety Plans
• Review project hazards and participate in Job Hazard Analysis and incident investigation and reporting
• Perform pre-task planning
• Coordinating and planning field activities for craft and equipment resources
• Lead all aspects of work performance and productivity of crafts and subcontractors to ensure project rules, procedures, specifications, safety requirements, etc. are followed
• Ensure direct report time punches accurately reflect hours and job tasks (WBS coding) worked and are submitted timely
• Understand the project contract/scope and advise project management of potential changes (scope and conditions), potential problems, work interferences, schedule difficulties, etc.; assist in circumventing/resolving such problems as required
• Assist in planning work schedule, determining workforce levels, material quantities, equipment requirements, subcontractor scheduling, etc.
• Assist with selection and hiring of project craft personnel
• Responsible for training and mentoring direct reports and subcontractors
• Understands and uses GHD's cost control systems to improve job performance
• Dedication to and responsibility of GHD's Safety Culture onsite
• Perform additional assignments as needed

Successful skills and qualifications:

• Minimum 10 years of supervisor level experience with exposure to some or all of the following types of projects: large scale earth moving (mine closure, heavy civil), demolition, remediation, dredging/waterway, and general contracting
• Ability to review and use project schedules to plan and direct field activities
• Ability to communicate with and direct a team composed of different crafts and subcontractors
• Ability to recognize potential changes and other project impacts and assist project management with notices and claims
• Has a working knowledge and understanding of project contract, specifications and drawings for assigned activities
• Proficiency in construction scheduling, cost control and ability to supervise large groups
• Possesses writing skills necessary to document project activities
• Ability to effectively communicate with clients and subcontractors and maintain liaison with other departments, (i.e., purchasing, engineering, etc.) as required to support construction schedule
• Must have the solid understanding to be able to safely operate equipment and qualify employees

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About Us

Why GHD?

Being the best we can be is in our culture.
We are a family of smart, innovative and creative problem solvers. In our employee-owned company, everything feels like it matters more. Challenge us and help us come up with new solutions to ensure water, energy and urbanisation are made sustainable for generations to come.

More about Life and Work @GHD

Our commitment to you

Commitment is a powerful word that defines how we do business, how we serve our clients and how we care for one another. We will support your needs by giving you the tools to do your best work and then recognise achievements. We will set your curiosity free to allow brilliant minds to do their best work. We will invest in new ideas, removing barriers where we can. Finally, we will encourage you to collaborate with thousands of diverse people across our global business.

Our Commitment to you

Who we are

We are committed to solving the world's biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and urbanisation. GHD is a global professional services company that is a leader in engineering, construction and architectural expertise. Established in 1928, we remain wholly owned by our people. We are 10,000+ diverse and skilled individuals, yet we are proudly 'One GHD' across more than 200 offices, spanning five continents - Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America, and the Pacific region. Delivering extraordinary social and economic outcomes, we are passionate about building lasting relationships with our partners and clients.

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