Job Description

Founded in 1906, John Burns has a diverse, growing portfolio with a varied private and public customer base in General Contracting, Electrical Infrastructure and Telecommunications. We design, build, manage and maintain infrastructure systems to connect people and improve their lives.

The Project Superintendent is an important part of the Project Management Team (Project Manager, Construction Manager and Foremen). Superintendents responsibilities include maintaining customer relationships, subcontractor coordination, subcontractor access, project sequencing, project scheduling, staging, project phasing, quality control, preconstruction planning, estimating input, project safety, and project manager/field engineer mentorship. Superintendents must also understand each project’s financial risks and mitigation plan.

REPORTS TO: Program Manager. Superintendent will be assigned to specific projects only as determined by Program Manager. Will also have reporting responsibilities to SPM / CM.

SUPERVISES: Subcontractors, Site Foreman, Field Engineers and Project Assigned Safety Personnel as required.

We’re looking for you to do the following:

SUBCONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITES

1. Develop working relationships with all project subcontractors and their employees.
2. Understand each subcontractor’s scope of work and schedule requirements.
3. Plan project sequencing to allow subcontractors access to productive work.
4. Anticipate and plan project sequencing issues and resolve on site conflicts between trades.
5. Ensure accurate daily job briefs, time sheets, daily diaries, and all other subcontractor related paperwork is completed consistently and accurately
6. Attend on site weekly subcontractor meetings with Project Manager.

CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Alongside SPM, communicate project schedule updates and issues.
2. Report job progress and problems to JBCC Project Management Team regularly, accurately, and objectively.
3. Completes assigned paperwork regularly, completely, accurately, and carefully.
4. Ensures all work completed complies with Plans and Specifications. Reports any possible extra work to project management.
5. Ensure that no trade completes extra work until authorized by the customer and JBCC project management
6. Completes tasks with responsibility, trustworthiness, dignity, diplomacy, and authority befitting a senior leadership position.
7. Attend all customer meetings and ensures customer satisfaction

MENTORSHIP

1. Responsible to provide mentorship to project management related to project sequencing, subcontractor conflict management and resolution, and customer and/or project consultant field personnel.
2. Responsible to provide mentorship to field engineers and field managers as required.
3. Leadership and Mentorship of onsite JBCC Field Foreman as required

PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS

1. Study and understand all project trades responsibilities.
2. Study and understand all project trades scopes of work.
3. Determine any plan or specification errors/omissions or conflicts between trades and report to Project Management.
4. Consult Project Management on any plan or specifications interpretation issues.

JBCC SELF PERFORM WORK RESPONSIBLITIES

1. Understand time required, project access, sequencing, and labor force required for JBCC scopes of work.
2. Provide necessary access and layout to ensure JBCC work will comply with the specifications and will make the most efficient use of manpower.
3. Ensure JBCC workforce and schedule timeframes are clearly communicated with JBCC CM.
4. Superintendent is not responsible for JBCC’s self-perform labor goals, means & methods, union communication, equipment, tooling or additional manpower needs.

ESTIMATING

1. Attend pre-bid meetings at direction of Program Manager and/or Director of Estimating.
2. Review Plans/Specs for specifically assigned estimate sections/trades.
3. Preform material, labor, or equipment take-offs as needed for JBCC and/or Subcontractor scopes of work
4. Meet with key subcontractors or suppliers prior to bid to review scopes.

PRECONSTRUCTION PLANNING

1. Works with Project Management team to determine overall project critical path schedule.
2. Determine specific activity durations, predecessors, successors, milestones, interim completion dates and overall project critical path.
3. Understand overall project critical path and float for specific activities.
4. Identify any scope gaps and determine plan to reduce financial impacts to JBCC.
5. Work with Project Management to determine and log all subcontractor long lead material and equipment items.
6. Work with Project Management to coordinate subcontractor kickoff meeting.

SAFETY

1. Understand each subcontractor’s JBCC approved safe work plan and ensure compliance.
2. Insist that all trades maintain good housekeeping
3. Report all subcontractor or other project safety incidents immediately to JBCC Safety Department, Project Manager, and Program Manager.
4. Communicate any upcoming safety sensitive items with JBCC safety department.

MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT

1. Plan and stage all major subcontractor and JBCC material/equipment deliveries.
2. Notify Project Manager of any specific material delivery requirements or packaging requests.
3. Ensure all project materials are stored where they will not be damaged, deteriorated by weather, or stolen.

DAILY RECORDS

1. Maintain detailed daily project diary ensuring any altercations, extra work requests, significant events, visitors, or other remarkable events are noted. Understand that often historical daily reports will be re-visited and are to be considered legal documents and a permanent part of the project record.
2. Update overall project as-built drawings in a timely manner.

You Have:

1. Proven construction experience (5–10+ years) with strong knowledge of building methods, codes, and safety practices.
2. Ability to read/interpret plans and manage daily field operations, schedules, subcontractors, and site logistics.
3. Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills to coordinate teams and resolve issues on site.
4. Proficiency with construction technology (Procore, Bluebeam, scheduling tools) and thorough documentation/reporting habits.
5. OSHA 30 and other safety certifications; maintains strict safety compliance and site quality standards.

We Have:

1. A team-based culture that rewards collaboration, problem solving and process improvement
2. A commitment to your professional development
3. Varied career path opportunities across the different disciplines in the company
4. A new, robust enterprise resource planning software solution
5. Great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401K with company contribution, profit sharing, long-term disability
6. Team outings, and an opportunity to get involved and make a difference with various charities in the community

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