The function of a Field Superintendent is to plan, assign resources to, and supervise all of the company’s ongoing jobs. S/he oversees all field employees and equipment, monitoring and reporting progress on all jobs, setting goals and job schedules, developing strategies, addressing issues, and liaising with customers and vendors as necessary.
Qualifications:
- Good time management skills.
- Ability to effectively represent the company and communicate with others at varying technical levels.
- Ability to work independently.
- Good documentation skills.
- Creativity and initiative.
- Strong verbal communication and presentation skills.
- Proven team leader capabilities and supervision experience.
- Ability to make complex, immediate, and flexible decisions.
- Sales and negotiations experience.
- 7 years of experience with job site management in the industry.
- Working knowledge of Heavy Equipment usage, maintenance, and repairs.
- Good communication and documentation skills.
- Working knowledge of Surveying, EDM and GPS systems.
- Proper job site attire, including safety boots and vest, gloves, coveralls, etc.
What’s in it for you!
- Competitive compensation package!
- Be apart of fun growing team!
- Hard work that is recognized and rewarded by your employers!
- Health Insurance Benefits!
- Paid Vacation!
Reporting Relationship:
- The Field Superintendent reports to the President.
- The Dispatcher, the Foreman/Foremen, and the Mechanic report to the Field Superintendent.
- Grade Checkers, Operators, and Laborers report to the Foremen.
Authorities:
- Exercise the responsibilities and perform the duties of this position. This includes full decision-making authority for all responsibilities and/or duties.
- Set authority levels for direct reports (as long as authorities do not exceed your level).
- Communicate with customer regarding job progress, issues, billing, etc.
- Approve subordinate vacation schedules.
- Communicate with job Superintendent and/or site engineers, public agencies.
- Contact new and past suppliers to make RFP, RFQ for equipment, material, and/or personnel.
- Authorize repairs of equipment up to $2,500.00
Responsibilities:
- Compare project actual amounts with budgeted amounts using a forecast and variance report.
- Conduct company operations within established budgets. Develop strategies and take action when variance reports suggest that the company is not meeting budgetary targets.
- Perform other duties as directed by the President
- Report and correct unsafe working conditions.
- Assist all direct subordinates in developing proper reporting to regulate their functional areas effectively.
- Assist with interviewing and testing new employees as required. Cancel any equipment that is not needed.
- Communicate requirements, schedule, directions, etc. to equipment supplier.
- Notify employees scheduled for work, and give directions if needed.
- Prepare rental agreement for equipment use and email or fax to suppliers.
- Prepare B2W Track daily logs for each Project and enter into Track.
- Receive equipment requests from Foremen and/or Field Superintendent.
- Report/confirm to Field Superintendent and Foreman/Foremen regarding equipment that will be supplied.
- Using Vendor Log, contact equipment suppliers for required equipment.
- Document vendor rates, contacts, performance, and other information in Vendor Log based on reports from foreman and other personnel.
- Assist Accounting Departments with issues relating to Job Costs and Dispatch
- Attend and participate in weekly project meetings.
- Audit internal company procedures, policies and expenditures to protect against wasteful, inefficient or fraudulent practices on an ongoing basis.
- Choose and train a back up to carry out your duties in case of absence.
- Maintain Field Operations Procedure manual.
- Collect, review and approve procedures from direct subordinates on a yearly basis (minimum).
- Communicate with, and manage, workers assigned to project.
- Complete initial 60 day and semi-annual performance reviews of all direct subordinates and update their job descriptions.
- Assign work/sections to project workers and coordinate equipment
- Complete daily report, documenting hours worked, project, work process and providing a brief explanation of job progress
- Maintain high level of skill in all phases of labor, grade checking, and equipment operation.
- Order equipment, labor, and material as required.
- Management of EEE equipment fleet and monitoring of Applied Costs and expenses with reporting to President.
- Field superintendent directs and coordinates all field plans in regard to equipment/manpower needed to completed project in a timely manner.
- Works alongside foreman to create look ahead.
- Controls the flow of project.
- Superintendent needs to communicate with Project Manager to see if look ahead works with budget.
- Superintendent needs to review dispatch at end of the day.
- Update and maintain current standard operating procedures for Job position.
