Superintendent-Building Construction

Company Description:

Portzen Construction is a general contractor that focuses on commercial and industrial construction projects. In addition to being a general contractor, Portzen Construction self performs work including concrete, excavating, carpentry and plumbing/hydronics. Portzen Construction feels the ability to self-perform a large part of projects allows us to provide value added services to our clients.

Job Description:

·       Portzen Construction is currently searching for a full-time Project Superintendent. Portzen Construction, Inc. is located in Dubuque, Iowa.  The project superintendent will lead field operations and work in partnership with the Project Management team to build a safe, high quality, profitable project.  The position is responsible for all field operations including:  safety, quality, productivity, planning & scheduling, client relations, team building, risk management, cost estimation, subcontractor management, and execution strategy.  Some travel may be required.

Qualifications

·         Five or more years of relevant construction industry experience with superintendent duties. 

·         Expert knowledge of various areas of construction. 

·         Expert knowledge of the basic OSHA Safety regulations. 

·         Self-directed, organized, and self-motivated to accomplish goals. 

·         Excellent teamwork, communication and people skills is a must. 

·         Proactive and pragmatic thinker, is deliberate and decisive in making decisions.  

·         Solid time management system and demonstrates excellent organization skills. 

·         Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel & Outlook. 

Responsibilities

·         Ability to read and decipher plans and specifications. 

·         Sets, communicates, and enforces production goals and schedules with crews. 

·         Leads the development of the project schedule with the Project Manager and ensures the team is executing to the plan. 

·         Knows the key operational details of the subcontract and hold the subcontractors accountable to their agreement and the company’s standards. 

·         Implements effective cost controls over labor, material, equipment, and other related expenditures. 

·         Actively develops client relations. 

·         Leads and enforces the safety policies, procedures and addresses non-compliance among all employees, subcontractors and vendors. 

·         Create and coordinate requests for information. 

·         Coordinate change order requests. 

·         Maintain As-Built drawings on the jobsite. 

·         Works with Project Manager to order materials and schedule deliveries. 

·         Leads all required pre-installation conferences on the jobsite. 

·         Helps facilitate/run job progress meetings. 

·         In charge of coordinating all building inspections with local/state officials. 

Benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, retirement plan, paid time off and paid holidays. 

Interested candidates should email resume and cover letter with wage requirements to hmeyer@pci-dbq.com