Assistant Superintendent

Work hard. Have fun! At Cerris Builders, we believe in delivering quality craftsmanship while having fun along the way. Our group of construction companies prides itself on our almost 100-year history, our employee ownership structure, and our competitive pay and benefits. From the moment you start working with us, we’ve got your growth in mind. We believe Cerris isn’t just a great place to start your career – it’s a great place to watch it advance for years to come.

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Nature of Work

Assists the project superintendent with the assigned scope of responsibility; monitors and coordinates subcontractor work and, when appropriate, self-perform activities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Conducts workplace inspections assessing quantity and specification/quality, percent completion by subcontractors, and safety compliance.
• Coordinates and communicates with vendors, crews, subcontractors, and suppliers to facilitate timely project completion.
• Assists in supervising various self-perform features of work.
• Tracks jobsite labor production for self-perform work and report findings to Project Manager and/or Superintendent.
• Studies plans and specifications to plan procedures for construction on the basis of starting and completion times and staffing requirements for each phase of construction.
• Creates project management documentation that may include schedules, progress charts, RFIs, submittals, meeting minutes, jobsite controls, tracking reports, daily reports, etc.
• May have informal supervisory responsibilities through the training, coaching, or mentoring of other Project Engineers.
• Exercises initiative or, as directed, performs additional duties to meet the needs of the organization.

In addition to the above responsibilities, this position will be responsible for the following:

• Advises senior level superintendents and/or project management of potential problems, work interference, schedule difficulties, etc.; assists in circumventing/resolving such problems as required.
• As directed, coordinates work among various subcontractors to achieve a smooth project completion.
• Actively reviews the work performance to assure good quality control and make certain work conforms with plans and specifications.

Qualifications

• Ability to collaborate with and function well within a team-oriented environment.
• Ability to read and interpret construction documents.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to learn new computer programs for project management / reporting purposes.

Education

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree from a four-year college, university, or equivalent experience.

Experience

• 3 years or more of related work experience preferred.
• May have supervisory responsibilities over skilled trades/projects engineers.

Cerris and its subsidiary companies are an Equal Opportunity Employer-EEO/AA/M/F/D/V/VEVRAA

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