Landscape Construction Superintendent

Plans, directs, and coordinates activities pertaining to the landscape construction, renovation, and maintenance of an assigned contract in accordance with company policies, contract documents and governmental regulations.

Essential Function

· Coaching, evaluating, and training staff and field workers in the performance of landscape services.

· Conduct field training of landscape and irrigation construction personnel.

· Supervise multiple landscape & irrigation installation projects of all sizes.

· Inspecting all field work; analyzing and resolving problems

· Ensuring that all construction services are delivered according to contract specifications, within budget and on schedule.

· Evaluate project site conditions (surveying experience) that include the assessment of current topographies and soil conditions and reports to the project manager prior to the commencement of work.

· Work with ‘project/branch manager’ to track all expenses on jobs, ensuring proper entry of time, materials and subcontractors for each.

· Meeting and exceeding the expectations and requirements of external and internal customers – working with staff to ensure same

· Managing labor force to ensure labor budgets are on track

· Maintaining accurate daily and weekly Foremen and Superintendent activity logs; updating production tracking reports and generating other related reports as needed

· Responsible for dispatch of labor and equipment to job sites

· Managing equipment utilization on projects, equipment storage and maintenance

· Evaluating employee safety data and promoting safe work practices or conditions; ensuring employees attend weekly safety meetings

· Recommend staff changes, promotions, wage adjustments and staffing limits (hiring/firing) to Branch/Project Manager.

· Attend and assist with all internal scheduling and pre-construction and production meetings.

· Attend pre-construction meetings with General Contractors and architects onsite before start of job.

· Communicate with contract administrator and project/branch manager regarding all applicable permits, utility locates and inspections prior to execution, ensuring internal digging permits are processed and in the file.

· Confirm plants are suitable for application as per drawings and specs.

· Evaluate project and organize RFI’s if any question exists that needs architect approval.

· Forward information via marked up plan or written RFI to project manager or assistant project manager to be forwarded to the general contractor for transmission to the architect.

· Review all plans, specifications and estimates and bring any issues regarding materials or budgets to the pre-construction meeting.

· Organize material orders and delivery to job. Materials to be loaded in the morning.

· Familiarize self with plans, details and specs prior to start of job and pre-order materials as needed, researching topics such as plants and their ability to survive in an area, guidelines and codes for municipality, and latest irrigation.

· Obtain PO prior to purchasing anything, provide accurate estimated value when obtaining PO.

· Ensure all subcontractors and purchase orders are maintained, managed, and aligned with each project.

· Daily collection of all receipts/bills of lading for all materials delivered to projects. Properly identify each ticket with job name, number, and PO.

· Manage sourcing and procurement for materials on projects. Order long lead items as required.

· Schedule of crews for days and weeks ahead, effectively and efficiently.

· Ensure all projects, current or within warranty period, are being maintained and watered properly.

· Look for opportunities daily to beat budgets while maintaining quality.

· Responsible for approving, coding and submitting material invoices in a timely manner.

· Ensure best use of tools and equipment efficiently to ensure project completion and keep all rentals to a minimum and call off rentals immediately after use.

· Act as quality control for all job site installations and attend all punch walks for the project.

· Conduct "in-house" walk through upon completion of each job, to include assembly and completion of punch-list items in preparation for substantial completion walk-through.

· Effectively communicate alterations or project changes to crews and subcontractors.

· Submit all change order information to the Branch Manager for submittal to executives.

· Verify crew entries of time daily.

· Responsible for managing and approving all crews’ timesheets and vacation requests.

· Manage equipment/truck database and ensure routine maintenance occurs and is logged.

· Ensure that repairs to equipment and vehicles are completed in a timely manner.

· Manage all crews GPS and driver safety scorecards, provide recommendations to project manager for any driver warnings and write ups.

· Organize weekly safety toolbox talks with crews and ensure proper PPE and other safety related information is presented to all crews.

· Follow all safety protocols for reporting any accidents and ensure safety policies are being followed.

· Responsible for ensuring all crews have returned to the office and ensuring all trucks and gates are secured.

· Ensure all punch lists are 100% complete and project is closed out.

Requirements

-3+ years of management experience in landscape/irrigation construction

-Valid Texas Driver's License

-Ability to read blueprints

-Bilingual in Spanish