General Superintendent - Foundations

Job Description:

Position Summary

The General Superintendent oversees all Foundation efforts to ensure that projects are completed in accordance with safety, design, budget, and schedule. Works as a liaison with other departments, employees, contractors, and outside agencies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day field operations, including scheduling and coordinating labor resources, determining material quantities and delivery, staying current on communication among subcontractors, the owner, the site engineer, and others, and ensuring timecards, logs, estimates, and required reports are completed on time. Oversee crew mobilization and moves. Act as a liaison between clients, project managers, and superintendents. Participate in activities necessary to close each job appropriately.
• Provide guidance to crews on maintaining a safe working environment for all employees by enforcing company safety guidelines, OSHA guidelines, and other applicable safety standards. Provides timely and accurate documentation for reporting safety issues in accordance with Veit policies and procedures.
• Ensure all work meets specified quality standards. Inspect fieldwork for quality compliance, inspect materials for quality compliance, and review the assembly of the manufacturer’s literature and drawings before work starts.
• Control costs through efficiently utilizing manpower, equipment, materials, and other resources to minimize costs. Use HCSS Heavy Job Software to determine the most cost-effective production standards.
• Remains informed of progress on all assigned jobs and instructs Superintendents on issues and areas of concern. Ensure that proper authorizations are obtained before beginning work on extras and change orders. Controls and monitors all change orders and extra work orders to ensure field completion.
• Maintains knowledge of local, county, and state rules and regulations related to projects and informs crews on how to comply.
• Produces and communicates the Workforce Schedule for projects to keep division crews active and balanced. Tracks project budgets and works to complete projects within the assigned budgets.
• Manages field personnel in a fair and equitable manner. Addresses performance issues as they arise. Regularly completes daily reports to document associate performance. Oversee team dynamics to maximize productivity, quality, and safety. Supports and participates in training. Ensures all crews are properly trained in safety, skills, and supervisory skills where applicable.
• Participates in meetings to discuss project start-up and future plans. Prepares for and participates in regular job-site meetings throughout the project. Assures that Veit’s Leadership is informed of all matters of relative importance.
• Stays up to date on construction means, methods, and procedures.
• Other projects or duties as assigned by management.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience as a Superintendent overseeing construction work, specifically with Foundations.
• HAZWOPER, OSHA 10-HOUR, OSHA 30-HOUR, Excavating Safety Training, Confined Space, Blueprint Reading, CPR, First Aid certifications, or the ability to obtain.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, iPad, and iPhone.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret policies, reports, construction plans, construction specifications, and legal documents. 
• Ability to communicate and schedule project needs appropriately.
• Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing with employees, clients, and other business associates.  Must clearly communicate directions and information. Must possess the ability to respond to inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, and members of the business community.
• Must have good interpersonal skills and be able to speak effectively before groups as well as individuals. Must possess the ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical field quantity situations.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret a wide variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Must possess the ability to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Working knowledge of the HCSS Software Suite is preferred but not required

Supervisory Responsibility

• Manages Foundation Project Superintendents/Foremen.
• Leads safety initiatives across service groups.
• Provides leadership and supervision to field personnel fairly and equitably, adhering to company policies and procedures and complying with local and federal laws.
• Oversee, mentor, and develop staff by providing guidance, training, and performance evaluations to ensure high levels of efficiency and effectiveness.
• Hires, trains, develops, and reviews all direct reports, taking disciplinary action when necessary and in a timely manner, in accordance with company policies and procedures.

Other

• Must pass a pre-employment drug test and background check. This position is safety-sensitive.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and maintain a satisfactory Motor Vehicle Record.
• Must be over the age of 18. 
• Union affiliation or willingness to join the union if necessary. 
• Willingness to travel 75-100%.

Physical Demands

To perform this job successfully, an individual must satisfactorily perform each essential duty, with or without accommodation. The physical demands described are representative of those that any employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee is regularly required to stand and/or sit in a stationary position for extended periods of time (50%+). The employee is regularly required to use a computer, laptop, or iPad in an office environment with natural and/or fluorescent lighting, navigate between office building floors, attend off-site meetings, and regularly visit construction jobsites. The employee may occasionally encounter high noise levels, but hearing protection is provided and required.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described below are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions. This role is primarily performed in active construction environments. The employee is regularly required to work on construction jobsites and may be exposed to conditions typical of heavy civil and foundation work, including proximity to moving machinery and equipment, elevated noise levels, dust, odors, and uneven or unstable terrain. Appropriate personal protective equipment, including hearing and eye protection, is provided.

The position requires frequent exposure to variable weather conditions, including rain, snow, wind, cold, and heat. Work is often performed outdoors and in environments that differ significantly from a traditional office setting. Jobsite travel is required and may involve movement between multiple project locations.

The employee may occasionally be exposed to electrical hazards, pressurized equipment, and other job-site-specific risks inherent to construction operations. Work may be performed independently or in coordination with crews, subcontractors, and other project stakeholders.

Additional Job Description:

Who Are We?
Veit is one of the country’s leading specialty contractors, with nearly a century of experience and the best people in the industry. We specialize in foundations, earthwork, utilities, marine services, industrial cleaning, cured‑in‑place pipelining, and waste disposal. We pride ourselves on our relentless pursuit to push the construction industry forward and deliver for our customers. Our modern fleet of iron, diverse expertise, and unmatched determination allow us to successfully tackle some of the largest and most complex projects across every sector while also living out our values every day. Our company culture is one where everyone pitches in to get the job done, regardless of job title or seniority. We do everything we can to maintain an atmosphere where family comes first. We want every one of our employees to look forward to each day at work and make it home safe and happy at the end of the day.

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Our Core Values

• Deliberately Safe We believe all safety incidents are avoidable when everyone operates with a deliberate mindset. We are deliberately proactive and thorough in training and job planning. We are deliberately safe in our everyday operations and decision-making.

• Build with Intention We build with intention. Whether in the office or the field, we work with grit and determination toward a better future for everyone involved. We leave things better than we found them, and never leave a job until we’re proud to put the Veit name on it.

• Leaders Dig First Egos have no place at Veit. We expect everyone on our team to dig in with a leadership mentality. That means being willing to jump in, take ownership, and get mud on our boots — especially when times get challenging.

• Real Relationships Like our work, we approach relationships authentically, with a long-term mindset. Whether you’re a client partner, vendor, or team member, we make an effort to build a more meaningful connection with you by communicating with respect and honesty.

• Integrity in Everything As part of the Veit family, everything we do and say reflects on this entire company. We act with integrity, which means treating others just as we want to be treated, doing the right thing, and holding ourselves accountable.

VEIT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER, INCLUDING VET/DISABILITY