Project Engineer - QA/QC, Data Center

Suffolk Construction - New Carlisle, IN

Full-time - Senior

New Carlisle, IN

1,001-5,000 employees

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About the position

The Senior Superintendent at Suffolk is responsible for providing overall direction on construction projects, ensuring effective management of site activities, safety compliance, and quality standards. This role involves developing strong relationships with clients and architects, evaluating project performance, and overseeing logistics and scheduling to meet project turnover requirements.

Responsibilities

• Oversee, manage, and document all day-to-day job site activities including OSHA safety compliance
• Direct field personnel according to the project plan and Suffolk supervisory principles
• Communicate issues, events, performance, and progress daily to the Project Manager
• Report any problems promptly to the Project Manager to facilitate the most cost-effective solutions
• Establish effective working relationships with Clients, Suffolk team members, subcontractors, and Authorities Having Jurisdiction
• Request advice and assistance from the General Superintendent or Project Executive on matters pertaining to materials, sequencing, scheduling, logistics, and personnel
• Identify pre-mobilization activities in conjunction with the Project Executive, General Superintendent, and the Project Manager
• Develop start-up schedule with Project Manager and send it to the Project Executive and General Superintendent for review
• Assist in formulating and implementing construction schedules in the field
• Establish and implement the Project Baseline Schedule based on the project contracts and subcontractor input
• Maintain the schedule and ensure that work performed is consistent with the contract and will meet or exceed client expectations
• Update Project Schedule monthly
• Provide progress report with the six-week look ahead of schedule to the Project Manager and the field staff
• Lead Pull Planning meetings and 6 week make ready plan meeting in conjunction with the Project Manager
• Ensure that all subcontractors participate in a safety pre-construction meeting prior to starting work on the project
• Ensure that all subcontractors have a full set of MSD sheets on the project, as well as their site specific safety plan and current insurance certificate or OCIP/CCIP enrollment ID
• Review the project daily to ensure that all activities are being performed in accordance with all OSHA and governing requirements and the project site specific safety plan
• Ensure that all pertinent benchmarks for the project are established and inserted into the baseline schedule
• Ensure that all appropriate individuals become members of the Q-Team
• Ensure that all 1st delivery inspections and Benchmark inspections occur per the baseline schedule
• Manage site pre-construction including pre-construction survey, job site utilization and staging plans
• Mobilize the field office and maintains the job site to Suffolk standards
• Organize documentation of the job site for easy access and review
• Manage subcontractor performance to quality and ethical standards
• Work with PM to identify and resolve personnel issues and construction process revisions
• Attend project turnover, mobilization, and project coordination meetings
• Attend/chair safety pre-construction meetings
• Attend/chair weekly foreman and safety meetings
• Attend/chair monthly schedule review meetings
• Attend/chair Pull Plan Meetings and 6 Week Make Ready Plan Meetings
• Attend closeout meetings
• Attend owner meetings
• Attend/chair subcontractor meetings and any others necessary to monitor and manage the project
• Complete and implement construction office checklists including emergency phone lists
• Complete daily reports and maintains logs of key activities, files and shop drawings
• Manage the quality and condition of all material deliveries
• Maintain required safety reporting and all other required files to Suffolk standards
• Insure that as-built working drawings are maintained as well as the current drawing log and revision log, communicating this to the subcontractors
• Manage subcontractor closeout, transfer of utilities, owner training, work list and punch list
• Recognize the importance of participating in training program by contributing both in class and as a SME

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in applicable discipline and experience relative to project size/scope
• 8 to 12 years of experience related to construction fields
• Excellent team development skills and leadership abilities
• Strong ability to partner with the Project Manager and staff
• Effective communication skills
• Capable of dealing with ambiguity and tight work oversight
• Ability to multi-task and handle competing priorities while maintaining excellent customer relations
• Business judgment to negotiate the critical balance between budget and construction processes
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to take action confidently and decisively
• Ability to manage and embrace change

Nice-to-haves

• Applicable area licenses
• Experience in managing complex projects across various sectors

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Health insurance
• 401k plan
• Paid time off
• Professional development opportunities