superintendent

construction superintendent

project manager

tradesman

senior project manager

Schimenti Construction Company

The culture there is to work until midnight and be expected to be in your seat at 8am the next morning. Coordinator role sits there virtually filing all day and sends contracts. No importance or passion in that role, totally disposable. Directors are unprofessional in their emails, will call out other employees on them and yell at vendors if they don't get responses quick enough. No possibility of working from home even in a blizzard. They also don't like it if you leave at your scheduled time, I was reminded they have CAMERAS in the parking lot for that! WAY too ridgid an environment, especially in this day and age. Also, it's 100% a corporate environment where the workers have ZERO construction experience, mostly 20 something year Olds straight from college or intern turn full time. Everyone just has ear pods in and no one interacts with eachother. 

The team here is awesome and passionate about their work.  People genuinely care about one another and are always willing to help, including the managers, which isn't typical for most general contractors.  Our projects are fast paced and challenging, but if you are willing to work hard you will definitely be rewarded.  Lazy people don't last long here, which is fine by me.  I see our CEO in the office all the time which shows how much he is involved and cares.  We have stayed really busy during the pandemic when many of my friends got laid off from their construction jobs in other places and there always seems to be new projects for us to build.  I am definitely proud to tell people that I work here and hope to stay at Schimenti for a long time.  

The projects are typically fast paced projects for retail builds .Fast paced not to be confused with "fast track "process. The projects are typically for national clients that have designed the space for a fit out prior to the start of construction. The fast pace typically is a good thing for all involved including the subcontractors. 
A typical day would consist of coordinating sub contactors and layout and means of construction. Daily reporting with photos and communication with PM and subcontracts management. The fast pace of these projects is great looking back and see what you have built in a short period of time.

What is the best part of working at the company?
None..The supervisor don’t like you . You’ll be working two or three days and relocate. Their a lot of relocating for a company that has over fifty carpenter.. You will never start a job and finish it

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Supervisor look the other way when you explain to him about safety..

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Confusing.. you don’t know if you are staying at location or relocating.. Alway worried about how long you stay at location..

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Do your best and pray that you don’t get relocated..

Strange culture, everyone is afraid of getting insulted, this culture is from the top down, therefore they, the staff is timid. Dynamic not conducive to strong client relations, PM's are NOT supportive of superintendent, executives insult PM's and Supers, client is witness to disfunction client ends up witnessing the lack of harmony, very difficult environment. Recently hired a clown to run field operations, anticipate diminishing employee moral. Strong sub-contractors keeps company going, not management.

There is tremendous room for internal mobility. The company is very supportive if you feel you have mastered a certain area and would like to try something different (Estimating/Project Management/Field/Operations). Retail Construction moves quickly so you need to think on your feet at times. The people are the biggest strength of the company. High-energy, supportive and very team-oriented.

This company has an inner circle of management members and does not let any one in. I came to the company with 20 years union experience and having been a foreman and general foreman in the laborers union and was seeking a place to learn and grow. I got sold dreams and lies and used and spit out. Constant pay problems, rude main office staff in Connecticut, hours change from 7 to 3 to 3 to 11 to 11 to 7 a,m.. I was field supervisor on 3 jobs on the night shift and was left to fend for myself and even pay for supplies out of my pocket.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The office is in manhattan, HR nice

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Looking for leaders and help,they push blame down to workers,instead of Up to management 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It’s an environment,where the management are scared of ownership and there isn’t a culture to follow 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Waiting on answers from management and then be told do something wrong,to prove a point to another department.

This is a great company if you like working on multiple fast paced projects at one time. Everyone here works very hard and puts the extra time in. Directors tend to get bogged down since they have so many PM's reporting in to them, so some issues don't get the attention they deserve. There is a revolving door for employees. I have seen people leave within their first week of starting.

A day in your life on a Schimenti project starts off before any of the trades arrive checking and readying the job site for the start of the day or night work. Then giving any changes to the Sub contractors as they arrive , review and check on progress throughout the day , checking layouts and placement delivery's. There's always something new daily .

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Superintendent 6 salaries reported	$110,833 per year
Construction superintendent 5 salaries reported	$145,000 per year
Project manager 2 salaries reported	$125,000 per year
Tradesman 1 salary reported	$30.00 per hour
Senior project manager 1 salary reported	$175,000 per year

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