Description
Traveling Construction Superintendent III
Location: Alice Birney Townhouses - 4094 Duane Street, Detroit, Michigan 48204
Job Type: Full-Time
Pay Rate: $110,000 - $125,000
Make a Difference—And Own Your Future
Join Wallick Communities, a 100% employee-owned company with over 55 years of experience in providing affordable housing and assisted living for families and seniors across the Midwest. With 1,000+ associates and a mission to open doors to homes, opportunity, and hope, we take pride in fostering a supportive and collaborative work environment where every employee-owner plays a vital role.
A Career with Wallick Means. . .
- Creating Homes for People Who Need It Most: Creating new and renewed multifamily homes for families and older adults across Wallick communities.
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Pay-on-Demand: Access your money as you earn it.
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Exceptional Benefit Package: Medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time associates working 30 or more hours per week, beginning the first day of the next pay period after hire. Two medical plan options, $0 Teladoc visits, employer HSA contributions of $750 for associate-only coverage or $1,000 for family coverage, company-paid Basic Life and AD&D insurance, and employer-paid Long-Term Disability coverage.
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Employee Ownership & Retirement: An Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) provided at no cost to eligible associates, plus a 401(k) plan with company match.
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Work-Life Balance: PTO earned from the date of hire, with annual allocation starting at 160 hours, plus 9 paid company holidays.
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Learning & Support: Tuition assistance, fitness reimbursement, Employee Assistance and Work-Life Services, voluntary insurance options, employee discounts, and optional pet insurance with preferred pricing and multi-pet discounts.
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Construction Support: A steady multifamily construction pipeline across multiple markets and project types, with clear ownership of the jobsite and support from Project Management and Construction Leadership.
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Career Growth: Opportunities to advance into Senior Superintendent, Senior Project Manager, Regional Construction Manager, and broader construction leadership roles.
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Employee Owned, Resident Focused: As a 100% employee-owned company, your work supports residents and communities while contributing to your financial future.
What You’ll Do
Wallick is hiring a Traveling Construction Superintendent to lead our multifamily construction project in Detroit, Michigan. This is a hands-on field role for someone who can run a job site, enforce safety, manage subcontractors, drive the schedule, protect quality and cost, and solve problems as conditions change. You will lead ground-up construction and occupied renovation work from mobilization through turnover. Travel is a major part of the job and assignments typically last 9 to 36 months, then you will be assigned to a new construction role at one of our other Wallick communities.
What You Will Build
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Ground-up multifamily apartment communities.
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Affordable and LIHTC housing developments.
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Senior housing, mixed-income and market-rate communities.
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Occupied unit renovations and resident-in-place modernization.
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Historic rehabilitation, building-system replacements, exterior envelope work, repositioning and capital improvements.
Run the Jobsite
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Lead daily field operations from mobilization through turnover and closeout.
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Coordinate subcontractors, vendors, inspections, deliveries, site logistics and trade sequencing.
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Conduct site walks, verify progress and address field issues before they become delays, rework or added cost.
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Read and work from drawings, specifications, contracts and project schedules. Communicate freely with all design consultants.
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Maintain an organized, professional and accountable job site.
What We’re Looking For
You are a visible field leader who is steady under pressure, direct and fair about expectations, willing to make decisions and take ownership, and focused on safety, schedule, quality and completing the job the right way.
What You Bring
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5 + years of construction field leadership, supervision, or superintendent experience.
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Demonstrated experience in multifamily construction projects.
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Experience with either ground-up construction or occupied renovation or rehabilitation work.
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Knowledge of construction means and methods, sequencing, scheduling, safety, quality, field cost control and project controls.
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Proven ability to lead subcontractors and coordinate multiple trades in active field environments.
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Ability to read and interpret drawings, specifications, contracts and schedules.
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Strong judgment, communication, organization and problem-solving skills.
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Experience with Procore, Bluebeam, Microsoft Project or similar construction systems.
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A valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record.
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The willingness to travel extensively and remain near assigned project sites for extended periods.
Helpful Experience
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LIHTC, affordable housing, senior housing, HUD, USDA or other publicly funded projects.
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Historic rehabilitation, occupied redevelopment or resident-in-place modernization.
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Projects up to $15 million.
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Project recovery or turnaround assignments.
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Formal scheduling and project controls.
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OSHA 30 certification.
Wallick’s Mission & Values
At Wallick Communities, we believe in opening doors to homes, opportunity, and hope for our residents, associates, and community. Our core values guide everything we do:
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Care – We show compassion and respect for everyone.
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Character – We do the right thing, even when no one is looking.
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Collaboration – We work together to achieve more.
At Wallick, we celebrate Diversity, Equity, Inclusion + Belonging (DEI+B) in our workplace and communities, creating an environment where associates feel welcome, respected, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to the great work they do every day.
For nearly 60 years, it has been at the core of our organization’s culture that all Wallick associates come to a safe and inclusive place to work. Wallick does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors.
Join Us and Become an Employee-Owner!
If you're ready to make a difference in people’s lives while securing your financial future, apply today!
- Employment is contingent upon passing a pre-employment background check and drug screen
