Job Title: Lead Superintendent – Industrial
Location: Field
Department: Construction
Reports To: Director of Construction - Industrial
FLSA Status: Exempt
We understand what we do is not defined by the buildings we build. At Summit, we strive to be the trusted provider of construction services by developing a team of empowered professionals that share a vision of building excellence now and in the future. We embrace innovation in our pursuit of continuous improvement, both for our finished product and for the success of our team. Summit builds long lasting relationships, community and careers. Summit builds together.
Job Summary
The Lead Superintendent – Strategic Projects is responsible for supervising the day-to-day activities of the construction project. The position schedules and oversees the work of subcontractors employed on the project and ensures the project is completed on time, within budget (i.e. the project position exercises and uses discretion to ensure, determine, and verify that all subcontractors employed by Summit furnish and install all necessary and specified materials, provide the necessary manpower and proper supervision, and complete their contracted scope of work per plans and specifications as provided for in each contract budget). This position will exercise and use discretion and independent judgment to ensure, determine, monitor, and enforce daily work performed by each subcontractor to ensure all work is completed in a professional manner in full compliance with OSHA safety standards.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Project Execution and Oversight:
· Lead all on-site construction activities for complex commercial, industrial, distribution, logistics, retail, or other technically demanding projects.
· Develop, maintain, and actively manage detailed project schedules, including short-interval plans, milestone tracking, subcontractor sequencing, and recovery plans when performance falls behind.
· Participate in formal project turnover meetings with the preconstruction and project management teams to gain a complete understanding of the project scope, contract requirements, schedule, logistics, procurement status, known risks, and client expectations before mobilization.
· Identify schedule, quality, safety, manpower, procurement, and constructability risks early and implement practical corrective action before they affect project outcomes.
· Coordinate long-lead materials, major equipment deliveries, utility tie-ins, shutdowns, inspections, commissioning activities, and phased or occupied-facility work when applicable.
· Maintain a clean, organized, professional, and client-ready jobsite, including all temporary facilities and project offices.
Field Leadership & Trade Coordination:
· Direct and coordinate subcontractors, laborers, vendors, inspectors, and site personnel while maintaining clear accountability for schedule, manpower, quality, and contractual scope.
· Lead daily coordination meetings, weekly subcontractor meetings, look-ahead planning, and issue-resolution discussions.
· Read and interpret complex plans, specifications, shop drawings, submittals, RFIs, schedules, and contract documents across multiple trades and building systems.
· Verify that subcontractors furnish required materials, manpower, supervision, equipment, and documentation and complete their scopes in accordance with contract requirements.
· Mentor Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, and developing field leaders; provide practical coaching in planning, documentation, communication, safety, and client service.
· Create a collaborative, accountable jobsite culture that reflects Summit’s values and promotes urgency, professionalism, and teamwork.
Safety, Quality, and Compliance:
· Own overall jobsite safety performance and enforce Summit, OSHA, client, and project-specific safety requirements without exception.
· Lead pre-task planning, job hazard analysis, safety meetings, inspections, corrective actions, and documentation for high-risk activities.
· Coordinate and monitor critical work such as excavation, structural erection, elevated work, energized systems, lifting operations, confined spaces, temporary power, and equipment installation when applicable.
· Implement project-specific quality control plans, verify work in place, manage punch activities, and prevent repetitive deficiencies or rework.
· Coordinate inspections, testing, permitting, commissioning, certificates of occupancy, and jurisdictional requirements with project stakeholders.
· Stop work when unsafe, noncompliant, or materially deficient conditions exist and ensure corrective action is completed before work resumes.
Client, Project Team, and Stakeholder Communication:
· Serve as Summit’s senior on-site representative and maintain professional, solutions-oriented communication with clients, architects, engineers, consultants, authorities, and subcontractors.
· Provide timely, accurate updates regarding schedule, manpower, safety, quality, procurement, risks, decisions, and corrective actions.
· Escalate material issues promptly while presenting recommended solutions and a clear path forward.
· Support change management by documenting field conditions, potential scope changes, delays, impacts, and direction received.
· Protect the client relationship while upholding Summit’s contractual position, standards, and expectations.
Documentation, Technology, and Operational Excellence:
· Maintain complete and accurate daily logs, progress photographs, inspection records, safety documentation, manpower reporting, change documentation, and closeout records.
· Use company-required construction technology, scheduling tools, communication platforms, and mobile applications consistently and proficiently.
· Ensure RFIs, submittals, coordination items, field observations, and outstanding decisions are tracked and resolved in time to support the schedule.
· Review progress and production against the project plan and communicate variances early.
· Promote continuous improvement by identifying lessons learned, recurring risks, and opportunities to strengthen field operations.
Minimum Qualifications
· High school diploma or GED required; Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or a related field preferred.
· Minimum of 8 years of progressive commercial construction experience, including at least 5 years serving as the lead Superintendent for a general contractor.
· Demonstrated experience independently leading complex ground-up, renovation, distribution, logistics, industrial, retail, or similarly demanding commercial projects from project turnover and mobilization through closeout.
· Proven record managing projects generally valued at $15 million or more, or projects of comparable complexity involving multiple phases, accelerated schedules, occupied facilities, extensive MEP systems, or significant site and structural coordination.
· Experience coordinating multiple trades and managing large subcontractor teams across concurrent work areas.
· Advanced ability to read and interpret plans, specifications, schedules, submittals, shop drawings, contracts, and technical documentation.
· Demonstrated knowledge of OSHA requirements, quality control, building codes, permitting, inspections, scheduling, and construction sequencing.
· Strong proficiency with construction management software, electronic documentation, email, mobile devices, file-sharing platforms, and schedule review tools.
· Strong written and verbal communication skills, professional judgment, conflict-resolution ability, and client-facing presence.
· Ability and willingness to travel extensively and relocate temporarily to projects throughout Summit’s operating footprint.
Preferred Qualifications
· Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related discipline.
· OSHA 30 certification; additional safety or quality credentials are strongly preferred.
· Experience with industrial, distribution, logistics, large-format retail, mission-critical, manufacturing, or technically complex facilities.
· Experience with major equipment setting, utility coordination, commissioning, phased turnover, shutdown planning, or work in occupied operational environments.
· Experience mentoring field staff or leading multiple Superintendents and Assistant Superintendents on a single large project.
· Consistent record of delivering projects safely, on schedule, within budget expectations, and with strong client satisfaction.
Physical and Travel Demands
· Reliable transportation to and from assigned projects and the ability to relocate temporarily for out-of-town projects across Summit’s operating footprint.
· Ability to travel throughout all project areas, including stairs, ladders, scaffolding, elevated work areas, suspended staging, excavations, uneven terrain, and active construction zones.
· Ability to work in varied physical positions, including sitting, standing, kneeling, squatting, walking, climbing, and driving.
· Ability to lift, carry, move, or position objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
Working Conditions
· Regular exposure to construction noise, dust, equipment, traffic, and active work operations.
· Ability to work in varying weather conditions, including heat, cold, humidity, rain, and seasonal conditions.
· Position requires non-standard hours based on project needs, including early starts, evenings, nights, weekends, shutdown periods, and extended travel when required by the schedule or client.
Salary and Benefits
· Competitive salary based on experience.
· Truck allowance
· Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance.
· Retirement plan with company match.
· Paid time off.
· Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
Pay: From $80,000.00 per year
Work Location: On the road
