Construction Superintendent

The Axel Group is actively seeking an experienced Construction Superintendent to join our client's team in Chester County, PA, and surrounding areas. Our client is a respected, family-owned developer-builder with a strong reputation for crafting high-end, design-forward custom homes and mixed-use communities. With a growing pipeline of luxury residential projects, they're adding a Superintendent to lead on-site operations for million-dollar-plus builds, ensuring flawless execution from groundbreaking through certificate of occupancy. This is a local, Monday-Friday role focused on coordinating trades, collaborating with homeowners, architects, and project managers, and delivering architectural visions to life with an emphasis on quality, sustainability, and client satisfaction. Ground-up custom home experience is required; experience with luxury builds, or high-end finishes is a plus. Key Responsibilities & Qualifications: B.S. in Business Administration, Construction Management, Engineering or Architecture or equivalent experience. 5 or more years related experience building custom homes with a proven track record with notable luxury or custom home builder. This role assists with luxury custom builds, coordinating with clients and development, architects, construction teams. This position will manage high-end residential projects, liaise with homeowners and tradespeople. Responsible for the work on multiple projects including larger projects. Provides guidance and leadership to Construction Assistant Superintendent and others. Leads and manages on-site construction teams. Hires additional subcontractors and assigns work accordingly. Collaborates with PMs and other construction management to determine budgets and timelines. Creates cost estimate for labor and places orders for materials and is responsible for equipment and materials on site. Follows project timelines to ensure deadlines are met. Acts as a leader and role model in safety programs and initiatives. Monitoring and ensuring onsite safety compliance, cleanliness and orderliness. Responsible for clear and tractable document control in accordance with established policies and procedures, including utilizing management systems to create/track RFI's, transmit/track submittals, compose agreements and maintain project expediting list. Attend and actively participate in project coordination and owner/contractor/architectural/engineer meeting as requested or required. Research and preparation of change requests to resolve design issues for approval. Assist in the solicitation of proposals and selection of specialty contractors. Timely, complete and accurate generation of selected subcontract agreements and purchase orders. Works under supervision in the field/home office in a variety of functions and challenging but structured work that develops competencies in the function/discipline. Produce project (construction) schedules using Microsoft Project. Compensation & Benefits: Competitive base salary commensurate with experience Full benefits package (medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO, short term disability and life insurance) after introductory period Supportive, family-oriented culture with opportunities for growth in a stable, established organization This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established developer-builder with decades of success in creating exceptional custom homes and communities. The company offers a steady pipeline of prestigious projects, a collaborative team environment, and a commitment to integrity, quality, and innovation. If you're looking for stability, the chance to lead high-visibility luxury builds, and a team where your expertise is valued, we encourage you to apply today