Project Director

Job Summary:

The Senior Superintendent will oversee the planning, management, and execution of complex or multiple projects. This role will be responsible for managing a team, planning construction sequencing, and meeting project goals to achieve timely and profitable completion. All activities will be performed in support of JE Dunn's strategy, vision, and values.

• Autonomy and Decision Making: Makes decisions within defined limits of authority and consults supervisor on other decisions.
• Career Path: General Superintendent
• Leads Safety Culture: Creates awareness by demonstrating commitment to an injury-free environment through individual actions and mentoring others. Investigates safety incidents and retrains staff as needed.
• Project Management: Manages and oversees company staff, subcontractors, suppliers, and programs such as Safety, Quality, and EEOC for a small project or a major portion of a larger project.
• Work Planning: Develops work plans for subcontractors and self-performed work.
• Site Management: Coordinates and manages the care, custody, and control of the project site.
• Meetings and Communication: Leads various meetings, including daily standup and weekly trade meetings. Attends, manages, and participates in appropriate progress and/or project OAC meetings.
• Schedule Management: Creates, manages, changes, and implements the project's schedule as needed, in conjunction with the Project Manager.
• Budget Management: May be responsible for tracking and monitoring project budget and costs by using the project management system's cost reports and data from the project manager.
• Project Information: Communicates key project information to owners, design team, governing authorities, subcontractors, suppliers, and other departments.
• Documentation: Follows the project filing and documentation organization system as dictated for the project. Updates drawings, logs, diaries, and inspection notebooks.
• Reporting: Approves and/or records unit cost information for weekly reports and completes daily reports, logs, and tracking reports.
• Self-Perform Work: Evaluates progress on self-perform work and makes adjustments as needed.
• Material and Equipment Management: Manages material and equipment needs for the project.
• Procurement: Supports the MOC (Material and Other Costs) and DLSC (Dunn Logistics Service Center) procurement and approval processes.
• Tool and Equipment Selection: Assists in the selection of the formwork, tools, and equipment necessary to complete self-perform operations.
• Timecard Approval: Manages timecard approval process to ensure reporting of accurate hours and proper cost codes.
• Quality Compliance: Ensures quality compliance through use of specifications, setting quality standards, in-house QA/QC, and outside resources.
• Project Closeout: Supports the project closeouts by supervising pre-punch activities and coordinating activities with the owner, architect, and governing authorities.
• Project Pursuit: Gains understanding of the project pursuit process and methodology.
• Field Operations: Participates with the field operations leadership and the project team to put together a project pre-plan; implements, monitors, and adjusts as needed throughout the project lifecycle.
• Field Staffing: Partners with field leadership to establish field staffing for their assigned project.
• Schedule and Cost Management: Partners with project management to identify schedule and costs associated with project changes.
• Negotiation: Participates in the negotiation process with the owner and architect to gain agreement for project changes.
• Project Review Meetings: Participates with the project team in preparation and presentation for all project review meetings, including the monthly review process and other key project meetings.
• Buyout Meetings: Participates in the project buyout meetings with subcontractors and vendors.
• Contract Management: Understands and applies the terms and conditions of the owner and subcontractor contracts for the project.
• Talent Acquisition: Responsible for identifying and recruiting top talent.
• Diversity and Inclusion: Leads, supports, and promotes a culture of diversity and inclusion within JE Dunn. Understands JE Dunn's policy of non-discrimination and ensures positive, proactive implementation throughout the organization.

• Project Management: Manages complex stand-alone or multiple projects from initial planning to completion.
• Project Oversight: Manages project(s) with multiple superintendents.
• Delivery Results: Influences and manages delivery results through others.
• Strategic Initiatives: Understands and executes relevant key strategic initiatives to support company strategy.
• Training and Education: Provides training and education to support company and/or region training initiatives.
• Business Development: Engages in business, industry, and community activities to build and strengthen external relationships.
• Project Pursuit: Takes a lead role with the project team in the project pursuit process.
• Marketing: Collaborates with the marketing team on related presentations and marketing activities.
• New Business Opportunities: Develops new business opportunities and generates future work by cultivating and maintaining long-term relationships with clients.
• Project Management: Assumes responsibility for management, scheduling, production, safety, and quality on projects or a portion of projects.
• Risk Management: Identifies, understands, and actively manages project risks.
• Problem-Solving: Utilizes awareness, experience, and knowledge to identify problems and recommends solutions for review and implementation by the team.
• Deliverables: Manages deliverables provided by a variety of internal resources and functions such as IPS, logistics, etc.
• Accuracy and Timeliness: Ability to perform work accurately and completely, and in a timely manner.
• Communication: Communication skills, verbal and written (Advanced).
• Presentation: Ability to conduct effective presentations (Advanced).
• Software Proficiency: Proficiency in MS Office (Intermediate).
• Construction Management: Ability to apply fundamentals of the means and methods of construction management to projects.
• Project Processes: Thorough knowledge of project processes and how each supports the successful completion of a project.
• Relationship Building: Ability to build relationships with team members that transcend a project.
• Software Proficiency: Proficiency in project management and accounting software (Intermediate).
• Construction Technology: Proficiency in required JE Dunn construction technology (Advanced).
• Scheduling Software: Proficiency in scheduling software (Intermediate).
• Lean Process: Ability to apply Lean process and philosophy (Intermediate).
• Trade Knowledge: Knowledge of specific trades and scopes of work (Advanced).
• Self-Perform and Labor Productivity: Knowledge of self-perform and labor productivity (Advanced).
• Budget Management: Ability to manage budgets, maximize profitability, and generate future work through building relationships (Advanced).
• Organizational Structure: Knowledge of organizational structure and available resources.
• Layout Skill: Knowledge of layout skill (Advanced).
• Crane Flagging and Rigging: Knowledge of crane flagging and rigging (Advanced).
• Document Changes: Ability to understand document changes and impact to the project schedule.
• Team Collaboration: Ability to build relationships and collaborate within a team, internally and externally.