Assistant Superintendent

Posillico is Building for Generations.

Posillico is a multi-disciplined and diversified construction company. Along with our Civil /foundation group, Posillico’s business units include Wastewater Division, Environmental Division, Utilities Division, Drilling Division, Paving Division, Posillico Consulting LLC, Posillico Developmental LLC, and Posillico Materials, LLC. These companies give Posillico the unequalled, leveraged experience required to complete complex structural and geotechnical projects successfully.

Posillico empowers a “people first, think safety” culture throughout our organization. This “people first” culture has helped to promote and maintain an excellent record of accomplishment. Posillico has an exceptional safety program coupled with proactive employees throughout its management and union staff. We offer all employees an excellent opportunity to be part of our developing business at Posillico, as we set the standards for excellence in the construction industry with our integrated solutions.

Our company mission is to complete all our projects safely, on time, on target and on budget while having a positive impact in the community.

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POSITION SUMMARY:

The Assistant Superintendent provides leadership for the field operations on heavy civil infrastructure and transportation construction projects consisting of highway, road, bridge, civil and site work construction projects to ensure that projects are completed safely, on time, and on budget. The Assistant Superintendent generally reports to the Project Superintendent and may work with other assistant superintendents as part of a larger project where additional shifts or specialty work is occurring. The Assistant Superintendent works alongside the Project Superintendent to ensure that contractual commitments are met on the project(s) to which they are assigned and to uphold the Company vision and mission. The Assistant Superintendent may oversee one or more project activities depending on the size and scope of work within the project or projects.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Safety
• Responsible for overall job safety per the SSHASP for each project to which they are assigned.
• Ensure project meets or exceeds all OSHA standards and other regulatory requirements to deliver incident and injury free outcomes.
• Ensure project is compliant with all safety protocols – AHA’s, Toolbox Talks and other leading indicators.
• Carry out the preparation and presentation of all Toolbox Talks and Safety Huddles.
• Enter daily safety reporting in system such as Procore.
• Review Arrowsight footage and corrective action plans.
• Conduct routine safety leadership walks with safety personnel and implement corrective action plans as needed.
• Promote culture of safety for the entire project, including subcontractors and all other stakeholders.
• Verify Miss Utility One Call Center requests are made and completed prior to ground disturbing work.
• Ensure that test holes and other methods are employed to avoid incidents with all known utilities.
• Report any incidents with utility lines to the Project Superintendent.
• Participate in Safety Stand-Downs and assist in root cause analysis investigations for any incidents and injuries
• Ensure good housekeeping and orderly storage of materials and equipment throughout the jobsite.

Financial
• Able to enter daily time sheet for each work shift into Heavy Job software (will train but needed as this is a requirement for the position).
• Assist with accuracy of time sheets and equipment for each crew.
• Able to read and use HeavyBid reports to assist with budget control in planning of work.
• Assist in cost projections with Project Superintendent.
• Assist with proper selection and efficient use of resources to ensure successful outcomes

Planning and Production
• Meet daily with Project Superintendent / Foremen to review schedule and all coordination.
• Assist in the development of weekly project look-ahead schedules.
• Ensure that look-ahead schedules comport with the approved baseline CPM schedule.
• Assist in coordination of all work with subcontractors, vendors, and other stakeholders.
• Assist in coordination of all utility requirements with providers.
• Schedule labor and equipment with the Project Superintendent and Foreman each day by 1:00PM for the following day.
• Assist in developing weekly rolling two week look ahead with Project Superintendent.
• Participate in problem solving and value engineering planning.
• Help plan and provide final review of work packages with Project Engineer(s) for field use.
• Attend and participate in meetings with Owner, Project Partners, and other stakeholders.
• Meet regularly with Project Superintendent and/or Project Engineer(s) to review and coordinate upcoming work and needs such as equipment, material, and subcontractors.
• Understand bid assumptions and effectively communicate production outcomes to foremen.

Quality Control
• Coordinate with Project Engineer(s) to ensure conformance with contact documents.
• Coordinate with project team / 3rd party vendor for special inspections.
• Ensure that field operations are always using the latest revision of contract documents.
• Participate in regular SWPPP inspections and undertake corrective actions as needed.
• Promptly implement corrective actions to address non-conforming work.
• Ensure accountability for quality throughout the project.

• B.S. Degree in Civil, Mechanical, or Construction Engineering, or 4-Year Degree in Construction or Environmental Management with 2+ years of related experience, or 5+ years of direct field experience in heavy civil construction as a supervisor.
• Experience in Heavy Civil Construction (highways, roads, bridges, structures, support of excavation, cast-in-place and pile foundations, underground utility systems, site work, and environmental; wastewater treatment plants a plus).
• Capable of meeting deadlines, self-motivated, detail oriented, highly organized, excellent follow-through capability.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills are essential to this position.
• Ability to perform effectively in a fast-paced environment and accurately process documents and perform duties in a timely manner.
• Familiar with electronic document access and construction management software.
• Proficient with interpreting plans and specs and developing construction schedules.
• Advocate for training and developing others.
• Valid Driver’s License.
• Able to obtain TWIC, DBIDs, or other similar credentials for access to restricted or government sites.
• Familiar with Procore, HeavyJob, and Bluebeam a plus.

Reports to : PRoject Superintendent

Location: Northern Virginia and/or Richmond area

Travel Requirements: Works within an operating region that may require one-way travel distances of up to 100 miles. Occasional overnight travel may be required.

Compensation: Commensurate with experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Posillico Civil, Inc. is committed to maintaining a working environment that promotes teamwork and that is free of any and all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Accordingly, all of its employment-related activities will be administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran and military status, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, family responsibilities, domestic violence victim status, matriculation, political affiliation, genetic information, predisposing genetic characteristics or other legally protected personal characteristic.

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