Construction Superintendent - Grand Forks, ND

Who we are

Prairie Band, LLC is a tribally owned business and multifaceted holding company. We have partnerships involving teaming, and joint venture relationships with outside organizations to leverage the preference advantages tribally owned businesses have in government and corporate contracting.

What we offer

We are proud to offer employees, and their eligible dependents, valuable benefits and savings plans from some of the world’s leading carriers. New hires can start enjoying benefits on the first of the month following their start date. Reach out to me for more details!!

What we need

The Superintendent will help plan, manage, and execute all aspects of assigned projects. This position will be responsible for managing material and equipment, assisting with people management, ensuring documentation is complete and meeting project goals to achieve timely and profitable completion of each project. Makes decisions within defined limits of authority and consults supervisor on other decisions.

This position is located in Grand Forks, ND on the Grand Forks AFB. This is a full onsite position for approximately 1 1/2- 2 years. We are ideally seeking a local candidate and US Citizenship is required for this opportunity - but will consider a traveling Superintendent.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain clear lines of communication between project managers, client personnel, subcontractor and vendor personnel. Communicates key project information to owners, design team, governing authorities, subcontractors, suppliers and others as required.
• Issue direction to subcontractor/vendor personnel based off of contract documents
• Create and adjust weekly detailed look-ahead schedule as it relates to the overall project schedule
• Schedule and attend inspections and walk throughs with client, inspecting authorities, designers, etc.
• Provides management of subcontractors and organization of the overall job and workflow.
• Manages and oversees company staff, subcontractors, suppliers and programs such as Safety, Quality and EEOC for a small project or a major portion/all of a larger project depending on specific project assignment.
• Approves and/or records unit cost information for weekly reports and completes daily reports, logs and tracking reports.
• Supports the project closeouts by supervising pre-punch activities and coordinating activities with the owner, architect and governing authorities.
• Participates in the negotiation process with the owner and architect to gain agreement for project changes.
• Participates with the project team in preparation and presentation for all project review meetings, including the monthly review process and other key project meetings.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering or related field (highly preferred).
• Minimum of 10 years of construction experience with at least 5 of those years as a superintendent or similar role, preferably on federal contracts
• Experience in and ability to utilize the 3-phase inspection program.
• Demonstrated knowledge and track record of contract compliance in government construction.
• Must have an instructor-signed OSHA 30-hour training card.
• Must be familiar with the requirements of EM 385-1-1 and have experience in the areas of hazard identification and safety compliance.
• Must be capable of interpreting a critical path schedule and construction drawings.
• First Aid/CPR/AED certified
• USACE CQM desired
• Ability to apply fundamentals of the means and methods of construction management to projects.
• Proficiency in scheduling software desired (Primavera is preferred, but MS Project is also acceptable)
• Ability to understand document changes and impact to the project schedule.
• Must be able to pass a federal background check.

Additional Duties:

Additional duties and responsibilities may be added to this job description at any time. The job description does not state or imply that these are the only activities to be performed by the employee holding this position. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related responsibilities as requested by the supervisor.

Tribal Preference Exercised:

Prairie Band, LLC is subject to Title 22: Employment Code of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. In accordance with Title 22, this position is designated as a TIER 2 position. Preference will be given to individuals to the extent required pursuant to Section 22-2- 4(8).