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About The Position
Horizon Construction Group is seeking a Field Superintendent to join our award-winning team. We’re a Top Workplace six years running, a Top 1% nationwide contractor, and a long-standing industry leader with nearly 40 years of proven excellence.
We build high-quality multifamily and mixed-use communities across the Midwest. In 2024, we broke ground on 2,900 units, earning recognition from the National Multifamily Housing Council as a Top 25 Builder (#15)—a testament to our stability, growth, and strong project pipeline.
We have multiple project opportunities from Madison to Milwaukee and down through Kenosha. Your first project as a Field Superintendent is for an upcoming coming project in Graton, WI. This project is a slab on grade; 4 units per building with 10 buildings including duplexes. This project is approximately 14 months with a value of $13M.
Requirements
- A minimum of ten years’ experience in construction, including large-scale multi-family residential and/or commercial construction, is required for this position.
- Required to have or get upon employment OSHA30 and First Aid/CPR certification
- Familiarity with all facets of construction, including earthwork, drainage, framing, finishes and all mechanicals is a must.
- A high degree of construction field expertise will be required.
- Ability to supervise, teach and motivate staff; willingness to perform any task that is required and possess good safety habits.
- The person in this position must be able to communicate clearly and effectively, verbally and in writing, with other members of the construction department and with third-party contractors and tradesman, as well as with company owners and managers, and all other office team members.
- Strong organizational skills, and the ability to handle multiple projects and meet critical time deadlines are crucial to this position.
- Ability to problem solve.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate all project field operations, including subcontractors, materials deliveries and labor, within scheduled project time frames.
- Ensure the project punch list is completed (100%) within 15 days of receipt of the occupancy permit.
- Manage project punch list during all phases of construction to ensure quality finish.
- Ensure all trades provide a quality finished project.
- Ensure the project is completed on time as scheduled.
- Monitor schedule status daily and measure against milestone dates. Daily communication with the office is required with completion of detailed Field Reports and photo documentation.
- Keeps log of lessons learned throughout project and share such with functional leaders.
- Maintain 3 week look ahead schedule, showing all project milestone schedule.
- Indicate and formulate formal RFI while forwarding to proper consulting firm for response.
- Communicate necessary changes to plan detail or spec to design manager for implementation into construction documents.
- Make field decisions as required and report to Project Manager with results and get prior approval from Project Manager if there will be any cost change.
- Work with Project Manager during budget process for establishment of budget through GMP.
- Notify Project Manager and/or DFO of issues or concerns in making project critical dates. Obtain the necessary information to formulate recovery schedules as needed with Project Manager.
- Perform shop drawing review. This task requires attention to detail and persistence. The shop drawings are primarily reviewed by the Field Superintendent with input from the Project Manager regarding methods and coordination of work.
- Keep “general condition” line items below or within budget.
- Monitor general conditions monthly with review by Project Manager.
