Operations Supervisor
Job Summary:
The Construction Supervisor will oversee and coordinate various construction projects from start to finish, ensuring that schedules and budgets are followed.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Selects, contracts, and oversees crews for specific needs such as boring or laying cable
- Supervises each crew to ensure that work meets quality standards and adheres to specifications
Required Education / Experience & Qualifications:
- Valid ‘For-Hire’ Driver’s License
- Minimum of five years of construction experience
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software
- Proficient with ARC and GIS software
- Thorough understanding of contracts, plans, specifications, and regulations
- Ability to remain flexible and efficient in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to make intelligent and quick decisions, work well under pressure, and when faced with unexpected occurrences or delays
- Ability to effectively multitask while analyzing and solving problems
- Thorough understanding of engineering, architectural, and other construction drawings
- Ability to provide leadership to a crew
Preferred Education / Experience & Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in construction science, Construction Management, or Civil Engineering
- Construction Manager certification by the American Institute of Constructors or Construction Management Association of America
- OSHA 30 Certification
- CDL License
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Provides leadership in initial planning stage by collaborating with clients, architects, engineers, or other involved parties; develops detailed description of jobs and materials necessary to complete project
- Schedules and coordinates projects in logical steps and budgets time necessary to meet each deadline
- Prepares and submits budget estimates and regularly communicates with clients concerning budget progress and costs
- Plans, coordinates, organizes, oversees, and directs activities regarding the construction and maintenance of assigned structures, facilities, and systems
- Ensures safety standards and guidelines are followed on the jobsite and that all safety codes are met in construction
- Ensures billing is updated and submitted timely
- Collaborates with clients, supervisory staff, contractors, and design professionals to discuss and resolve problems, including work procedures, complaints, and construction or design issues
- Manages and leads actions that are necessary due to delays, bad weather, or emergencies at construction sites
- Develops and maintains good working relationships with a variety of people, including owners, managers, designers, supervisors, tradespersons, craft workers, and the general public
- Monitors Track VO daily and updates equipment location changes if needed
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Physical Requirements:
- Must have physical strength, balance, hand-eye coordination, and stamina necessary to complete jobs in various areas
- Must possess the coordination and manual dexterity necessary to climb poles, operate hand and power tools and equipment utilized in the upkeep, repair, and maintenance tasks
- Must be able to stand and walk up to ten hours per day and climb multiple sets of stairs while carrying materials weighing between 40 and 60 pounds
- Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds at a time and push or pull 50-pound loads at a time
- Must be able to drive or ride in a vehicle for up to eight hours to travel to and from job sites
- Must be able to work in varying weather and temperatures
- Must be able to traverse and inspect all areas of jobsite in all types of weather; this may include walking, climbing, reaching, bending, crawling, or stretching
- Exposure to characteristic construction site dangers
- Must have flexibility in scheduling to meet the needs of the business
- Must be on-call to address delays, emergencies, bad weather, and other issues at the jobsite
Safety Expectations:
- Know and enforce company safety rules and policies to include the company’s drug-free workplace policy, incident reporting policy, and fleet / safe driving policies
- Verify safety rules are being followed by performing documented work safety assessments
- Organize and deliver jobsite and shop safety meetings to employees
- Perform documented corrective action with employees when safety rules are broken or when unsafe conditions are discovered
- Recognize and reward employees when safety rules are followed, and unsafe conditions are controlled
- Require, support, and promote pre-work job safety analysis / task safety analysis processes
- Assess special projects and new jobs for safety concerns and prepare safety controls prior to beginning work
- Manage safety equipment and personal protective equipment used by employees in your department and span of control
- Verify and require that all vehicles, supplies, equipment, tools, and machines are used safely and maintained properly
- Stop all unsafe acts by ANY employee and control hazardous conditions & risks that develop throughout the workday
- Empower and authorize employees to work safely, utilize safety gear, and correct unsafe acts and hazardous conditions
- Participate in management-level safety briefs and training
- After an incident, participate in investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective actions