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SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT / PROJECT MANAGER

Building Envelope Waterproofing Concrete & Faade Restoration

Company: RL James

Location: DeLand, FL (home office) - field-based role with regular travel to project sites across Floridas east-central coast, including Daytona Beach, Palm Coast, Cocoa Beach, and Melbourne. Not remote or hybrid.

Type: Full-Time

Reports To: Senior Director of Production

Salary Range: $90,000 $120,000 base salary, depending on experience. Strong restoration backgrounds start at the top.

This is a specialized restoration role - not a ground-up or CM-at-risk position. If your background is primarily new construction, this wont be the right fit. Were looking for someone who has personally run exterior restoration, waterproofing, concrete repair, or building envelope work on existing, often occupied, structures - whether your strength is leading the field or managing the project.

About the Role

At RL James were seeking an experienced Senior Superintendent / Project Manager to lead complex exterior restoration and building envelope projects across Floridas east-central coast. This is a role for a construction professional who thrives in fast-paced field environments, enjoys solving real-world envelope and waterproofing challenges, and takes pride in delivering high-quality work safely, on time, and on budget.

Whether your background is running the field as a superintendent or managing projects end-to-end, youll own the work from pre-construction handoff through final closeout and serve as a key leader for clients, field teams, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders with a focus on restoring, protecting, and extending the life of existing buildings.

Scope of Work

• Structural & concrete restoration (spall repair, shoring, epoxy/grout injection)
• Below-grade & above-grade waterproofing (membranes, coatings, deck & traffic coatings)
• Air / vapor barriers and building envelope systems
• Sealant, caulking & expansion joint systems; glazing
• Impact windows & doors
• Painting & protective coatings

Key Responsibilities

• Lead projects from pre-construction turnover through final closeout, managing budgets, schedules, forecasting, procurement, and overall project performance.
• Direct day-to-day field execution - supervising crews and subcontractors on site, driving quality control, and enforcing jobsite safety.
• Coordinate work on occupied buildings, including access systems (swing stage / suspended scaffold, mast climbers, boom lifts), staging, and sequencing around building operations.
• Partner closely with Job Leaders, Superintendents, and field leadership to drive successful execution and project alignment.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for restoration consultants, engineers, ownership representatives, and project stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, sequencing plans, and milestone tracking.
• Lead manpower planning and field labor logistics to keep crews productive and on schedule.
• Review subcontract agreements, negotiate change orders, and manage cost controls.
• Coordinate inspections, mock-ups, testing, permits, reporting, and project documentation.
• Ensure compliance with contract requirements, safety standards, quality expectations, and company procedures.
• Proactively identify project risks and implement solutions to protect schedule and budget.

What Were Looking For

• Youve personally led faade, waterproofing, concrete restoration, sealant, or coatings projects on existing structures as a superintendent, project manager, or field leader with hands-on knowledge of access systems (swing stage, mast climber), air/vapor barrier and sealant systems, and coordination with restoration consultants and engineers.
• 3+ years leading exterior restoration / building envelope projects in the field or as a project manager (not ground-up construction).
• Strong understanding of high-rise restoration operations, staging, sequencing, and occupied-building coordination.
• Experience running multiple active restoration projects or crews simultaneously.
• Solid financial, scheduling, contract administration, and change-order skills or strong field-leadership fundamentals and the drive to grow them.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, and restoration details.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and coordination across field and office teams.
• Willingness to travel regularly to project sites across Floridas east-central coast, including Daytona Beach, Palm Coast, Cocoa Beach, and Melbourne.

Preferred / a plus:

• Industry credentials such as IIBEC, ICRI, SWRI, or AMPP/NACE.
• OSHA 30 and a demonstrated commitment to jobsite safety.

Why Join Us

• Work on complex, high-profile exterior restoration projects across Floridas east-central coast.
• Collaborative, team-oriented culture focused on quality, accountability, and professional growth.
• Exposure to a wide range of specialized restoration and building envelope scopes.
• Make a direct impact protecting and extending the life of existing structures.

Equal Opportunity Employer.

At RL James we value a diverse and inclusive workplace and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law, including Florida law.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. RL James does not sponsor employment-based visas for this position unless stated otherwise.

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