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About Us

Vaughn is a regional commercial construction company operating throughout Texas. We are focused on building higher education, healthcare, and research buildings for commercial clients. As a sophisticated construction manager, we utilize the latest technology (including drones, laser scanners, 3D modeling, and 3D printing) to plan and build high-quality, enduring facilities. Further, we treat all employees like family in a family-like environment where our people are proud to work.

Our family is committed to safety, integrity, teamwork, excellence, and work ethic. Vaughn's leaders link our strategic priorities and resulting work activities to our core values, and we believe this drives excellence. Vaughn aims to retain and develop individuals aligned with our core values by providing life-changing opportunities.

OUR BIG WHY: We WOW our clients and provide life-changing opportunities for our people, while delivering our projects in a family atmosphere, where our people are proud to work.

Position Overview

Our superintendents provide overall on-site field supervision for the project site, working with the project management team to develop site logistics plan, job site communications plan, and project procedures. Also inspects construction activities to ensure compliance with established quality procedures and compliance with project plans, specifications, and shop drawings, inspects trade and associated installations, trains assistants and ensures all onsite personnel comply with project procedures. This position does supervise the work of others including construction workers, foremen, assistant superintendent trainees, assistant superintendents, and trade contractor employees.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Develop a clear and concise site logistics, lifting, hoisting, deliveries and site access plan.
• Inspect construction activities in accordance with established quality procedures and evaluate compliance with project plans, specifications, shop drawings and other project related documents.
• Know, understand and consistently enforce Vaughn's safety program and OSHA rules.
• Provide technical assistance, e.g. interpretation of drawings, recommended construction methods and equipment, etc. as required.
• Actively coordinate trade and associated installations in advance to mitigate conflicts due to sequencing, constructability, schedule and/or spatial issues.
• Review plans, specifications, general notes and shop/working drawings for assigned activities prior to performing assigned duties.
• Promote positive communication among employees and works as a team with project management, QA/QC and safety coworkers.
• Assist project management in developing and implementing project procedures, working documents, standards, etc.
• Help create and sustain a positive company image.
• Assist in effectively training assistants and workers to adhere to policies/procedures, submittals, schedules, contracting and motivating assistants to uphold core values by leading through example.
• Develop professional relationship with client and design team to ensure project is delivered successfully.
• Ensure all on-site personnel comply with the project procedures.
• Exhibit strong organization skills to ensure projects are completed on
• Ensure timely and accurate preparation of time sheets, unit reporting, daily construction reports and labor projections.
• Ensure work performed follows company policies and procedures.
• Work integrally with project management team on status reports, and labor and material projections.
• Develop and maintain schedule to ensure coordinated and timely installations. Ensure schedule is followed or changed if necessary.
• Assist project management team in development and implementation of an effective job site communications plan. Communicates often and clearly with the team.
• Maintain excellent attendance and punctuality.

Education and Training

• Minimum 10 years of experience as a project superintendent with a construction management-at-risk, hard bid, or design-build contractor, overseeing multiple projects with per project value in excess of $10 million.
• Experience with healthcare, higher education, and/or laboratory projects with a commercial general contractor preferred.
• Experience with self-performing work in excavation, concrete, and finish carpentry.
• Profitable project track-record.
• Beat-the-budget self-perform labor track record.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to handle multiple personnel and technical issues simultaneously on an ongoing basis
• Thorough knowledge of construction (technology, equipment, methods) and safety.
• Solid leadership skills.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills.
• Computer skills including MS Office, Email, PDF.
• Ability to meet or beat project schedules.
• Ability to effectively control and supervise large groups of craft workers.