Site Superintendent

ANTICIPATED START DATE: Immediate Hire

POSITION TYPE: Full-time

LOCATION: Various Job Sites located in Virginia and North Carolina

TRAVEL: Travel is required for this position; Site Superintendents are typically on job sites for four months to a year.

SALARY RANGE: $45,000 - $75,000

WHO IS RHETSON COMPANIES?

Our mission statement says this: We are a team of professionals glorifying God by being good stewards and doing all things with excellence and integrity.

Our faith gives us purpose and is evident in our projects, company culture, and outside relationships.

We value our team by emphasizing collaboration and by providing a safe, fun, and respectable work environment.

We are a company that offers construction services, development services, and real estate consultation services.  We have projects located in North Carolina and Virginia.  Our projects are a mixture of commercial, residential, and industrial.

EXPERIENCE:

Proven experience as a Site Superintendent on projects valued over 1.6 million dollars.  The ideal candidate will have at least five years’ experience with commercial construction, with a focus on estimating, supervision of job sites and contractors, experience reading plans, and excellent problem solving skills.

EDUCATION: A Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience will be considered.

JOB BRIEF: A Site Superintendent for Rhetson Companies is responsible the supervision for all construction aspects of a project from pre-construction plan review to construction completion-this includes, but is not limited to:

  • Review and comprehension of plans

  • Setting and adhering to an aggressive construction schedule

  • Daily communication with Project Managers about the project

  • Management of all subcontractors

  • Communication with various clients of Rhetson Companies

  • Sending weekly updates and pictures to the Project Management Team

  • Familiarity and adherence to OSHA standards

  • Updating company spreadsheets

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

  • Ability to lift up to 70 pounds at a time to facilitate the site layout and move materials as needed

  • Ability to operate heavy machinery, certification of training is preferred but not required

  • Ability to traverse unlevel terrain and to stand and walk job sites for multiple hours each day

  • Ability to travel to job sites – sometimes up to 4-5 hours from the office

  • Familiarity with quality and construction safety standards

  • Knowledge of civil and building permitting

  • Outstanding communication and negotiation skills

  • Possess organizational and time management skills

  • Ability to represent the Company in a variety of situations such as one-on-one meetings with inspectors

  • Strong interpersonal (tact, diplomacy, influence, motivation) skills paired with the appropriate emotional intelligence

  • Ability to collaborate and manage many different subcontractors

  • Construction experience on jobs valued at over $1,000,000 USD

BENEFITS: Competitive salary, paid time off, company-provided short-term and long-term disability insurance, group health insurance, 401K match

APPLICATION PROCESS: To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to Teresa Remmenga, Operations Manager at teresa@rhetson.com.  Please note that this position does require communication skills so a resume submitted without a cover letter or with a cover letter that is poorly written will not be considered.