Overview
The General Superintendent oversees all field operations for large, complex telecommunications and low-voltage projects. This role leads field teams and is responsible for safety, quality, scheduling, budget, productivity, and successful project delivery from kickoff through customer turnover.
Job Description
- Oversee all field operations for large and/or complex telecommunications and low-voltage projects from kickoff through customer turnover.
- Lead and manage Superintendents, technicians, and field teams, including staffing, scheduling, training, productivity, and performance.
- Ensure projects meet safety, quality, schedule, budget, and customer requirements.
- Manage project execution, including labor distribution, materials, equipment, inventory, and installation progress.
- Monitor project financial performance, including job costs, labor productivity, invoicing, change orders, and profitability.
- Serve as the primary on-site customer contact, attend construction meetings, and address project concerns.
- Conduct job walks and quality checks to ensure installations meet blueprints, specifications, and project standards.
- Troubleshoot technical and operational issues that could impact project delivery.
- Maintain accurate project documentation, including work orders, change orders, material transfers, as-builts, and closeout packages.
- Identify opportunities to improve field processes, efficiency, quality, and overall project performance.
- Promote a strong safety culture and ensure teams follow company and customer safety requirements.
- Drive projects through successful completion, closeout, and final customer turnover.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of telecommunications, low-voltage, or related construction experience.
- 5+ years of supervisory or management experience preferred.
- 3+ years as a Lead Communications Technician or similar field leadership role.
- Experience managing large, complex projects from scope through completion and turnover.
- Strong knowledge of telecommunications installation, structured cabling, and troubleshooting.
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints, specifications, and construction drawings.
- Experience managing labor, schedules, job costs, materials, quality, and safety.
- Strong customer-facing, leadership, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and MS Project.
- Ability to travel as needed and work in an active construction environment, including large job sites, heights, and confined spaces.
