Construction General Superintendent

General Superintendent – Construction Projects

Location: Albany, NY | Travel Radius: 1.5 Hours

On behalf of our trusted client, a leading name in municipal and civil construction, we are seeking an accomplished General Superintendent to join their growing leadership team. This is a unique opportunity to oversee $30-50M annually in hard-bid municipal infrastructure projects, lead large field teams, and contribute to high-impact, community-focused construction across the region.

As the exclusive recruitment partner for this search, we are seeking candidates with a proven track record of managing complex, self-performed work, exceptional leadership skills, and a passion for operational excellence.

About the Role:

As General Superintendent, you’ll play a pivotal role in guiding field operations across multiple job sites. You will directly oversee jobsite superintendents and foremen, while also providing indirect leadership to project engineers and craft personnel. You’ll act as a key liaison between field teams and senior leadership, ensuring schedules, manpower, equipment, safety, and quality standards are met across all active projects.

This position is ideal for a seasoned construction leader who thrives in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment and who is comfortable mentoring and developing talent while ensuring field execution aligns with the company’s strategic vision.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary escalation point for project conflicts that exceed the scope of jobsite-level management.
• Lead and support jobsite superintendents and internal tradespeople in planning manpower and allocating heavy equipment across projects.
• Participate in project turnover meetings to define scope, responsibilities, and division of work (self-performed vs subcontracted).
• Conduct weekly superintendent meetings to assess progress, update schedules, review work plans, and mitigate potential execution risks.
• Enforce production standards for self-performed work and track productivity to inform the preconstruction team.
• Coordinate manpower, equipment, and inter-trade activities through weekly strategic meetings with senior field leadership.
• Uphold company-wide safety and quality standards in coordination with the Director of Construction and shop leadership.
• Ensure equipment readiness and jobsite tool logistics by working closely with the in-house shop team.

Leadership & Mentorship:

• Mentor superintendents, engineers, and tradespeople—supporting training, career growth, and performance evaluation.
• Drive workforce development initiatives including competency mapping, training programs, and retention strategies.
• Lead the rollout of new standard operating procedures across the field operations team.
• Step in to cover superintendent responsibilities when needed to maintain continuity on critical projects.

Qualifications:

Required:

• 10+ years in contract management and field operations for civil/building construction.
• 3–5 years of team leadership experience at a divisional level.
• Experience with new builds, retrofits, site work, utilities, excavation, and cast-in-place concrete.
• OSHA 30 Certification.
• Strong command of construction scheduling, safety practices, and quality control procedures.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Excel, Outlook, and other industry-standard tools.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Competitive base salary
• Company profit sharing
• Health insurance
• Company vehicle or vehicle allowance
• Fuel and phone reimbursement
• 3 weeks PTO + 6 paid holidays
• 4% Safe Harbor 401(k) match
• Paid family leave
• Professional development support