Telecom Construction Superintendent

Full job description
Hypower is currently seeking a Telecommunications Superintendent to join our team.
The salary range is $90,000 - $110,000 per year depending on qualifications and experience.
The Superintendent is one of the most important employees in the overall operation of the company. He or she is responsible for scheduling, monitoring, and controlling the day-to-day execution of the work, progress, and performance of the project. The Superintendent is also responsible for the administration and control of all aspects of the Hypower site-specific Safety and compliance objectives. The Superintendent reports to the General or Project Superintendent and works directly with the Project Manager responsible for the current project for which he or she is assigned.
Jobsite Control

• Coordinate, implement, and update the Project Baseline schedule in conjunction with the General or Project Superintendent and the Project Manager.
• Maintain the established Safety Plan throughout construction.
• Provide information as required to field personnel, subcontractors, management support staff (including Purchasing), and vendors.
• Supervise field site mobilization via secure a material lay down location, scheduling material and equipment delivery, and office trailer set-up (as needed).
• Plan and supervise activities - includes determining the method of construction, workforce levels, material quantities, equipment needs and usage, security of materials tools and equipment, work schedule, workforce estimates, and labor budgets.
• Manage field site administration (including work documentation, T&M work orders, subcontractor management, project process documentation, and workforce productivity).
• Oversee personnel administration (field staff), including daily timesheets, performance reviews, attendance, and time off requests.
• Oversee construction and subcontractors - directs and supervises field staff in accordance with project plan and schedule compliance.
• Maintain and update DAILY as-builts for the project.
• Delegate responsibility and assure its proper completion.
• Assist in resolving construction problems (lack of productivity, work interfaces, etc.).
• Assist the General or Project Superintendent and Project Manager with Project Closeout Schedule.

Documentation and Meetings

• Provide Progress Reports with a Look-Ahead Schedule to the Project Manager.
• Provide Project Manager with daily site information (Daily Job Diary), including work in progress, job site issues, receiving packing slips for material received, and Hypower and rental equipment utilization.
• Conduct weekly safety and job site information meetings with field staff and assigned subcontractors.
• Attending General Contractor, Inspection or Owner meetings as required.
• Maintain quality standards to ensure the project construction conforms to the contract documents and that the subcontractors and vendors' performance is acceptable.
• Prepare closeout documents (Punch Lists, As-Builts, Work Lists, warranties, demobilization commissioning).

Field Obligations - In many instances, the Superintendent is a hands-on Supervisor that is required to assist in most installations.

• Works with field inspectors from municipalities and engineering firms to make certain that the project requirements are met.
• Schedules and supervises Subcontractors to meet deadlines and for quality control.
• Conduct confined space procedures.
• Work around active fiber optic and copper cable networks.
• Supports fiber optic splicing teams during splicing activities and cutovers.
• Assists field crews via shovels or equipment with trenching for conduit or hand hole and manhole placement.
• Install direct buried cable or pull cable through conduits.
• Assigns work to foremen, equipment operators and laborers.
• Provides instruction and training in the proper methods and processes necessary to conduct underground construction assignments.
• Work and operate vehicles and/or heavy equipment (i.e., backhoe, excavators, skid steer, trenchers, forklifts, telehandlers, etc.)
• Ensure personal protective equipment for self and crew is available and used as required.

Working Conditions

• The job requires working in all elements, depending on job location, time of year, heat, cold, rain, snow, and mud.
• The job requires employees to have always required personal tools.
• Climbing up and down ladders and equipment.
• Working from various heights.
• Continuous kneeling.
• Entering underground excavations, manholes, and crawl spaces.
• Able to lift over 50 lbs.
• Wear personal protective equipment as required in the Safety Handbook.
• Able to work 40 hours per week, overtime as required, night shifts; work out of town if needed.

Qualifications

• Must prioritize safety before all else and lead by example; must have a minimum of OSHA30.
• Telecommunication Utility field installation experience including but not limited to installation of manholes, handholes, conduit proofing, and fiber placement.
• Must possess a CDL - Class A
• Demonstrated ability to supervise fifteen or more employees.
• Demonstrated knowledge of, reading, interpreting, and working with Telecommunications and Fiber Optic design drawings and specifications.
• 4-5 years previous experience as a Telecommunications Superintendent working in and around fiber optic networks.

Benefits:

• National health and dental plans.
• Paid vacations and holidays.
• Car Allowance and fuel card.
• Life Insurance.
• Short and long-term disability plans.
• 401(K) retirement plans.
• Incentive and recognition programs.

Hypower s history and capabilities have grown tremendously in the past two decades, at heart, we're still a family-owned firm that respects, supports, and cares about each employee and their career development. If you pride yourself on delivering best-in-class performance and enjoy working in a collaborative, positive-thinking atmosphere, you will find your opportunities are unlimited at Hypower.
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Hypower Named an SFBJ 2020 Best Places to Work Honoree!
Widely recognized for its industry excellence, Hypower is currently ranked as a TOP 20 Electrical Contractors in the nation by Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). This national U.S. trade association also placed the company on its 2022 Top 200 Performers list. Hypower consistently maintains an extraordinary emphasis on safety from an employee, job site, and public safety perspective. As a result, Hypower has been honored with ABC STEP Platinum Awards for Safety Training consecutively since 2013.
Hypower was selected as a 2017 Business of The Year and a 2020 Best Places to Work by the South Florida Business Journal. The company has won over 20 Excellence in Construction Eagle Awards presented by ABC, Florida East Coast Chapter, and has been named an Accredited Quality Contractor for the last six years. Hypower has also won the prestigious Specialty Contractor Project of the Year award in 2018 and 2020. Hypower s President Bernard Paul-Hus was honored with the 2020 South Florida Ultimate CEO Award by the South Florida Business Journal.
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