Assistant Construction Superintendent — MEP

Job Description

The Assistant Construction Superintendent is responsible for supporting daily field operations, site logistics, Procore administration, subcontractor coordination, and onsite execution for complex multifamily construction projects. This position requires strong field leadership, technical construction knowledge, and a high level of coordination across architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, civil, and life-safety scopes.

This role is especially focused on mechanical, electrical, and plumbing coordination, constructability review, field conflict resolution, commissioning support, logistics planning, schedule execution, and quality control. The Assistant Superintendent will work closely with the Construction Project Manager, Senior Superintendent, subcontractors, design professionals, third-party inspectors, commissioning agents, and ownership representatives to ensure that the project is delivered safely, efficiently, and to a high standard of quality.

The ideal candidate has substantial experience in high-rise multifamily construction, adaptive reuse projects, MEP coordination, and fast-paced construction environments where daily field presence, proactive problem-solving, and strong communication are essential.

Reports to: Construction Project Manager

Wage Status: Exempt — Ineligible for overtime

Job Responsibilities

Project Knowledge

• Gain complete fluency in the architectural, structural, civil, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and life-safety plans.
• Develop a strong understanding of project specifications, approved submittals, shop drawings, RFIs, sketches, bulletins, and field directives.
• Identify conflicts between architectural, structural, MEP, fire protection, and existing building conditions before they impact the work.
• Review plans and field conditions for constructability, coordination, access, sequencing, and long-term serviceability.
• Build effective working relationships with subcontractors, third-party inspection agencies, design professionals, commissioning agents, and ownership representatives.
• Propose value-engineering and constructability solutions that improve execution, cost, schedule, or maintenance access without reducing the quality of the final product.
• Maintain a strong working knowledge of the project scope and subcontractor responsibilities.

MEP Coordination and Commissioning

• Lead and support coordination of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, low-voltage, controls, and life-safety scopes in the field.
• Coordinate MEP rough-in, equipment placement, shaft work, risers, distribution pathways, access panels, ceiling coordination, equipment clearances, and maintenance access.
• Review MEP shop drawings for coordination, constructability, conflicts, access, sequencing, and field practicality.
• Identify and resolve conflicts between ductwork, piping, conduit, structure, walls, ceilings, rated assemblies, and architectural elements.
• Coordinate MEP work with structural openings, sleeves, embeds, housekeeping pads, equipment supports, penetrations, and firestopping requirements.
• Support commissioning activities, including pre-functional checks, startup coordination, testing, balancing, controls verification, equipment readiness, and deficiency resolution.
• Track commissioning issues and ensure subcontractors complete required corrective work in a timely manner.
• Coordinate with design professionals, engineers, commissioning agents, and subcontractors during the construction administration and commissioning phases.
• Ensure MEP installations are coordinated with project schedule, inspections, access requirements, and turnover requirements.
• Assist with field verification of MEP quantities, progress, and installed work.

Job Logistics and Scheduling

• Regularly status and update project schedules, look-ahead schedules, and field coordination plans.
• Communicate project schedules and look-aheads to subcontractors clearly and consistently.
• Track subcontractor progress against the project schedule and provide real-time feedback to maintain production.
• Coordinate site access, material deliveries, staging areas, hoisting, trucking, equipment movement, and storage.
• Plan ahead with subcontractors to avoid delivery conflicts, site congestion, and schedule delays.
• Assist with logistics planning for heavy equipment, cranes, hoists, loading zones, and major material deliveries.
• Experience with tower crane coordination, crane picks, hoisting plans, and heavy equipment logistics is a plus.
• Coordinate work in occupied, constrained, urban, high-rise, and adaptive reuse environments.
• Support sequencing plans for demolition, structural work, MEP infrastructure, vertical transportation, enclosure, inspections, and turnover milestones.

Site General Conditions

• Perform daily walks of the site interior and exterior.
• Maintain a strong field presence and ensure the site remains organized, safe, clean, and presentable.
• Identify unsafe, unsightly, incomplete, or non-compliant conditions and schedule immediate remediation.
• Coordinate temporary lighting, temporary power, access routes, protection, signage, barricades, housekeeping, and site safety measures.
• Maintain awareness of site logistics, worker access, public protection, material storage, and weather-related conditions.
• Support enforcement of site rules, safety expectations, and general conditions requirements.
• Ensure subcontractors maintain their work areas in a clean, safe, and professional condition.

Project Management and Field Administration

• Actively maintain and enforce OSHA standards in coordination with the Post General Contracting Safety Manager.
• Ensure Procore is up to date with current drawings, specifications, sketches, RFIs, submittals, and field documentation.
• Manage subcontractors to upload manpower reports in Procore daily.
• Champion the Procore submittal, RFI, observation, drawing, and deficiency tracking process.
• Document deficiencies in real time by tagging drawings, adding photos, assigning responsible parties, and tracking corrective action.
• Maintain accurate field documentation, including daily reports, photos, manpower, inspections, deliveries, and issue logs.
• Enforce the shop drawing schedule.
• Maintain and update shop drawing logs.
• Directly review structural, MEP, and other relevant shop drawings for constructability, coordination, completeness, and field execution.
• Provide markups, comments, insights, and coordination feedback on shop drawings and resubmissions.
• Conduct weekly subcontractor foreman meetings onsite for subcontractors under direct purview.
• Communicate actively with engineers, architects, design professionals, commissioning agents, inspectors, and subcontractors during the construction administration phase.
• Ensure subcontractor invoices are received, reviewed, and submitted to the Senior PM by the 25th of each month.
• Review budgets, quantities, work progress, and proposed change orders monthly with the Senior PM.
• Assist with quantity takeoffs, field measurements, scope verification, and progress tracking.
• Review subcontractor change order requests for field accuracy, scope validity, quantities, and schedule impact.
• Actively communicate project risks, opportunities, cost events, schedule events, coordination issues, and field concerns to leadership.

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years of construction experience in a professional construction management, general contracting, or equivalent field environment.
• High-rise construction experience is required.
• Multifamily construction experience is required.
• Adaptive reuse construction experience is required.
• Strong mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and life-safety coordination experience is required.
• MEP commissioning experience is required.
• Strong understanding of field coordination, sequencing, constructability, inspections, and subcontractor management.
• Ability to read, understand, and coordinate architectural, structural, civil, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and life-safety drawings.
• Quantity takeoff experience is required.
• Experience with Procore or similar construction management software is strongly preferred.
• Experience with logistics planning for heavy equipment, cranes, hoists, trucking, and major material deliveries is a plus.
• Ability to identify field conflicts early and drive practical solutions.
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to manage subcontractors firmly, professionally, and effectively.
• Excellent communication skills with subcontractors, design professionals, inspectors, project managers, and ownership representatives.
• A keen eye for detail and a strong commitment to quality.
• Exceptionally positive attitude and willingness to be flexible with assigned tasks.
• Highly organized, able to multitask, and committed to high standards of execution.
• Able to follow a required reporting schedule without prompting.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial construction environment with substantial opportunity for advancement.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation required.
• Ability to perform physically demanding duties, including heavy lifting of at least 60 pounds, climbing ladders up to 24 feet, standing, walking, and working throughout an active construction site.
• High endurance is required. This position often requires walking the site, climbing stairs, and being on your feet approximately 75% of the workday.
• Attendance is an imperative job function.
• Employees must fulfill the performance standards of this position and comply with company policies, rules, procedures, and expectations, including those set out in the Employee Handbook or otherwise communicated verbally or in writing.

Preferred Experience

• High-rise multifamily construction.
• Adaptive reuse of existing buildings.
• MEP coordination in complex existing conditions.
• MEP commissioning, startup, testing, balancing, and controls coordination.
• Tower crane logistics and heavy equipment coordination.
• Urban construction logistics.
• Quantity takeoffs and field measurement.
• Structural and MEP shop drawing review.
• Procore field documentation, drawing management, RFI tracking, and deficiency tracking.
• Experience coordinating inspections, third-party agencies, engineers, and commissioning agents.

Physical Requirements

This position requires significant time in the field. The Assistant Construction Superintendent must be able to walk active construction sites, climb stairs and ladders, stand for extended periods, access multiple floors, inspect work in progress, and respond quickly to field conditions. The role may require being on your feet approximately 75% of the day and performing physically demanding duties as needed.

Post Brothers provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Post Brothers complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.