Assistant Superintendent / Superintendent - General - Columbia, SC

Assistant Superintendent

Harper General Contractors has a proud 75-year legacy of building trust and community across the Southeast. We are expanding our footprint with a new office in Columbia, SC. We are actively seeking an Assistant Superintendent to join our growing Columbia team as a long-term team member, committed to building our presence in the region. This is a unique opportunity to become a cornerstone of our Columbia office, helping shape its culture, growth, and reputation from the ground up. If you're passionate about quality, safety, and being part of a company that values both people and place, we want to hear from you.

Company Mission Statement : To build up our communities, our clients and each other by building trust in everything we do.

Summary / Objective : Promotes the company mission statement by joining the Project Manager and Superintendent as a team who work together to create a safe work environment, build a quality project and keep projects on schedule while earning a fair and reasonable profit.

Essential Functions :

• Learn what it means to be the project's main, on-site contact.
• Assist in overseeing the project to make critical field decisions or understand from where to get assistance.
• Assist in and learn to oversee the project to ensure proper project decisions (ensure PM is making timely and appropriate decisions to provide information and items necessary for the project).
• Scheduling.
• Delivery.
• Logistics, staging and phasing.
• Quality control.
• Employee staffing levels.
• Ability to communicate with Owner and Architect / Engineer relating to field issues.
• Investigate issues.
• Assist in resolving issues.
• Know the proper time to involve Owners and Arc / Engineers.
• Demonstrate leadership regarding Harper General Team Big 6.
• Safety / SOAR.
• Core.
• Procurement / Scheduling.
• Pre-Install Meetings.
• Exterior skin systems meetings.
• No strike utility plan.
• Assist and Understand the Project Safety Requirements.
• Ensure Harper safety requirements are explained, implemented, and demonstrated.
• Develop and implement working relationship with Safety Manager.
• Project specific safety pre-planning.
• Coordinate with Safety Manager to develop a project-site specific SOAR Orientation Document.
• Soar Implementation if allowing other Harper staff to conduct orientations ensure proper message and execution of the document.
• OSHA standards are understood and followed based on the actions of workers on the job.
• Performing weekly Toolbox Talks with all active trades.
• Conduct safety stand down training as necessary.
• Participate in the timely and effective investigation of all incidents including injuries, property damage, behavioral issues and near misses.
• Conduct weekly site safety inspections in Procore.
• Learn to understand the importance of an accurate and up to date procurement log.
• Assist the Superintendent / PM to create Schedules as well as determine sequencing of work.
• Understand project QAQC.
• QA example : Pre-installation meetings.
• QC example : Visual and documents inspections of work in place.
• Assist in overseeing the coordination of all trade partners.
• Project site specific logistics / use including associated rules.
• Scheduling of each trade (who goes where and when to start).
• Developing and implementing recovery strategies to maintain project schedule.
• Clarity of design versus installation. (RFI's)
• Schedule for the trades (durations and commitments of durations).
• Supervise field staff (Foreman, Field Engineers, Interns) to ensure staff development.
• Includes assisting in the development Project Engineers.
• Ability to manage timesheets for field staff.
• Ability to manage and complete all daily reports.
• Manage all jobsite equipment.
• Recognize and understand the importance of compliance to local building codes.
• Participate in and recognize the importance of all required project inspections.
• Ability to create and execute a proper punch list prior to inviting Engineer / Owner to develop a punch list.
• Procore :
• Fill-In Daily Log.
• Read commitment scopes of work and understand content.
• Navigate and understand how to utilize directory.
• Utilize and understand all functions of the drawings tab.
• Create and track an observation.
• Utilize the photos application.
• Create and maintain the punch-list.
• Know where to find the schedule, read and understand.
• Understand how to navigate and seek information from Specs and Submittals tools.
• Enter your timesheet in Procore.

Competencies :

Supervisory Responsibilities : Assistant Superintendent (ASup) shall assist the Superintendent in supervising all Trade Partners, consultants, and vendors daily. This supervision shall ensure adequate manpower is available for each task and compliant work performed.

Work Environment : While performing the duties of ASup, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and / or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme cold and extreme heat. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock and risk of vibration. The noise level in the work environment is sometimes loud.

Physical Demands : The ASup is required to work in a variety of conditions relative to construction jobsite environments and must be able to perform the physical requirements of the job, as assigned. Weather and climate conditions will vary throughout the progress of a project and the superintendent must be able to inspect all ongoing construction activities over the duration of the assigned project. This role requires walking over varied terrain, climbing, stooping, bending, and lifting. Lifting requirements vary from minimal loads to heavy; but help is always available with heavier loads. Inspection for quality, consistency and completeness of work frequently requires climbing ladders, stairs, and scaffolding.

Driving a company-owned vehicle is required to perform the duties of this role. The Assistant Superintendent is required to have a valid state-issued license, a satisfactory motor vehicle record, safe driving behavior, and must adhere to our Driving and Truck Policy.

Travel Required : Travel to / from multiple jobsites, projects, and offices. Minimal overnight or weekend travel.

Education and Experience : Minimum experience shall include previous position as a Foreman. Experience with Harper GC may be a plus.

Additional Eligibility Requirements : None.

Work Authorization / Security Clearance Requirements : Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Affirmative Action / EEO statement : Harper GC provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for