SITE SUPERINTENDENT

Purpose

This profile defines the minimum qualifications, certifications, experience benchmarks, and behavioral indicators required for a Site Superintendent who can step onto a CJW federal project on Day 1 without a learning curve. The Site Superintendent role is purely field-operations focused — owning site logistics, subcontractor execution, schedule adherence, and safety. Quality Control documentation and compliance is a separate role handled by the QC Manager.

1. FEDERAL FIELD EXPERIENCE — NON-NEGOTIABLE

• Minimum 10 years as a Site Superintendent on federal government construction contracts — commercial experience does not count toward this threshold.
• Must have delivered projects under NAVFAC, USACE, GSA, USAF, or NIH contract vehicles — MACC/IDIQ, SATOC, MATOC, or standalone task orders.
• Must have managed at least two of three delivery methods: Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, and IDIQ Task Order.
• Must have experience on occupied federal facilities — managing active operations, phasing, and access control while construction is ongoing.
• Experience on DoD installations in the DC Metro region is strongly preferred: Indian Head, Dahlgren, NRL, JBAB, Bethesda, Fort Belvoir, Aberdeen, Patuxent River, Norfolk Naval Station.
• Minimum portfolio must include at least three of the following federal project types:
  • Interior renovation of occupied federal building (office, lab, or medical)
  • MEP upgrade or full system replacement on a federal facility
  • Fire Alarm / Mass Notification System installation or upgrade
  • Perimeter security / Force Protection (anti-ram barriers, guard booths, fencing)
  • Pre-Engineered Metal Building (PEMB) — erection and full enclosure
  • Design-Build project with a Designer of Record and government design review
  • Ground-up new construction on a military or federal installation

2. CERTIFICATIONS — MUST BE ACTIVE ON DAY ONE

The following are hard requirements — not preferred qualifications:

✓  OSHA 30-Hour Construction — active, not expired

✓  First Aid / CPR — current certification

✓  Valid driver’s license — required for all CJW operating states

Preferred — differentiating qualifications:

✓  Active CAC or DBIDS base access credential — can get on-site Day 1

✓  Procore Certification — platform used on all CJW projects

✓  ASHE Healthcare Constructor — relevant for NIH and VA hospital work

✓  Note: CQM-C is NOT required for this role — that is the QC Manager’s credential

3. SITE MANAGEMENT & EXECUTION COMPETENCY

• Must establish and maintain full site logistics from mobilization through demobilization without PM direction — staging, laydown, temporary facilities, access control, haul routes.
• Must manage and direct multiple subcontractors simultaneously — knows how to sequence trades, resolve conflicts on site, and maintain production momentum.
• Must manage badging, escort, and installation access for all personnel and subcontractors on secure military bases — including coordinating DBIDS and base access submissions.
• Must be able to read and apply construction drawings at expert level — architectural, structural, civil, MEP, fire protection — and cross-reference against specs without assistance.
• Must identify field conflicts, drawing discrepancies, or scope ambiguities and immediately communicate RFI needs to the PM with clear documentation.
• Must maintain a marked-up, current set of drawings on site at all times and contribute to as-built preparation throughout the project.
• Must conduct and document pre-task meetings before each new trade activity — not just attend, but run them.

4. SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT

• Must produce and own a 3-week lookahead schedule every week without PM prompting — distributes to subs, updates actuals, identifies float risks.
• Proficient in Primavera P6 or MS Project at the task level — can update actuals, identify critical path erosion, and revise after a government-directed change.
• Must understand CPM logic well enough to have an independent recovery conversation with a COR without the PM present.
• Must have documented a government-caused delay with contemporaneous field records sufficient to support a future REA — and understand why that documentation matters contractually.
• Must pre-order long-lead materials and pre-position crews well in advance — anticipates, does not react.

5. SUBCONTRACTOR MANAGEMENT & COMMUNICATION

• Must be comfortable reviewing subcontract scopes of work and identifying gaps before work begins — not just directing subs verbally after the fact.
• Must produce written subcontractor direction — emails, field directives, notices of non-compliance — when verbal coordination is insufficient or a paper trail is required.
• Must run a weekly subcontractor coordination meeting and produce written minutes that serve as contract record.
• Must maintain daily field logs with full narrative — manpower, work in place, deliveries, visitors, open issues, weather, and any government interactions.
• Must be comfortable communicating directly with the COR/QAR on day-to-day matters while knowing when to loop in the PM before responding in writing.

6. SAFETY LEADERSHIP

• Must have no recordable incidents as superintendent on their most recent two projects — or must explain any incident with documented corrective action demonstrating accountability.
• Must conduct independent safety inspections — can identify EM 385-1-1 violations on the spot without a checklist.
• Must be prepared to issue a Stop Work Order to a subcontractor immediately upon identification of an imminent danger — and have done so at least once in their career.
• Must run Toolbox Talks without a script — speaks to the crew about the specific hazard relevant to that day’s work.
• Must understand how federal safety standards exceed OSHA minimums on DoD installations and be able to brief subs accordingly at site orientation.
• Must conduct and document pre-task safety briefings before each new DFOW without prompting from the QC Manager or SSHO.

7. SECURITY & BASE ACCESS

• Must be able to obtain base access credentials for all CJW operating installations — no disqualifying background check history.
• Must have prior experience navigating SECNAV 5512/1 NAC processing for subcontractor workforces — tracking submissions, managing escort while clearances are pending.
• Must understand OPSEC awareness requirements and be able to brief first-time base visitors.
• Active CAC or DBIDS credential is a significant differentiator — means installation-ready from Day 1.

8. BEHAVIORAL & CULTURE FIT INDICATORS

These will not appear on a resume — surface them in the interview:

• Owns the job site — does not wait for the PM to tell them what to do next. Calls the PM when something is wrong, not when they need direction.
• Comfortable with daily government oversight — a NAVFAC QAR walking the site every morning is a normal part of the day, not a source of friction.
• Documentation-first mentality — writes things down instinctively. Sees the daily log as professional practice and legal protection, not paperwork burden.
• Anticipates and pre-positions — looks 3 weeks ahead, identifies conflicts before they become delays, flags issues before they become RFIs.
• Builds relationships with subs — firm on scope and quality, but earns the kind of loyalty that gets a call when a sub has a problem instead of a surprise.
• Geo-flexible — willing to work per diem across MD, VA, DC, PA, FL, IN, and WA as project assignments require.

9. AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFIERS

✗  No OSHA 30-Hour (or expired)

✗  Zero federal installation or agency construction experience

✗  Federal experience limited to a single project or single agency

✗  Never worked on a DoD or military base with access control requirements

✗  No experience managing multiple subcontractors simultaneously on a federal project

✗  OSHA recordable incident within the last 3 years with no documented corrective action

✗  Background check disqualifiers that would prevent federal base access

✗  No experience with CPM scheduling tools (P6 or MS Project)