Superintendent III

The Superintendent III is a senior field leader responsible for directing KDC's most complex, high-profile, or strategically important commercial construction projects. The role leads large-scale Ground-Up work, complex phased programs, occupied remodel environments, accelerated schedules, and assignments requiring advanced planning, sequencing, coordination, risk management, and independent judgment.
The Superintendent III serves as KDC's senior on-site representative and an extension of Operations Leadership for assigned projects. The role anticipates and resolves complex field challenges, recovers threatened projects, protects safety, quality, schedule, cost, and client outcomes, and develops Superintendent I and II personnel through coaching, technical guidance, and consistent field standards.

Apply if you:

- Bring a cooperative spirit to your team and neighboring department.
- Have an understanding that through your contributions, you aid in the overall Company’s success.
- Pursue continuous efforts to see beyond current business modes and methods.
- Embody an understanding that as a committed team member, tenure with an organization is achievable.
- Bring your whole self to work. Applying your knowledge, skills, and abilities ensures that every task you perform is performed at the highest level.

Job Description:

Cirks Construction Inc. (CCI), dba KDC Construction, is a leader in the Grocery/Retail/Restaurant construction industry with diverse individuals dedicated to our people, customers, projects, and community. We strongly focus on building a culture encouraging our employees to grow personally and professionally. KDC is also a proud recipient of the Top Workplaces 2022, 2023 and 2024, presented by the Orange County Register.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

- Lead comprehensive preconstruction and constructability reviews of approved plans, specifications, addenda, permit corrections, deferred submittals, client and landlord requirements, logistics constraints, utilities, and existing conditions to identify and mitigate technical, schedule, cost, and operational risk.
- Develop advanced project execution strategies, phasing plans, site-logistics plans, sequencing plans, and schedule-recovery approaches for complex, accelerated, occupied, or high-risk assignments.
- Direct field operations from mobilization through turnover for KDC's most complex or strategically significant projects with minimal oversight.
- Establish a proactive project safety culture, lead risk planning and required meetings, enforce applicable requirements, coach field leaders and subcontractors in incident prevention, and maintain required safety and field-operations training.
- Develop and manage baseline, milestone, three-week look-ahead, and daily execution plans; secure project-team and subcontractor commitments; and hold responsible parties accountable for recovery actions and milestone achievement.
- Lead complex coordination involving subcontractors, design partners, utilities, inspectors, agencies, tenants, permits, special inspections, deferred approvals, long-lead requirements, and other stakeholders, and resolve escalated conflicts that threaten execution or final approval.
- Anticipate and resolve complex technical, sequencing, access, logistics, manpower, material, and operational challenges, and lead field stabilization or schedule recovery when projects are threatened.
- Establish project quality standards, lead preinstallation and quality-planning activities, direct corrective action for complex deficiencies, and enforce continuous, accurate redline and as-built documentation.
- Establish standards for timely project reporting and direct documentation and response strategies for significant decisions, RFIs, delays, incidents, subcontractor defaults, damages, cleanup failures, potential back charges, and other contractual or financial exposures.
- Protect project profitability through strategic planning, cost-conscious field decisions, disciplined resource management, and early mitigation of schedule, manpower, rework, material, temporary-facility, and subcontractor-related cost exposure.
- Develop trusted relationships with key clients and stakeholders, represent KDC in challenging client, tenant, public-facing, and agency situations, and support client retention through reliable project delivery.
- Establish closeout requirements at project startup and maintain turnover readiness, including redlines, as-builts, agency signoffs, certificates, equipment information, client-required forms, final photographs, project records, and lessons learned.
- Serve as a senior field resource and mentor Superintendent I and II personnel while supporting Operations Leadership with project planning, staffing input, leadership development, lessons learned, and consistent field best practices.
- Perform other related responsibilities consistent with the position's purpose and level of authority.

PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS

- Establishes safety performance that serves as a model for the organization, with project risks anticipated, corrective actions sustained, and field leaders and subcontractors held accountable for safe execution.
- Delivers complex project milestones through disciplined baseline and look-ahead planning, early risk mitigation, reliable trade commitments, and decisive recovery leadership when schedules are threatened.
- Establishes and maintains project-wide quality standards that minimize rework and turnover deficiencies and drive timely resolution of complex field-quality issues.
- Ensures project documentation, redlines, as-builts, notices, decision records, inspection records, and closeout information are complete, timely, and sufficient to protect project and company interests.
- Protects project profitability by anticipating cost exposure, aligning field resources with the execution strategy, and resolving schedule, manpower, material, rework, and subcontractor issues before impacts escalate.
- Builds durable client and stakeholder confidence by leading difficult field situations professionally, communicating risk and decisions clearly, and delivering reliable outcomes.
- Strengthens field leadership capability by developing Superintendent I and II personnel, reinforcing consistent operating standards, and contributing practical lessons learned and staffing insight.
- Leads KDC's most complex or troubled field assignments with sound judgment, disciplined follow-through, and appropriate escalation while maintaining alignment with project and Operations Leadership.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS

Education

- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field preferred.
- An equivalent combination of education and extensive commercial construction experience may be considered.

Experience

- Minimum of ten years of commercial construction superintendent experience.
- Demonstrated success leading highly complex Ground-Up, Tenant Improvement, and Remodel projects.
- Extensive Ground-Up construction experience, including successful completion of multiple large-scale commercial projects.
- Proven experience managing complex phasing, occupied construction environments, accelerated schedules, and challenging project conditions.
- Experience recovering threatened or troubled projects and resolving significant field execution issues.
- Experience mentoring and developing field leadership personnel and managing senior-level client and stakeholder relationships.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

- Expert knowledge of commercial construction means, methods, materials, sequencing, logistics, and project execution.
- Advanced understanding of structural, civil, architectural, and mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems.
- Ability to develop comprehensive execution strategies, phasing plans, logistics plans, baseline and look-ahead schedules, and schedule-recovery initiatives.
- Ability to anticipate and manage complex technical, operational, contractual, schedule, cost, and stakeholder risks.
- Ability to lead complex coordination efforts involving subcontractors, clients, tenants, inspectors, utilities, design partners, and public agencies.
- Advanced understanding of how field planning, manpower, temporary facilities, material handling, rework, schedule performance, and subcontractor issues affect project profitability.
- Strong leadership, coaching, mentorship, conflict-resolution, communication, negotiation, and decision-making skills.
- Ability to establish field standards, provide practical staffing and execution input, and contribute to continuous improvement across projects.
- Advanced proficiency in scheduling software, construction management platforms, Microsoft Office Suite, and project reporting systems.
- Valid driver's license, acceptable driving record, and reliable transportation.

Cirks Construction Inc. (CCI), dba KDC Construction,  offers a competitive salary/hourly range of $107,000 to $135,000  – while considering the candidate’s experience and a  comprehensive benefits  package for full-time employees:

- Medical insurance
- Dental HMO and PPO insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life/AD&D insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts – Unreimbursed Medical and Dependent Care
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Vacation and Sick Time
- Holidays

KDC is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.