Senior Superintendent | Large-Scale Construction
Senior Superintendent | Ground-Up Construction
Job type: Permanent
Location: Gainesville, FL
A leading national general contractor is seeking an accomplished Senior Superintendent to take a lead field role on a landmark $300M ground-up student housing development in Gainesville, Florida.
This is a major, multi-building construction program requiring a superintendent who is comfortable operating at scale, coordinating multiple buildings and field teams, managing complex sequencing, and driving the project from initial site activities through turnover.
The successful candidate will bring a strong background delivering large-scale ground-up multifamily, student housing, hospitality, mixed-use, or comparable commercial projects.
Key responsibilities of the Senior Superintendent | $300m Student Housing include:
- Lead day-to-day field operations across a $300M multi-building development.
- Coordinate multiple superintendents, assistant superintendents, subcontractors, and trade partners.
- Develop and maintain detailed construction schedules, sequencing, and short-term look-ahead plans.
- Drive subcontractor performance and ensure appropriate manpower levels are maintained.
- Coordinate logistics across multiple buildings and simultaneous work fronts.
- Work closely with the Project Executive, Project Manager, scheduling team, design consultants, and ownership group.
- Lead site coordination meetings and proactively resolve field and constructability issues.
Key requirements of the Senior Superintendent | $300m Student Housing include:
- Significant experience as a Senior Superintendent, Lead Superintendent, or General Superintendent with a commercial general contractor.
- Proven track record delivering large, ground-up projects, ideally $100M+.
- Experience with multifamily, student housing, mixed-use, hospitality, high-rise residential, or other large-scale building projects strongly preferred.
- Comfortable coordinating large numbers of subcontractors simultaneously.
- Strong understanding of construction scheduling, logistics, sequencing, quality control, and safety.
- Ability to lead and develop a substantial field team.
- Strong communication skills when interacting with owners, architects, engineers, subcontractors, and internal project leadership.
Why Join the Company:
- Flagship $300M ground-up project in Gainesville.
- Opportunity to lead one of the contractor's major Florida construction assignments.
- Join an established national general contractor with the resources and infrastructure to deliver complex projects.
- Highly visible leadership position with significant responsibility and autonomy.
- Long-term career opportunity beyond this individual project.
If you are interested in the Senior Superintendent position, apply online today or contact Jamie Remp at +1 813 400 1519 for more information.
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