at Seneca
Job Description
The Opportunity
Seneca is a vertically integrated multifamily developer-builder with an active 468-unit pipeline across four Portland-area assets. Seneca has an in-house construction team supporting all Seneca's projects. Compensation includes annual salary, company healthcare benefits, and performance-based incentives tied to schedule, budget, safety and quality outcomes.
The Role
Seneca is hiring a Project Superintendent to run day-to-day field operations on a 68-unit, $15+M multifamily project from mobilization through certificate of occupancy. This is a full general contractor superintendent role: the candidate owns the master schedule, coordinates all trades, enforces quality control across every scope, and reports directly to the project manager and ownership. This is not a single-trade or subcontractor superintendent position.
Key Responsibilities
Scheduling & Coordination
• Build and maintain the baseline master schedule with the PM, including procurement of long-lead items, deferred submittals and all critical path and major milestones (permit, structural completion, dried-in, permanent power, mockup approval, substantial completion, TCO, turnover)
• Update the master schedule weekly
• Issue a 3 to 6 week look ahead and confirm subcontractor commitments by phone,email and meetings.
• All permitting and schedule inspection coordination with AHJ's and Owner Consultants
• Lead subcontractor coordination weekly meetings
• Site logistics - Phasing
Quality Control
• Review and understand all contract documents and subcontract scopes
• Verify layout and dimensional accuracy at each phase
• Review all submittals and RFI's
• Manage mockups and gain design/owner approval
• Own the punch list process, starting well before turnover
Documentation
• Complete a daily report in Procore with photos, manpower count, inspections, weather, meetings, etc.
• Support Project Engineer (PE) who manages Submittals & RFIs to maintain a current document set onsite for all subcontractors & AHJ's.
• Change Management Process working with PM & PE
• Existing Field Conditions and any deficiencies corrected.
• Maintain documentation files and wall postings for AHJ permit inspection cards
• Maintain a complete set of as-builts and ensure subcontractors are maintaining their as-builts as the job progresses.
Safety
• Enforce PPE & OSHA compliance and Seneca's specific site safety plan
• Run weekly safety meetings and maintain required jobsite safety documentation
• Safe & ecure jobsite including lockup after working hours
• Public and neighborhood safety.
• Verbal and written safety violations and injury reporting
• MSDS Binder
• Maintain a clean and orderly jobsite
Cost Control
• Understand the prime contract
• Understand Project GMP Budget & Cost Codes. Maintain budget & mitigating risk.
• Flag potential change order requests to the PM same-day
• Verify subcontractor time and material tickets only
• Manage rental equipment and tools purchased.
Required Qualifications
GC-Side Multifamily Experience: Direct general contractor superintendent experience on ground-up multifamily project of 50 units or more.
Technical Scope
• Structural and foundation systems
• Framing and building dry-in
• Building envelope and waterproofing (high scrutiny area given moisture-related liability on multifamily assets)
• MEP rough-in sequencing across multiple floors
• Fire and life safety systems
• Interior finish coordination across multiple unit types
Track Record
• Demonstrated unit-turn velocity during finish phase on at least one prior multifamily project
• Experience managing 15 to 25 concurrent subcontractors at peak
Preferred Qualifications
• Proficiency with Procore or equivalent construction management software
• Working familiarity with Bluebeam for markup, redlines, and drawing review
• Working familiarity with Microsoft Project for schedule development and lookahead tracking
• General proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) for daily reporting and correspondence
• Prior experience navigating Portland BDS permitting and inspection sequencing
• 10 to 15+ years total construction supervision experience
Compensation & Benefits
Salary
Not Specified
Location
Portland Oregon United States