With innovative ropeways, the Doppelmayr teams ensure world records, eye-catching highlights and enthusiasm among customers and passengers. We develop mobility solutions for the future and high-performance material handling systems for use all over the world. This is made possible by our employees, who implement our unique projects and always generate enthusiasm with innovative ideas.
Doppelmayr USA, Inc. believes that by increasing the diversity of our teams we can create new perspectives and inspiring results and can make a difference in the communities of our employees, our customers, and the world. We encourage applications from women, minority groups, veterans, and people with disabilities and strive to make inclusion a part of everything we do.
We are seeking an accomplished, driven, and results?oriented Senior Superintendent to oversee multiple ropeway construction projects across diverse environments including ski areas, tourism destinations, and urban settings. This role reports directly to the Senior Construction Manager and is responsible for ensuring that projects are completed safely, on schedule, within budget, and to Doppelmayr’s quality standards. The Senior Superintendent is responsible for field coordination, will make high?level decisions daily and collaborate closely with all members of the construction department, internal departments, subcontractors, and customers.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Ensure all projects are constructed and documented in accordance with contract documents, company standards, engineering practices, and applicable codes.
- Oversee jobsite activities and conduct regular site inspections to evaluate safety, quality, regulatory compliance and progress. Prepare detailed reports and escalating issues when needed.
- Contribute to the creation of the initial construction schedule and provide regular updates.
- Plan and sequence construction operations to meet project deadlines, while proactively managing missing components or materials and coordinating with logistics to minimize delays.
- Determine manpower, equipment, materials, and tools required throughout the project, coordinating with logistics to stay within budget.
- Review and track subcontractor schedules and progress.
- Attend weekly project meetings and provide clear, timely updates to leadership and project stakeholders, while assisting in the preparation of monthly status reports covering progress, costs, and potential changes.
- Manage multiple direct reports and supervise technicians and laborers, using the project foreperson to communicate assignments effectively and providing direction and support as needed.
- Train and develop team members in industry best practices.
- Lead on?site responses to schedule delays, weather impacts, or other emergencies.
- Monitor project budgets and adjust forecasts, support change order estimating and negotiations in collaboration with the Project Manager; approve invoices as appropriate.
- Maintain strong, ongoing communication with project managers, site managers, logistics, subcontractors, engineering, and customers to ensure smooth project execution.
- Collaborate with customers, contractors, supervisory staff, and design professionals to resolve construction and design issues.
- Provide technical support to site personnel and collaborate with internal engineering teams.
- Support the yard manager with loading, unloading, and managing construction equipment and deliveries as needed.
Your Profile
- The Senior Superintendent must have a minimum of 4 years of direct field experience in construction, working on active job sites. This experience must include regular on?site involvement in construction activities such as coordinating trades, supervising crews or subcontractors, reviewing work for quality and safety, and resolving day?to?day field issues.
- 4 plus years of Strong leadership and team?building abilities.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, scheduling software, and ERP systems.
- Thorough understanding of contracts, plans, construction codes, specifications, and regulations.
- Ability to remain flexible, efficient, and calm in a fast?paced environment.
- Extremely detail?oriented with strong organizational skills.
- Knowledge of construction technology, processes, project budgeting, and project controls.
- Strong problem?solving, conflict management, and risk assessment skills.
- Ability to travel nationwide for multiple days at a time, with travel requirements up to 40%.
- Ability to read, understand, and execute blueprints, drawings, and plans.
- Able to meet requirements and sit for the general contractor license exam.
- Must be able to traverse and inspect all areas of jobsite in all types of weather; this may include walking, climbing, reaching, bending, crawling, or stretching.
- Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at a time.
- Exposure to characteristic construction site dangers.
- Must be on call to address delays, emergencies, bad weather, and other issues at the jobsite.
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
Your Benefits
Doppelmayr USA offers:
- 401(k), including company match
- Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Health savings account
- Employee assistance program
- Paid time off
