Director of Construction

Director of Construction - Healthcare Market Charleston, SC Please read the information in this job post thoroughly to understand exactly what is expected of potential candidates.Highlights:Lead mega healthcare builds - Oversee $500M+ hospital projects and drive field execution, safety, and scheduling on some of the region's largest healthcare developments.Enterprise leadership role - Mentor superintendents, guide project strategy, and work closely with executive leadership on complex healthcare builds.Regional impact with a top-tier builder - Travel across major Southeast markets (Charleston, Charlotte, Orlando, Nashville, Richmond) with Barton Malow, known for innovation and large-scale project delivery.Responsibilities: The Lead Superintendent oversees the construction effort on complex, large healthcare projects or multiple healthcare projects to ensure it is constructed safely in accordance with design, budget and schedule.This position directly supervises and mentors the Superintendents assigned to the project/s, collaborates with the project management team, manages the Owner's expectations, ensures productivity of subcontractors, and provides leadership in complying with applicable project, and regulation requirements.The Lead Superintendent provides leadership, strategic planning and embraces innovation as the construction industry evolves.What you will do: Enforces corporate safety policies on jobsites, including pre-task safety planning and providing key responsibility for safety compliance in the field.Supports sales efforts and project pursuits and promotes company in the healthcare industry.Leads project team with the establishment of the overall project build strategy and work flow and helps document those in site logistics and phasing plans.Oversees set-up of baseline project schedule(s) and schedule updates; ensures all activities take place on or ahead of scheduled dates; supervises, coordinates and sequences subcontractor's work to minimize interference between various trades and owner activities on large, complex project or multiple projects; maintains labor harmony.Oversees and coordinates with each trade holding permits and Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs) to ensure compliance with inspection process and progress is in line with schedule, planning, and commissioning process.Assists with development of work scopes and front-end documents for bidding to create clear and concise scopes of work based on full understanding of the contract documents and applicable work rules/jurisdictions; assists with bid process including participation in post-bid interviews and answering bidder questions.Partners with Project Executives with management of overall budget and forecasting of usage, by helping to control cost and monitoring potential changes from contractors, including time and materials.Attends internal and external (with owners and designers) project meetings to provide field progress reports, awareness of challenges faced, and help problem-solve on construction activities.Manages the installation of the work in the field to the quality standards required for the project. xijylhu Supports the success of the project team, specifically upcoming Superintendents, by sharing lessons learned and training/mentoring; acts as a career advocate.What you will need: Minimum 15 years' experience in the healthcare construction industry on large and complex projectsExperience leading large healthcare projects greater than or equal to $500 millionMinimum of 8 years of direct supervision of projects teams including tradesWilling to travel throughout the Southeast regionRegional experience and contractor knowledgeStrong negotiation skills to resolve field issues with subcontractor, design team and/or ownerOSHA 30

Created: 2026-03-30