Lead Scaffolding Superintendent

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Project Overview:

Bechtel’s Manufacturing and Technology (M&T) Business Unit is designing, building and commissioning a semiconductor fab in Clay, NY. M&T is an exciting and growing business unit that serves customers in the semiconductor, datacenter, life sciences, and electric vehicle markets. M&T strives to exceed our customer objectives through utilizing our agility, innovative technologies, and world class talent. M&T solves the industry's toughest challenges, building both our company and the world for the future. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, the M&T global business unit also includes colleagues working in Arizona, Ohio, Texas, India, and additional project locations around the world.

Job Summary:

The Lead Scaffolding Superintendent is responsible for the overall leadership, planning, coordination, and execution of all scaffold operations on the project. This position serves as the senior field leader for scaffolding activities and is accountable for ensuring safe, efficient, OS&H compliant scaffold construction, maintenance, inspection, modification, and dismantling operations across multiple work areas.

In addition to performing the responsibilities of a Scaffold Superintendent, the Lead Scaffolding Superintendent will provide direct leadership and oversight to multiple Scaffold Superintendents, coordinating manpower, priorities, schedules, safety performance, quality expectations, and client interface activities across the entire project. #LI-ME1

Major Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership, mentoring, and supervision to multiple Scaffold Superintendents and scaffold field leadership.
• Establish project-wide scaffold execution strategies, priorities, and workforce plans.
• Coordinate scaffold estimating, ordering, lay-down/stock yard, inventory and scaffold tracking systems.
• Planning Scaffold Craft Professional resources to maintain safety, schedule, cost and productivity.
• Lead weekly and daily planning meetings with Scaffold Superintendents and scaffold field leadership.
• Serve as the primary interface with Project Construction Management regarding scaffold execution, resource planning, and performance.
• Coordinate scaffold planning with other Superintendents from multiple disciplines, Craft Professional and Construction Management.
• Ensure scaffold requirements are identified early and integrated into project work packages.
• Champion Bechtel's Zero Accident Philosophy. Ensuring safety remains integrated into every aspect of scaffold operations.
• Support workforce development and training initiatives.
• Develop future leaders through coaching, performance management, and succession planning.

Education and Experience Requirements:

Bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 10-13 years of relevant experience or 14-17 years of relevant work experience with  preferred 5 years of supervisory experience leading large scaffold organizations.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Extensive knowledge of scaffold construction methods, regulations, and industry best practices
• Demonstrated ability to lead multiple Scaffold Superintendents and large field organizations
• Knowledge of Bechtel's Zero Accident Philosophy
• Knowledge of OSHA scaffold requirements and construction safety regulations
• Experience coordinating union craft labor and large field workforces
• Strong leadership, communication, planning, and decision-making abilities

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