Assistant Superintendent
Ventana
This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- New grads and up to 5 years · Bachelor's degree
- Must know
- BudgetingProject managementOperations
- Work
- On-site in Chicago
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer.
- Skill demand
- Operations49%Budgeting27%Project management17%of 99 similar entry-level jobs posted in the US this week
- Listed
- Nov 9, 2026 · still open
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About the Role
The Assistant Superintendent will have significant input in the overall planning and oversight of the job. This includes scheduling manpower, obtaining tools and materials, filing permits and documents, and advising on budget expenditures. The Assistant Superintendent will also provide on-site supervision of daily workload, job site safety, receiving and storing of tools and supplies, and reporting these aspects to the Project Managers and Project Superintendent.
Key Responsibilities
- Work in conjunction with the bid team to prepare accurate bid proposals.
- Assist with final assembly of estimate for presentation to owner.
- Subcontractor solicitation during the bidding process.
- Review the project construction schedule and assist in preparation of the General Conditions.
- Aid field operations with change order pricing.
- Review construction documents for value engineering and pricing.
- Obtain labor burden and applicable insurance rates.
- Maintain master subcontractor/vendor lists by trade.
- Solicit additional capable subcontractors.
- Provide technical assistance to project managers in negotiating contracts, change orders, etc., as required.
- Assure clean transition of estimate, bidding information, drawings, specifications, etc., to project management.
- Ensure proper internal controls and maintenance/development of the organization’s historical estimating records for all entities.
- Maintain and develop historical data for unit prices.
- Perform quantity take-offs to develop in-house budgets to review against bids from subcontractors.
- Develop scopes of work for each trade to bid projects.
- Call subcontractors to review scopes and verify if bidding.
- Develop General Conditions for review with Senior Management and Project Management.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Bachelor's Degree in Construction Engineering or Construction Management
- 0-5 years experience in commercial/industrial construction management, on projects of 10+ million.
- Ideally with design/build experience.
- Previous experience as a Superintendent or Foreman is a plus.
- Ability to effectively supervise construction employees and accomplish work within budget and schedule.
- Solid understanding of the company's Safety First philosophy and practice.
- Very strong work ethic.
- Willingness to travel and/or relocate.
- Must be able to lift large objects weighing at least 60 lbs.
- Ability to walk unleveled terrain and job sites several times a day, scale scaffolding and temporary stairs measuring many stories in height.
This position is classified as a safety-sensitive role.
Candidates selected for this position will be subject to a comprehensive background check, including mandatory drug testing.