Assistant Superintendent Traveling Arkansas

About the Company RNGD is a rapidly scaling organization emerging as a nationally recognized leader in construction through our unique Renegade mindset focused on innovation, creativity, and culture. The team is made up of a highly engaged group of seasoned professionals and emerging leaders. We are creators who believe that what we build drives the growth of our cities and that to fulfill our mission, we must constantly challenge the old way of doing things. Headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, we thrive on building communities, building teams, building leaders, and growing the business throughout the Southeast region with additional offices in Mississippi, Tennessee, and Alabama. About the Role  We’re looking for an Assistant Superintendent - Traveling, Arkansas to support the Superintendent in managing daily construction activities on assigned projects based in Arkansas and at other project locations throughout the Southeast. This role assists with field coordination, subcontractor sequencing, labor supervision, logistics, safety, quality, documentation, and closeout while helping ensure work progresses according to contract requirements, project schedules, and RNGD standards. The Assistant Superintendent works closely with Superintendents, Project Managers, field engineers, subcontractors, vendors, inspectors, and field personnel to support safe and efficient jobsite execution. The position requires regular overnight travel and the flexibility to remain at assigned project locations for the duration required by the project. The Assistant Superintendent may lead defined scopes, work areas, shifts, or project phases and assumes broader Superintendent responsibilities when directed. Success requires strong organization, field awareness, communication, accountability, adaptability, and a willingness to remain actively engaged in jobsite conditions while developing toward independent Superintendent responsibility. Core Responsibilities Field Operations and Project Execution - Support the Superintendent in managing day-to-day construction activities, field priorities, and project operating routines. - Assist in coordinating subcontractor work, self-perform labor, deliveries, inspections, and access to maintain schedule and sequencing. - Monitor jobsite productivity and progress against plans, lookahead schedules, work plans, and project milestones. - Lead assigned scopes, work areas, shifts, or phases and communicate status, constraints, and required decisions to project leadership. - Help maintain organized work areas, site access, temporary facilities, material staging, housekeeping, and protection of completed work. Planning, Scheduling, and Logistics - Assist with three-week lookaheads, weekly work plans, daily coordination, manpower planning, and constraint tracking. - Review drawings, specifications, submittals, RFIs, logistics plans, and schedule requirements for assigned work. - Coordinate material deliveries, equipment, hoisting, laydown, storage, access routes, and work-area readiness with the project team. - Identify potential sequencing conflicts, missing information, delayed materials, or access constraints and elevate them promptly. - Support recovery planning and resequencing when field performance or project conditions deviate from plan. Subcontractor and Labor Leadership - Coordinate assigned subcontractors and labor teams and reinforce expectations for scope, schedule, safety, quality, logistics, and conduct. - Participate in subcontractor startup meetings, daily huddles, coordination meetings, and field walks. - Provide coaching, task direction, and timely feedback to labor personnel and less-experienced field team members. - Assist in coordinating staffing levels and work assignments based on project needs and crew capabilities. - Promote teamwork, accountability, respect, and consistent performance across field personnel and trade partners. Safety Management - Promote and support a strong jobsite safety culture in partnership with the Superintendent and Field Safety Team. - Participate in pre-task planning, Job Safety Analyses, safety meetings, inspections, and corrective-action follow-up. - Identify, correct, and report unsafe behaviors, hazardous conditions, and unready work through established channels. - Help ensure compliance with company safety policies, project-specific plans, competent-person requirements, and applicable regulations. - Stop work and notify project leadership when an imminent hazard or uncontrolled risk is observed. Quality Assurance and Compliance - Monitor assigned work for compliance with approved drawings, specifications, submittals, manufacturer requirements, and project quality standards. - Assist with first-work reviews, mockups, inspections, testing, deficiency tracking, and corrective-work verification. - Identify drawing conflicts, field discrepancies, incomplete information, or installation concerns and communicate them through appropriate channels. - Support progressive punch-list completion and protect finished work from damage or rework. - Maintain awareness of permit, inspection, testing, and authority-having-jurisdiction requirements affecting assigned work. Documentation and Reporting - Complete or assist with daily reports, progress photographs, manpower records, delivery logs, safety documentation, inspection records, and work plans. - Maintain organized and accurate documentation in Procore and other project-management systems. - Track assigned action items, deficiencies, inspections, RFIs, submittal needs, and schedule constraints through completion. - Provide timely updates regarding progress, manpower, materials, field conditions, delays, and potential project impacts. - Support accurate redlines and as-built documentation throughout construction. Traveling Arkansas Project Support - Travel regularly to active projects in Arkansas and other assigned Southeast locations and remain at the project location as required by the schedule. - Adapt to changing project locations, clients, site rules, schedules, teams, delivery methods, and operating conditions. - Maintain reliable transportation to designated reporting locations and comply with company travel, lodging, expense, timekeeping, and mobilization requirements. - Maintain dependable attendance, communication, safety practices, and professionalism while working away from the home location. - Support nights, weekends, overtime, shutdowns, or off-hour activities when required by project needs and company policy. Project Closeout Support - Assist with planning and completing punch-list work, testing, inspections, owner training, and final construction activities. - Support collection and organization of closeout records, redlines, warranties, operations and maintenance information, and turnover documentation. - Help coordinate final inspections, occupancy requirements, demobilization, owner acceptance, and turnover. - Participate in lessons-learned discussions and apply feedback to future assignments. Preferred Qualifications - High school diploma or GED required; trade-school certification or coursework in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field preferred. - Five or more years of commercial construction experience, including experience coordinating field activities or leading crews. - Demonstrated knowledge of construction sequencing, jobsite logistics, subcontractor coordination, safety, quality control, and project documentation. - Ability to read and interpret drawings, specifications, submittals, RFIs, work plans, logistics plans, and project schedules. - Experience with Procore or similar construction project-management software required. - Familiarity with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or similar scheduling software preferred. - Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and the ability to adopt field technology that improves project performance. - OSHA 30, First Aid/CPR, competent-person, aerial-lift, or other relevant certifications preferred or ability to obtain as required. - Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and ability to travel regularly and remain assigned to active projects in Arkansas and other Southeast markets as required. Core Competencies RNGD Values Alignment - Exemplifies RNGD’s core values: ▪ Renegade Mentality ▪ Sweep Floors ▪ Build Together ▪ Honor Promises Field Coordination and Execution - Coordinates assigned work areas, subcontractors, deliveries, inspections, and field activities around project priorities. - Maintains awareness of actual jobsite conditions and communicates constraints before they affect safety, quality, or schedule. - Demonstrates the Sweep Floors mindset by remaining visible, hands-on, and attentive to field details. Leadership and Team Development - Supports field personnel through clear direction, coaching, follow-up, and respectful accountability. - Builds Together by promoting teamwork among project leadership, craft personnel, subcontractors, and support teams. - Accepts feedback and progressively develops the judgment and capability required for Superintendent responsibility. Organization and Planning - Takes a methodical approach to daily planning, documentation, logistics, action items, and schedule commitments. - Prioritizes competing field needs and follows assigned responsibilities through completion. - Anticipates materials, information, access, inspection, and manpower needs for upcoming work. Safety and Quality Focus - Reinforces safe work practices and responds promptly to hazards, deficiencies, and incomplete controls. - Maintains high standards for workmanship, inspection readiness, protection of completed work, and documentation. - Honors Promises by helping ensure identified issues and commitments receive timely follow-through. Communication and Collaboration - Communicates clearly with Superintendents, Project Managers, field engineers, subcontractors, inspectors, vendors, and labor teams. - Provides accurate updates on progress, constraints, manpower, materials, quality, safety, and field conditions. - Builds cooperative relationships and handles jobsite interactions professionally. Travel Readiness and Adaptability - Reliably mobilizes to Arkansas and other assigned project locations and adjusts to different teams, clients, schedules, and site conditions. - Maintains consistent attendance, communication, judgment, and performance while working away from the home location. - Represents RNGD professionally at jobsites, in company-provided lodging, and within the communities where projects are located. Problem Solving and Technology Adaptability - Uses drawings, field observations, schedules, reports, and project systems to evaluate issues and support informed decisions. - Demonstrates a Renegade Mentality by proposing practical improvements while respecting design, contractual, and supervisory authority. - Adapts quickly to Procore, scheduling tools, field technologies, and evolving project workflows.