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Building superintendent resume examples for 2025

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write a building superintendent resume

Craft a resume summary statement

A resume summary is your opening statement that highlights your strongest skills and top accomplishments. It is your chance to quickly let recruiters know who you are professionally - and why they should hire you for the building superintendent role.

Step 1: Start with your current job title, or the one you aspire to. Are you a passionate manager? A skilled analyst? It's a good starting point.

Step 2: Next put your years of experience in building superintendent-related roles.

Step 3: Now is the time to put your biggest accomplishment or something you are professionally proud of.

Step 4: Read over what you have written. It should be 2-4 sentences. Your goal is to summarize your experience, not recite your resume.

These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some building superintendent interviews.

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List the right project manager skills

Your Skills section is a place to list all relevant skills and abilities. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:

  1. Start with the job listing. Frequently, the keywords looked for by recruiters will be listed. Be careful to include all skills in the job listing you have experience with.
  2. Consider all the software and tools you use on a daily basis. When in doubt, list them!
  3. Make sure you use accurate and up to date terms for all the skills listed.
These five steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some building superintendent interviews.

Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a building superintendent resume:

  • Plumbing
  • OSHA
  • Sub Contractors
  • Safety Standards
  • Construction Projects
  • HVAC
  • Building Codes
  • Cleanliness
  • Snow Removal
  • Preventative Maintenance
  • Emergency Calls
  • Mechanical Systems
  • Building Systems
  • Residential Buildings
  • Perform Routine Maintenance
  • Light Fixtures
  • NYC
  • Building Permits
  • Electrical Repairs
  • Building Maintenance
  • Plastering
  • General Carpentry
  • Routine Tasks
  • Routine Maintenance
  • Repair Tasks
  • Building Equipment
  • Building Repairs
  • Hot Water
  • Vacant Apartments
  • Construction Process

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How to structure your work experience

Your employment history is arguably one of the most important parts of your resume. It shows you have experience and foundation in your field to successfully master the building superintendent position. Here is how to most effectively structure your work experience:

  1. List your most recent experience first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order. Employers care about your most recent experience the most.
  2. Start with your job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
  3. Include only recent, relevant jobs.

How to write building superintendent experience bullet points

Remember, your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. This is your chance to show why you're good at your job and what you accomplished.

Use the XYZ formula for your work experience bullet points. Here's how it works:

  • Use strong action verbs like Led, Built, or Optimized.
  • Follow up with numbers when possible to support your results. How much did performance improve? How much revenue did you drive?
  • Wrap it up by explaining the actions you took to achieve the result and how you made an impact.

This creates bullet points that read Achieved X, measured by Y, by doing Z.

Here are great bullet points from building superintendent resumes:

Work history example #1

Building Superintendent

YMCA

  • Stocked InventorySecure rooms throughout facility for any issues.
  • Trained employees CPR instead of hiring outside contractor to train.
  • Moved furniture and reorganized items to assist in opening preparations of the facility.

Work history example #2

Crew Leader

Pizza Hut

  • Customer-oriented Pizza Delivery Driver who maintains thorough and accurate knowledge of roads and constant communication with restaurant.
  • Mastered the menu * Ran drive-thru accurately and efficiently each service time under 3-4 minutes.
  • Used and operated a bobcat to dig trenches for the waddle and the silk fences.
  • Operated heavy tractor-trailer for a third party company with Class A CDL vehicle operation.
  • Processed pay payroll, updated time sheets demonstrated protocol, tracked supply shipments.

Work history example #3

General Contractor

Clark Construction Group

  • Installed sheetrock, exterior siding, flooring, joists, and did frame work.
  • Managed over 13 different contractors on-site, including Masonry, Earthwork/Utilities, Drywall, and Concrete.
  • Requested quotes from subs, sent RFI's and researched specialty items of work.
  • Provided general contracting services and oversaw subcontractors including, electrical, plumbing and HVAC trades.
  • Coordinated work scheduling with sub-contractors.

Work history example #4

Construction Inspector

TEAM SERV

  • Managed jobs and Technicians as Lead NDT Inspector.
  • Performed various testing to company's nondestructive testing procedures.
  • Represented QA department in all construction meetings
  • Performed proper gauging and temping per API and ASTM standards.
  • Inspected to API 1104 code and B31 for Texas DOT approval.

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Add an education section to your resume

The education section should display your highest degree first.

Place your education section appropriately on your resume. If you graduated over 5 years ago, this section should be at the bottom of your resume. If you just graduated and lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.

If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education. If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.

Here are some examples of good education entries for resumes:

High School Diploma

2011 - 2011

Certificate in construction management

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

2007 - 2008

Highlight your building superintendent certifications on your resume

Certifications can be a crucial part of your resume. Many jobs have required certifications.

To list, use the full name of the certification and the organization that issued it, along with the date of achievement.

Here are some of the best certifications to have on building superintendent resumes:

  1. OSHA Safety Certificate
  2. EPA Amusement Operators Safety Certification (EPA)

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