On site construction superintendent vs general contractor

Differences between on site construction superintendent and general contractor duties and responsibilities

On site construction superintendent example responsibilities.

• Manage third party contractors, including safety oversight, control inspection and environmental design specification compliance, and also direct consultants.
• Prepare take-offs, change orders, RFI's, as-built, punch-list, and close-out documents.
• Maintain a California OSHA standard on site.
• Review building plans and specifications to determine the layout for plumbing and relate materials.
• Insure compliance with applicable safety, health and environmental regulations including OSHA, EPA, HAZMAT and state and local regulations.
• Perform contract management, construction scheduling, subcontractor coordination, client relations, quality assurance and safety policy oversight and enforcement.
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General contractor example responsibilities.

• Manage the repair/replacement of mechanical, plumbing, electrical, and structural of primarily historical residences.
• Manage third party contractors including safety oversight, environmental design specification compliance, and similar construction specifications and requirements.
• Perform electrical, mechanical (HVAC), plumbing, framing, roofing and finishing construction for residential and commercial buildings.
• Remodel restaurants, which include painting, dry wall, tiling, plumbing, electrical and laying carpet.
• Assist and perform all duties with installation of cabinets, flooring, sheetrock, framing, concrete, and basic plumbing.
• Experience in roofing, painting, digging of footers, and tile setting.
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