Donohoe Construction Company
Superintendent, Building Enhancements

US-MD-Bethesda

Job ID: 2026-4381
Type: Regular Full-Time
Category: Construction - Management
Donohoe Construction Company

Overview

Donohoe Construction Company is seeking a highly motivated Superintendent to join our Building Enhancements team.

Who We Are

Established in 1884, Donohoe is the Washington, DC region’s oldest full-service real estate company. We are also one of the largest — ranked by the Washington Business Journal as one of the area’s top private companies.

Today, The Donohoe Companies, Inc. encompasses six companies: Donohoe Construction Company, Donohoe Real Estate Services, Donohoe Hospitality Services, Donohoe Development Company, Borger Residential, and Complete Building Services. Through these six companies, the Donohoe team provides comprehensive construction, hospitality, development, property management, facilities management and real estate services.

Why You’ll Love Working with Us

For over a century, Donohoe has been a well-respected member of the community and we continue to engage in the communities where we live and work. In our hotels, offices and on jobsites, we pride ourselves on a collaborative, diverse and engaging culture which starts with our interview process and continues all the way through to your day-to-day.

Benefits and Perks

Donohoe offers employees a comprehensive Benefits Package that includes health, dental and vision insurance, leaves of absences, 401(k) retirement plan with match, commuter benefits, paid time off, holidays, cellphone and hotel discounts. Through this selection of benefits and perks, we strive to provide employees with options that will enhance his or her quality of life in and out of work.

Responsibilities

• Primarily responsible for on-site field planning, staffing, cost controlling and supervising.
• Ensure successful completion of projects to meet time and cost objectives with respect to self-performed and subcontracted trade work.
• Maintain Owner/Architect relationship.
• Ensure that safety measures meet and/or exceed the safety policy.
• Implement quality control policies at the job site.
• Assist Project Management with the development of the initial project schedule offering constructability reviews and means/methods logic.
• Develop, maintain, and enforce project site logistics and occupied space plan inclusive of temporary facilities, egress, and maintenance plan.
• Actively participate in Owner/Architect/Contractor, coordination, lead team, subcontractor, staff, scheduling, and progress meetings.
• Develop, implement, maintain, and enforce a project specific quality assurance and workmanship program to include all subcontractors.
• Collaborate with the Project Manager in issuance of monthly progress reporting.
• Perform and monitor all jobsite control reporting measures including daily reports, weekly status reports, RFI initiation, MOP initiation and distribution, develop pre-punch and monitor/complete punch lists, labor management, quantity reporting, accident and incident reports, and timesheets.
• Working knowledge of all project plans, specifications, Owner contracts, subcontracts, purchase orders, daily correspondence, shop drawings, submittals, and all other project related documents while maintaining a complete and accurate set of as-builts.
• Ensure timely project completion through two and/or six-week schedule development, updating, and monitoring in relation to the master CPM schedule.
• Ensure that all requirements of insurance, safety, labor relations, and Equal Employment Opportunity are met.
• Understand all trade contractor's means and methods in accordance with project contract documents.
• Promote the growth and development of client, subcontractor, and vendor relationships.
• Identify new work opportunities and potential projects with current clients.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in construction (BSCE, BSCM, BSAE, etc) preferred but not required.
• Minimum of 3+ years applicable experience for Assistant Superintendent or 5+ years for Superintendent.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Should possess construction related computer software skills for scheduling and project management.
• Ability to work at any location within the DMV is required.

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Physical Demands: This is not a sedentary position. Work consists of moderate to heavy physical activity. Employees must be able to walk and move around regularly and consistently throughout an active construction site daily, including climbing ladders and stairs, standing for extended periods, and accessing temporary routes and scaffolding while work is being performed. Employees are required to bend and reach on a regular and consistent basis, and to hold, grasp, turn, lift and/or move objects up to 50 lbs. while onsite. Employees must be able to traverse the jobsite and avoid obstacles and hazards, while always maintaining security and safety measures. Personal protective equipment (PPE) – including but not limited to hard hats, face/eye gear, and safety vests – will be provided by the Company to the employee and must be worn by the employee at all times while on the jobsite. The work requires the ability to speak and to clearly see, hear, understand, and distinguish speech and/or other sounds (e.g., machinery, alarms, traffic).
• Work Environment: Primary work is performed at an active construction site. Some work, such as conducting phone calls and meetings, use of a computer or other technology, written and electronic documentation, and reviewing contracts/blueprints/budgets, may be conducted in a jobsite trailer or temporary office onsite, but these locations will often require employees to be able to navigate tight quarters with limited turnaround space and exterior stairs. The noise level in the work environment varies and could reach moderate to extreme levels for short periods of time. Work is subject to inflexible deadlines and the employee may be subject to work beyond the normal scheduled work hours and in extreme weather conditions.
• Telework: The work of Donohoe Construction Field positions does not lend itself to telework or work from home opportunities.

The expected base pay range for this position is $80,000 - $120,000. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors such as qualifications and experience.

We are not partnering with staffing agencies or third-party vendors to fill this position nor will we accept resumes from such agencies.

EOE, including disability/veterans