Lead Field Superintendent - Plainfield ILPlainfield, Illinois

Job Type
fulltime
Description:

Lead Field Superintendent – Multifamily Construction

With nearly 40 years of construction and development experience, Horizon delivers large-scale multifamily housing and mixed-use communities across Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Michigan. In 2024, we set a company record by breaking ground on 2,900 multifamily units across the Midwest and earned recognition as a Top 25 Builder by the National Multifamily Housing Council (Ranked #15).

Your first project as a Lead Field Superintendent would be in Plainfield, IL a $40M project with 18 month schedule. This project has a late summer start and would like to have you join us now for training and onboarding. The project is a 280 units with multiple buildings including club house and pool along with full site development.

As the leader on site, you will own the daily plan, coordinate structural/MEP trades, and drive the construction schedule from start-up through turnover. You’ll set the pace for safety, quality, and productivity—partnering with the Project Manager, inspectors, and subcontractors to solve problems quickly and keep the build moving.

Leadership

You’ll lead and develop the on-site team—setting clear expectations, coaching field staff and trade partners, and building a high-accountability culture centered on safety, quality, and schedule performance. Horizon supports your growth through our Lead Training program, which strengthens core superintendent leadership skills like communication, documentation, employee management, and field operations best practices.

What you’ll bring

• Proven superintendent experience leading multifamily or large-scale commercial construction projects.
• Strong working knowledge of schedules, quality control, punch list/turnover, and subcontractor management.
• Comfortable reading plans/specs and driving field coordination through RFIs and constructability solutions.
• Safety-first leader with consistent, documented jobsite safety practices.

Requirements:

Job Qualifications.

• A minimum of ten years’ experience in construction, including large-scale multi-family residential and/or commercial construction, is required for this position.
• Required to have or get upon employment OSHA30 and First Aid/CPR certification
• Familiarity with all facets of construction, including earthwork, drainage, framing, finishes and all mechanicals is a must.
• A high degree of construction field expertise will be required.
• Ability to supervise, teach and motivate staff; willingness to perform any task that is required and possess good safety habits.
• The person in this position must be able to communicate clearly and effectively, verbally and in writing, with other members of the construction department and with third-party contractors and tradesman, as well as with company owners and managers, and all other office team members.
• Strong organizational skills, and the ability to handle multiple projects and meet critical time deadlines are crucial to this position.
• Ability to problem solve.