From Assistant Superintendent To Superintendent: A Career Development Guide for Construction Field Leaders
Taylor, Michael
Synopsis "From Assistant Superintendent To Superintendent: A Career Development Guide for Construction Field Leaders"
The promotion doesn't have to be a leap of faith. Most superintendents never took a class called "How to Become a Superintendent." They learned by watching, by making mistakes, and by being handed more responsibility than they felt ready for. Some had a great mentor. Many did not. There is a better way. From Assistant Superintendent to Superintendent gives you a clear, practical path from assistant superintendent, foreman or field engineer to running your own project. Michael Taylor has been a superintendent for 20 years, mostly in healthcare construction and more recently on federal projects. In this book he names the skills you need, shows you how to practice them on the job you have now, and helps you prove you are ready for the next one. Inside you will learn how to: • Understand the field leadership career ladder and what changes at each step • Assess your skills honestly and turn gaps into goals • Read the whole job: drawings, specs, submittals and contracts • Build real scheduling skills, from logic to look-aheads • Move from doing the work to directing the work • Earn the trust of subs, crews and former peers • Learn everything you can from your current superintendent • Take ownership of a scope or phase and communicate upward • Prepare for promotion and succeed on your first project as superintendent Every chapter ends with Development Actions you can start this week. The appendix includes a skills self-assessment, a 12-month development plan and a promotion readiness checklist. This book is for assistant superintendents, foremen, lead carpenters, and field and project engineers who want to lead a jobsite. It is also for superintendents and operations managers developing the next generation of field leaders. It works whether you are at a large commercial contractor with a formal career ladder or a small builder where promotion happens fast. Book 2 of the Superintendent Professional Series.
