Job Description

The General Superintendent role at RK is a pivotal field leadership opportunity focused on delivering complex MEP projects with precision, quality, and safety at the forefront. Ideal for a hands-on leader with deep mechanical and plumbing expertise, this role drives day-to-day operations, mentors field teams, and partners closely with project leadership to ensure seamless execution. It’s a chance to be the boots-on-the-ground force that brings RK’s high-performance MEP systems to life.

The General Superintendent role at RK is a pivotal field leadership opportunity focused on delivering complex MEP projects with precision, quality, and safety at the forefront. Ideal for a hands-on leader with deep mechanical and plumbing expertise, this role drives day-to-day operations, mentors field teams, and partners closely with project leadership to ensure seamless execution. It’s a chance to be the boots-on-the-ground force that brings RK’s high-performance MEP systems to life.

Self. Made. At RK

At RK, Self. Made. isn’t a tagline, it’s how work gets done. People here build more than projects; they build capability, confidence, and careers they can be proud of. With so much work designed and fabricated in-house, ideas move quickly from concept to shop floor to job site. Teams collaborate across disciplines, solve real-world challenges, and grow through hands-on work that truly matters.

RK Company Overview

RK Industries is a second-generation family-owned company led by brothers Rick and Jon Kinning. With seven specialized business units working together, we deliver construction, fabrication, manufacturing, and building services with a focus on safety, quality, and craftsmanship.

People join RK for the craftsmanship, complexity, and the ability to make a real impact. Our in-house capabilities mean employees see their ideas become real solutions, creating meaningful collaboration and clear visibility into how work gets built. Growth happens through challenging projects, mentorship from experienced builders, and opportunities that stretch your skill set.

With RK University, accredited apprenticeships, competitive benefits, and deep community investment, RK offers the stability of a family-owned company with the opportunity and momentum of an industry leader.

Oversee the scheduling, coordination, and supervision of crew activities. Supervise and coordinate onsite field operations of RK Industries, LLC. and associated sub-contractors and vendors. Provide pertinent information and trade specific information to the GC in the development of the project schedule. Adhere to project schedule and orchestrate timely project completion within budget. Cooperate with project management and maintain open lines of communication regarding matters concerning project budget, productivity, change orders, quality control and customer satisfaction.

Role Responsibilities

• Practice, promote, and develop mentoring at all trades and manpower levels throughout the company.
• Document and ensure any required corrective measures are addressed and implemented.
• Develop ‘Master Plan’ approach for project.
• Execute, supervise and maintain CPMI.
• Schedule all daily and weekly scope of work activities.
• Requisition, maintain and account for tools, materials and equipment.
• Monitor progress, performance and quality of work for all Subcontractors and major Equipment Suppliers.
• Coordinate all required jurisdictional inspections, and maintain good working relationships with inspectors.
• Reviews, analyzes, and updates Labor Hours/Job Costs Report information with project management on weekly basis.
• Optimize project opportunity by field/pre-fabrication planning, CADD, organizing and scheduling, without compromising the quality, safety or completion date of the project.
• Assist project management with schedule preparation and SIP, including logic and resource/budget allocation, Labor Resource Charts and provide updates as required.
• Keep proper and complete documentation of project, in accordance with RK Mechanical, Inc.’s standard systems and available for inspection at all times.
• Provide required training, mentoring, coaching and leadership for field personnel. Participation in company provided training.
• Ensure accurate and complete cost coding of all time cards on a daily basis. Review, sign-off and forward time cards to corporate office as required.
• Ensure efficient project closeout, including completion of all punch list work, owner training and instruction, transfer of spare parts, final cleanup, demobilization and project records archiving.

Qualifications

• Company Leader.
• Responsible for one or more programs/functions of such diversity and scope to be of critical importance to overall company objectives.
• Negotiates critical and controversial issues with top-level employees and officers.
• Plays a role in company business strategy development and execution.
• Makes authoritative decisions and recommendations having significant impact on extensive and related activities of the company.
• Demonstrates a high degree of creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in planning, organizing and guiding extensive programs and activities of importance.
• Manages autonomous individuals, managers and diverse groups giving broader direction.
• Expert in field, extensive relevant experience, 15+ years.
• Masters or college/university graduate or equivalent combination of skills and experience generally required.

What Sets RK Industries Apart

• Safety Our unmatched culture of safety is our foremost core value, guiding everything we do each day: Health, Safety, & Environmental
• Awards Whether in Construction, Manufacturing, Fabrication, or Service, RK Industries is highly recognized and accredited throughout the industry: Accreditations & Recognition
• Benefits RK Industries offers competitive benefits to support your growth and well-being: Benefits & Rewards
• Philanthropy RK Industries not only builds our community through our projects, but also invests in it by supporting local services for over a decade through the RK Foundation: RK Foundation
• Development Through RK University, we provide hands-on training and development opportunities that empower employees to advance their careers and grow within the company, to include leadership and technical learning opportunities, we well as our accredited apprentice program: RK University & RK Apprenticeship Program

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.