Job Description

Job Location: Main Office - Sterling Heights, MI 48312,

Position Type: Full Time, Education Level: High School,

Travel Percentage: Up to 25%,

Job Shift: Day,

Job Category: Construction, Build the Future of Manufacturing with Team Roncelli

Roncelli is seeking an experienced Superintendent – Advanced Manufacturing to lead onsite construction operations for complex manufacturing and industrial projects.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on field leader who can coordinate people, trades, logistics, shutdowns, safety, quality, and schedule while maintaining strong relationships with client operations and project teams.

What to Know Before You Apply

Travel Expectations: This is an onsite, field-based position requiring daily presence at assigned project sites. Travel to other project locations may be required based on assignment, along with occasional travel to Roncelli’s headquarters in Sterling Heights, Michigan. Overnight or extended onsite assignments may be required depending on project location and business needs.

Application Materials: Candidates should submit a current resume and project list outlining relevant project types, approximate construction values, locations, and their role on each project. Candidates should identify experience with active manufacturing facilities, industrial projects, shutdowns, equipment installations, or process-system work and indicate their availability and preference for local, regional, overnight, or extended project travel.

About the Opportunity

The Superintendent – Advanced Manufacturing is responsible for the overall field leadership and execution of assigned manufacturing and industrial construction projects. Projects may include new manufacturing facilities, major expansions, renovations, production-line installations, equipment relocations, utility and process-system upgrades, and shutdown or outage work within active operating facilities.

Working closely with Project Management, Safety, Quality, client operations, design partners, original equipment manufacturers, subcontractors, and vendors, this role ensures work is delivered safely, with high quality, on schedule, and with minimal disruption to client production and facility operations.

Qualifications: What You Will Do

• Lead daily field operations, including safety, quality, schedule, productivity, logistics, manpower, and subcontractor coordination.
• Serve as Roncelli’s primary onsite field representative to clients, inspectors, testing agencies, equipment vendors, and project partners.
• Coordinate civil, structural, architectural, MEP, process, controls, low-voltage, and equipment-installation scopes.
• Plan work within active manufacturing facilities and protect client operations, production schedules, equipment, and critical systems.
• Coordinate shutdowns, outages, utility interruptions, tie-ins, temporary services, restricted areas, badging, and facility-specific requirements.
• Coordinate major equipment delivery, rigging, setting, installation, startup, testing, commissioning, and turnover.
• Develop and maintain short-interval and three-week lookahead schedules and identify constraints before they affect project milestones.
• Track daily progress, manpower, productivity, installed quantities, and subcontractor commitments and support recovery planning when needed.
• Lead implementation of jobsite safety requirements, pre-task planning, high-risk work controls, inspections, and corrective actions.
• Implement quality-control processes, coordinate inspections and testing, and drive resolution of deficiencies and punch-list items.
• Document time-and-material work, field directives, delays, impacts, daily reports, photographs, and as-built information.
• Partner with Project Management to identify cost, change, and schedule impacts and provide accurate field input for forecasts and pay applications.
• Lead and develop Assistant Superintendents, Foremen, Project Engineers, and field personnel while reinforcing Roncelli’s values and standards.

What You Bring

• Minimum of eight years of progressive field-construction experience, including responsibility for subcontractor coordination and daily jobsite leadership.
• Experience serving as the primary onsite field leader for a construction project or major project scope.
• Strong ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, schedules, approved submittals, and contract requirements.
• Strong knowledge of construction means and methods, sequencing, logistics, field planning, and schedule execution.
• Demonstrated leadership, communication, problem-solving, and client-coordination skills.
• Working knowledge of safety, quality, permitting, inspections, change documentation, and field reporting requirements.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and construction platforms such as Procore, Bluebeam, Microsoft Project, or similar systems.
• OSHA 30 required; valid driver’s license and ability to complete required drug, background, and driving-record screening.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with advanced manufacturing, automotive, electric-vehicle, battery-production, semiconductor, technology, process, or industrial construction.
• Experience working within active manufacturing facilities and coordinating shutdowns, outages, tie-ins, or temporary services.
• Experience with production equipment, robotics, automation, conveyors, process utilities, controls, or specialized MEP systems.
• MUST, Certified Storm Water Operator, CPR and First Aid, or other project-specific credentials.

Why Join Team Roncelli?

At Roncelli, you will have the opportunity to contribute to complex, meaningful work while building a long-term career with a company that invests in its people.

• Competitive, market-informed compensation
• Performance-based incentive opportunities for eligible positions
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits for eligible Team Members
• Paid time off and company holidays
• Training, mentorship, and professional-development opportunities
• Clear career paths and opportunities for advancement
• Exposure to complex projects across diverse construction markets
• Approachable leadership and a collaborative, people-first culture
• A workplace grounded in Safety, Family, Integrity, Adaptability, and Community

At Roncelli, your work is recognized, your development is supported, and your contributions help shape the future of our company, our clients, and the communities we serve.

Compensation

Actual compensation within the posted range will be determined based on relevant qualifications, experience, demonstrated competencies, role complexity, market expertise, and internal equity. Eligible positions may also participate in applicable incentive, vehicle, travel, or project-related programs in accordance with company policy.

Working Environment and Physical Requirements

This position operates primarily on active advanced-manufacturing and industrial construction sites and may involve operating facilities, heavy equipment, moving machinery, elevated work areas, electrical hazards, confined areas, noise, dust, fumes, and varying indoor and outdoor conditions.

The employee must be able to stand and walk for extended periods, navigate uneven terrain and unfinished structures, climb stairs and ladders, bend, kneel, crouch, wear required personal protective equipment, and occasionally lift or move materials weighing up to 50 pounds. Travel, extended onsite assignments, and work outside standard hours may be required based on shutdowns, equipment installations, commissioning activities, project schedules, and client operational needs.

Work Authorization

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States. Roncelli does not provide or take over employment visa sponsorship now or in the future for this position.

Notice to Staffing Agencies and Search Firms

Roncelli is not accepting unsolicited resumes or candidate submissions from staffing agencies, recruiting firms, or search firms for this position. Please do not submit resumes to Roncelli employees, hiring managers, or company locations without a current, written agreement authorized by Roncelli's Human Resources Department. Roncelli is not responsible for fees associated with unsolicited resumes or candidate submissions.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Roncelli, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other status protected by applicable law.