Careers

L.F. Jennings, Inc., a leader in the construction industry in the mid-Atlantic region, is seeking an experienced Construction Superintendent or an experienced Construction Assistant Superintendent ready to take the next step. We desire candidates with 3-5 years of experience in remodeling and tenant improvement projects. Previous experience building out life science space in the Research Triangle market is essential.

This position will provide overall coordination and management in the field of various construction projects for all phases of work. Project types include a variety of exciting opportunities, from life science, to agtech, to biomanufacturing. The ideal candidates must be computer literate, possess the ability to manage people and projects professionally, efficiently, accurately, on schedule, and within budget while always maintaining a focus on quality.

Responsibilities

• Schedule, coordinate, and manage daily construction activities.
• Collaborate with project management staff, engineers, subcontractors, and owners.
• Achieve project milestones through appropriate planning, goals, and deadlines.
• Track project progress and implement measures for safe and successful completion of work.
• Communicate with all stakeholders; maintain open lines of communication with the rest of the project management team to effectively address issues and prohibit problems.
• Maintain flow of work through effective standards and coordination of work, people, and procurement.
• Act as a site leader and resource for the project team.
• Supervise staff and provide construction feedback.
• Lead across subcontractor groups.
• Maintain compliance of safety, health, and quality standards.
• Oversee project manpower, equipment, and materials.
• Problem solve, seek appropriate support for decision making, and carry issues to positive resolution.
• Develop and maintain strong, productive supplier and trade contractor relationships.

L.F. Jennings, Inc. offers a competitive benefits package, including a strong bonus program, medical, dental, and vision insurance, long term disability, voluntary life insurance and AD&D, an employee assistance program, and a 401(k) profit sharing plan with employer contribution.

L.F. Jennings, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Apply at careers@lfjennings.com.

L.F. Jennings is seeking a Senior Preconstruction Manager to join our Research Triangle Office team in Cary, North Carolina. This key team member will be passionate about building quality for their clients and will thrive within a team environment.

Our Senior Preconstruction Manager will represent L.F. Jennings as a senior member of the department, managing the Preconstruction process for our clients, including producing iterative budgets, coordinating project teams internally ad externally, providing guidance to owners and design teams during design development, value engineering projects to meet client budgets, coordinating work with our operations personnel, and lead a group of estimators through the bid process.

The Senior Preconstruction Manager fulfills the role of a working manager. Though leadership is a differentiating factor of the position, the SPM is expected to perform takeoffs, write scopes, bid packages, and properly qualify scopes of work. Estimating staff will be provided as needed to fulfill responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Produce budgets for various projects. This includes quantity takeoffs, obtaining subcontractor input, using applicable historical pricing information, properly qualifying the proposal, and presenting the budget to our client.
• Prepare conceptual and detailed budgets from all levels of documents ranging from napkin sketches, schematic design, design development, and a bid set of documents.
• Understand unit rates of multifamily construction and have a pulse on current market conditions for different types of construction. Wood frame stick built over podium, below grade parking garages, precast parking garages, in-line retail, etc. Be able to analyze projects for the owner in these aspects of construction on the Project to convey major cost drivers and areas of proposed savings based on the current design.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously in different stages of development.
• Lead teams of estimators during the bid process, ensuring proper coverage of the scope of work and taking responsibility for bid dates, compiling bid information on bid day, properly qualifying the project, and compiling the proposal for the client.
• Lead the bid team in making sure that the appropriate trades and more importantly the appropriate Subcontractors within those trades are being targeted for pricing to ensure proper bid coverage is obtained.
• Review the bid set of documents and identify critical components of the Project that need focus from the bid team as well as operations to make sure proper planning is performed during the bid. This includes meeting with operations and discussing phasing, logistics, and overall construction sequence for the Project.
• Maintain contacts in the industry and keep apprised of market conditions that may affect L.F. Jennings’ product offerings, including pricing and scheduling factors.
• Report to the VP level directly within the department.
• Lead the buyout process once a project is awarded.
• Review Subcontract scopes of work prepared by the bid team to make sure the scopes are complete and there are no gaps between trades during the buyout process.

L.F. Jennings values and is committed to its team members. L.F. Jennings, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status. L.F. Jennings is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. We value each of our employees and seek to create an environment where they can grow and be successful.

L.F. Jennings offers a competitive base salary, strong bonus program, and comprehensive benefits package.

Drug testing required.

Send resume to careers@lfjennings.com. 

L.F. Jennings, Inc., a leader in the construction industry in the mid-Atlantic region, is hiring for its Concrete Division. Concrete positions available include:

• Concrete Foreman
• Carpenter
• Carpenter Helper
• Concrete Finisher
• Concrete Laborer

Requirements:

• High school degree or equivalent educational experience; vocational school or trade apprenticeship a plus
• Must be 18 years of age
• Ability to physically stand, bend, squat, and lift up to 50 pounds
• Positive attitude and work ethic
• Able to work independently or as an active member of a team
• Excellent interpersonal skills and communication with all levels of management.

Contact josh.beltran@lfjennings.net.

L.F. Jennings, Inc., a leader in the construction industry in the mid-Atlantic region, is seeking an experienced Warranty / Punch List Carpenter.  We are seeking a motivated, highly skilled individual who has experience with warranty, punch-list and water intrusion carpentry and a demonstrated history of delivering high quality products to fulfill the customer-facing role of Warranty / Punch List Carpenter.  Candidates must be able to read and interpret construction drawings.  A working knowledge of Procore project management software is helpful.  Multifamily construction and water intrusion experience is preferred.  We desire a candidate with 10+ years of experience.  Reliable transportation is a must.

L.F. Jennings, Inc. offers a competitive benefits package, including a strong bonus program, medical, dental, and vision insurance, long term disability, voluntary life insurance and AD&D, an employee assistance program, 401(k) with employer contribution, and a profit sharing plan.

L.F. Jennings, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Send resume to lfjcareers@gmail.com.

Responsibilities

• Ensure customer satisfaction
• Troubleshoot and diagnose repairs
• Promptly and accurately complete all work orders to satisfaction of L.F. Jennings and their clients
• Collaborate with project management staff
• Coordinate with subcontractors
• Track project progress and implement measures for safe and successful completion of work.
• Communicate with all stakeholders; maintain open lines of communication with the rest of the project management team to effectively address issues and prohibit problems
• Maintain compliance of safety, health, and quality standards
• Problem solve, seek appropriate support for decision making, and carry issues to positive resolution
• Recommend improvements in procedures as necessary
• Develop and maintain strong relationships

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of carpentry experience including drywall, hardware and finish carpentry
• Dependable, trustworthy, and professional demeanor a must
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Detail oriented
• Able to work effectively in a team environment and independently as needed
• Able to document findings via software
• Good driving record
• Able to travel to the jobsite(s) as assigned

L.F. Jennings, Inc., a leader in the construction industry in the mid-Atlantic region, is seeking an experienced Superintendent with the expectation of earning an exceptional income while contributing to a great team and company. We desire a candidate with 8-12 years of experience in multifamily construction, preferably on larger projects $25 million plus.  This position will be based out of our Falls Church, Virginia office.

The superintendent position will provide overall coordination and management of multifamily construction projects. The ideal candidate must be computer literate, possess the ability to manage projects efficiently, accurately, on schedule and within budget while always maintaining a focus on quality.

Location: Falls Church, VA

Responsibilities:

• Schedule, coordinate, and manage daily construction activities.
• Collaborate with project management staff, engineers, subcontractors, and owners.
• Achieve project milestones through appropriate planning, goals, and deadlines.
• Track project progress and implement measures for safe and successful completion of work.
• Communicate with all stakeholders; maintain open lines of communication with the rest of the project management team to effectively address issues and prohibit problems.
• Maintain flow of work through effective standards and coordination of work, people, and procurement.
• Act as a site leader and resource for the project team.
• Supervise staff and provide construction feedback.
• Lead across subcontractor groups.
• Maintain compliance of safety, health, and quality standards.
• Oversee project manpower, equipment, and materials.
• Problem solve, seek appropriate support for decision making, and carry issues to positive resolution.
• Develop and maintain strong, productive supplier and trade contractor relationships.

Qualifications:

• 8-12 years of experience
• Multi-Family construction experience
• Proven track record of site leadership
• History of exceptional teamwork and collaboration
• Able to travel to the jobsite(s) as assigned

L.F. Jennings, Inc. offers a competitive benefits package, including a strong bonus program, medical, dental, and vision insurance, long term disability, voluntary life insurance and AD&D, an employee assistance program, and a 401(k) profit sharing plan with employer contribution.

L.F. Jennings, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Apply at careers@lfjennings.com.

L.F. Jennings, Inc., a leader in the construction industry in the mid-Atlantic region, is seeking an experienced Corporate Interiors Superintendent.  We desire candidates with 3-5 years of experience in remodeling and tenant improvement.  Previous experience building out commercial office space in the Richmond Market is essential.

This position will provide overall coordination and management in the field of various construction projects for all phases of work. Project types include a variety of exciting opportunities, from tenant improvement to healthcare.  The ideal candidates must be computer literate, possess the ability to manage people and projects efficiently, accurately, on schedule and within budget while always maintaining a focus on quality.

L.F. Jennings, Inc. offers a competitive benefits package, including a strong bonus program, medical, dental, and vision insurance, long term disability, voluntary life insurance and AD&D, an employee assistance program, and a 401(k) profit sharing plan with employer contribution.

L.F. Jennings, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Apply at careers@lfjennings.com.

L. F. Jennings, Inc., a leader in the construction industry in the mid-Atlantic region, is seeking a Project Manager with 5-10 years of experience for our Central Virginia Office location, based out of Richmond, VA. Candidates must be proficient with Microsoft Office programs and able to read and interpret construction drawings. A working knowledge of Primavera P6 scheduling software and Procore project management software is helpful. Good communication, organizational and time management skills are a necessity. Responsibilities include submittal processing, requisition creation, RFI Management, RFP/PC management and working closely with team members in all aspects of the construction process.

L.F. Jennings, Inc. offers a competitive benefits package, including a strong bonus program, medical, dental, and vision insurance, long term disability, voluntary life insurance and AD&D, an employee assistance program, and a 401(k) profit sharing plan with employer contribution.

L.F. Jennings, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Apply at careers@lfjennings.com.

L. F. Jennings, Inc., a leader in the construction industry in the mid-Atlantic region, is seeking an Estimator for our Falls Church, Virginia office. We desire an individual with 3+ years of experience working for a general contractor. Experience can be in shell buildings, residential and or interior work.  Candidate must be proficient with Microsoft Office programs, especially Excel and able to read and interpret drawings. Good communication skills are required.

L.F. Jennings, Inc. offers a competitive benefits package, including a strong bonus program, medical, dental, and vision insurance, long term disability, voluntary life insurance and AD&D, an employee assistance program, and a 401(k) profit sharing plan with employer contribution.

L.F. Jennings, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Apply at careers@lfjennings.com.