Position overview
Treadstone Construction is hiring a full-time, bilingual Project Supervisor (English plus
Spanish or Portuguese) to be on site in Cambridge, MA every working day. Y ou are the
company's eyes and voice on the job: you open the site, coordinate the crews and
subcontractors, keep the schedule moving, and report what happened each day.
About Treadstone Construction
Treadstone Construction builds boutique condominium and residential projects in
Cambridge and Greater Boston, working alongside its development affiliate, Avenue
Capital Partners. Because we develop and build our own projects, the people on site work
directly with ownership and decisions get made quickly. Our crews are a mix of English-
,
Spanish-
, and Portuguese-speaking workers, and we need a supervisor who can
communicate clearly with everyone.
What you will do
Be on site, every day
Title Project Supervisor (On-Site)
Location Cambridge, MA — on site daily, no remote option
Schedule Full time, Monday–Friday, standard construction
hours (typically 7:00 AM–3:30 PM); occasional
early starts or Saturdays when a project needs it
Reports to Project Manager and Project Administrator
Employment type Full-time employee
Job Description — On-Site Project Supervisor (Cambridge, MA)
Open and close the job site; be the first point of contact for workers, subcontractors,
inspectors, deliveries, and neighbors
Walk the site each morning and confirm who is on site, what they are working on, and
what they need
Confirm materials and equipment are on hand for the day's work; flag shortages before
they stop work
Coordinate the crews
Communicate daily scope, priorities, and schedule to workers and subs in English and
Spanish or Portuguese
Translate between management, subcontractors, and workers so instructions,
questions, and problems are understood on both sides
Resolve small on-site issues on the spot; escalate larger ones to the Project Manager
the same day
Meet with foremen and trade leads as needed to sequence work and avoid trades
getting in each other's way
Keep the site safe and compliant
Enforce basic site safety rules (PPE, housekeeping, fall protection, clean egress) and
stop unsafe work
Verify the site is secured and clean at the end of each day
Meet city inspectors on site and relay results and corrections to management
Report back
Submit a short daily log: headcount by trade, work completed, deliveries, delays,
inspections, and photos
Track progress against the schedule and raise anything that will slip as soon as you see
it
Keep management informed of change requests, extra work, and anything that affects
cost
Required qualifications
Fluent in English and either Spanish or Portuguese, spoken and written; comfortable
translating in real time on a job site
Job Description — On-Site Project Supervisor (Cambridge, MA)
Available full time, on site in Cambridge, MA, Monday through Friday, with flexibility for
early starts and occasional weekends
Reliable transportation to Cambridge job sites
Basic working knowledge of residential construction: the trades, the general sequence
of a build, and common site safety practices
Comfortable giving direction to crews and subcontractors and holding people to the
plan
Organized and consistent: you keep a daily log, take photos, and follow up without
being reminded
Comfortable using a smartphone and basic apps for logs, photos, messages, and
schedules
Authorized to work in the United States
Preferred qualifications
OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 certification (we can sponsor it after hire)
2+ years of hands-on experience in a construction trade, or prior experience as a
foreman, lead, or site supervisor
Experience on residential or multifamily projects in the Boston/Cambridge area
Familiarity with Buildertrend, Smartsheet, or similar construction management tools
Ability to read basic plans and understand a construction schedule
Compensation and how to apply
Schedule: full time, Monday–Friday, on site in Cambridge, MA
Start date: as soon as possible
T o apply, send a short note about your construction background and your fluency in
English and Spanish or Portuguese, along with a resume if you have one, to
Brianna@hiretreadstone.com. We will reply to every applicant and schedule a quick phone
screen in English and your second language for those who look like a fit.
Treadstone Construction is an equal opportunity employer.
Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.