The role of the superintendent also includes important quality control and subcontractor coordination responsibilities.
It is common for most finance-related tasks (especially labor and material cost control) and long-term scheduling to be handled by a project manager.
Superintendents are almost universally stationed on the construction site, while project managers are usually based in the contractor's office with part-time on-site responsibilities.
The responsibilities include: assessing and certifying claims for payment, extensions of time and variations to the contract.
The superintendent in a building contract usually comes from an architectural, quantity surveying or engineering background.