#749 – Books, Bricks & Breaking the Mold: Adam Bernardi on Redefining the Role of a Site Super

The Construction Life by Manny Neves

Episode notes

In this episode of The Construction Life Podcast, we sit down with Adam Bernardi, an assistant site supervisor with five years in the industry, who’s not just here to build structures—he’s here to help build a better construction culture.

Coming from the world of textbooks straight to the job site, Adam has faced the usual skepticism about his age and experience—but he’s not backing down. He believes in collaboration over ego, accountability over excuses, and that supers are there to protect the job at all costs.

We get into: 🔹 The “books vs. bricks” debate—what school teaches vs. what the site demands 🔹 The role of a site super—as Adam puts it, “PMs keep th ... 

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