How to compensate a construction superintendent

[Andy Chu]

We're lucky enough to start our own crews on getting a consistent job level to be able to hire our own team. The problem now is that managing these people appears to be impossible without some type of supervision. We're paying $2.00 a sq ft to install tile but when I have 3 guys at one location, they install 43 tiles or 96.75 sq ft (18x18) which is costing me close to $3.02 a sq ft (assuming 32 hours are worked ).

The efficiency factor goes way down when I don't have someone managing the site. The question is, how do you incentivize the superintendant to speed up work BUT not lose quality?