Civils & Piling Superintendent

Airswift; Beacon; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift seeks a Civils & Piling Superintendent for a 12-month on-site role in Cornwall. You will lead multi-discipline construction activities, manage safety, quality and cost against program, and coordinate contractor teams to deliver to approved drawings and standards.

In this senior site role you will review discipline drawings, compile progress reports for stakeholders, support handover and commissioning dossiers, and act as site-based representative across civils and piling works, ensuring

Qualifications

• Ability to read, challenge, and understand discipline drawings.
• Ability to cost manage construction contractors.
• Ability to compile, review, and approve requests for proposals and construction work packs.
• Ability to compile handover and commissioning dossiers across multiple disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Direct trade and construction activities on site ensuring safe, efficient delivery.
• Plan workforce requirements to maintain manpower balance for activities.
• Coordinate contractor supervisory staff and maintain site communication.
• Review discipline drawings, specs, and scopes of work for compliance.
• Prepare and contribute to monthly stakeholder and board reports.

Skills

Read drawings

Cost management

RFPs & work packs

Stakeholder reporting

Education

Journey level certification

Job description

Job Title: Civils & Piling Superintendent Duration: 12 Months Location: Cornwall

This opportunity is with an industry-leading global EPC contractor supporting the energy transition, with a focus on consulting services across the full asset lifecycle and next generation project delivery and execution services. The role offers significant responsibility within onshore construction, supporting multi-discipline delivery, contractor coordination, cost control, quality oversight, and construction safety compliance. This position is well suited to candidates with strong construction site leadership experience, broad discipline knowledge, and the ability to work confidently across drawings, scopes of work, commissioning dossiers, and stakeholder reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct trade and construction activities on site while supporting safe, efficient, and productive delivery.
• Plan and allocate workforce requirements to maintain manpower balance for scheduled construction activities.
• Coordinate contractor supervisory staff and maintain effective communication across site teams.
• Monitor manpower requirements, crew efficiency, productivity, costs, and quality control.
• Stand in for construction management when required and support continuity of site leadership.
• Act as the site-based representative in relation to construction activities and contractor coordination.
• Review and challenge discipline drawings, specifications, scopes of work, and construction estimates.
• Compile, review, and approve requests for proposals and construction work packs across multiple disciplines.
• Manage contractors and subcontractors across civils and associated construction disciplines.
• Support the preparation of handover and commissioning dossiers across multiple disciplines.
• Define and work within system boundaries during construction execution.
• Prepare and contribute to monthly reports for stakeholders and board-level audiences.
• Implement the Construction Safety Plan and ensure compliance with construction methods, procedures, and statutory requirements.
• Ensure work is delivered to approved-for-construction drawings, specifications, applicable standards, and good construction practices.
• Review subcontractor daily returns and progress assessments for accuracy and timeliness.
• Respond to technical queries from subcontractors and escalates to senior site personnel where needed.
• Inspect works for technical compliance with drawings, specifications, and scopes of work across multiple disciplines.
• Review and approve test reports and documentation.
• Identify deficiencies and initiate and close out non-conformance reports.
• Contribute to construction schedules and review contractor schedules and progress reports.
• Instigate field change procedures when required.
• Review contractor pricing and support contract settlement activities.
• Ensure permit to work processes are followed, including method statement and task risk analysis review.
• Chair constructability reviews and workshops across multiple disciplines.

Required Education & Certifications

Journey level certification, if required.

Required Experience

• Construction site experience (Required).
• Core construction trade background with in-depth knowledge across disciplines (Required).
• Experience managing contractors and subcontractors across multiple disciplines (Required).
• Experience supporting cost management and quantity surveying duties across multiple disciplines (Required).

Required Skills

• Ability to read, challenge, and understand discipline drawings.
• Ability to cost manage construction contractors.
• Ability to compile, review, and approve requests for proposals and construction work packs.
• Ability to compile handover and commissioning dossiers across multiple disciplines.
• Ability to define and work within system boundaries.
• Ability to prepare stakeholder and board reporting inputs.
• Understanding of BS5975 temporary works.
• Working knowledge of safety legislation and associated responsibilities, including permits to work, CDM Regulations 2015, method statements, COSHH, and PUWER.
• Advanced understanding of systems, processes, and tools related to the trade.
• Strong communication, influencing, and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to review contractor schedules, progress reporting, and technical compliance documentation.
• Ability to support quality assurance, non-conformance management, and construction safety compliance.

About Airswift

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, technology, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.