Asphalt Paving Superintendent

CRH International; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Medical, dental & disability benefits

Retirement savings program

Wellness programs

Job summary

Preferred Materials - Asphalt Division, part of CRH South Division, is seeking a Paving Superintendent in Tampa, FL. You will supervise foremen and crews engaged in asphalt paving for highways and lots, ensuring quality and schedule adherence.

Responsibilities include training staff, monitoring progress, maintaining records, and recommending production improvements. The role emphasizes safety and efficiency on-site across multiple crews.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required; 3+ years asphalt/paving experience preferred.
• Ability to read instructions, short memos, and basic data.
• Strong interpersonal and supervisory abilities; effective communication with crew.

Responsibilities

• Supervise asphalt paving foremen and crews to lay surfaces to contract specifications.
• Train foremen and new crew members; ensure safety protocols are followed.
• Schedule crews, estimate material needs, and monitor progress to meet timelines.
• Maintain time and material records and prepare progress reports.

Skills

Leadership

Reading & comprehension

Time & materials recordkeeping

Communication skills

Equipment operation safety

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Database software

Job description

Job ID: 530584

Preferred Materials - Asphalt Division, part of CRH South Division of Companies, is the leader in production of high-quality hot mix and warm mix asphalt, and, with a team of skilled contracting professionals, Preferred Materials - Asphalt Division also offers design-build and conventional-bid-build solutions for roadway and civil construction projects. Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, and with offices throughout Florida, Preferred Materials - Asphalt Division performs asphalt paving, grading, and related roadway services. Our employees make Preferred Materials - Asphalt Division a great place to work. We promote a strong safety culture, where employees take responsibility for their own safety.

Summary

The Paving Superintendent supervises and coordinates the activities of asphalt paving foremen and crew members engaged in spreading, rolling, tamping, and patching asphalt or similar material to form surfaces of highways, streets, parking lots, aircraft landing strips and driveways.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Ensures the safety of crew members and the public who may interact with job.
• Trains asphalt foremen and new crew members.
• Calculates the number of trucks required to haul asphalt from the hot plant according to vehicle capacity, traffic conditions, distance from work site, and productivity of drivers.
• Tours job sites to ascertain progress in meeting time schedules, to detect insufficient utilization of workers and equipment, ensure slope and material thickness to verify compliance with contracts, and to supervise the job.
• Supervises and coordinates crew activities, studies production schedules, and estimates work requirements for completion of job assignment in compliance with or beating the job estimate.
• Maintains time and materials records necessary to complete daily job costing, prepares progress reports material used, cost and adjusts work schedule accordingly.
• Maintains company policies.
• Recommends measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality, and crew performance.
• Will directly supervise multiple crews.

Requirements

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED) is required and at least 3 years of related asphalt and paving experience or an equivalent combination of education and training.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals to compute rate, ratio, percent, and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to type and use keyboards accurately and possess knowledge of database software.
• Ability to operate equipment safely and efficiently
• Ability to keep time and material records.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions and communicate effectively.
• Excellent interpersonal and supervisory skills and attributes.

What CRH Offers You

• Highly competitive base pay
• Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
• Group retirement savings program
• Health and wellness programsA diverse and inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion

About CRH

CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of a large international organization.

Preferred Materials, Inc., a CRH Company, is an Affimative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.

EOE/Vet/Disability