Asphalt Paving Superintendent

Preferred Materials; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental benefits

Retirement savings plan

Wellness programs

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Preferred Materials - Asphalt Division, part of CRH South Division, is a leader in asphalt production and paving services in Florida. The Paving Superintendent oversees foremen and crews engaged in laying asphalt on highways, streets, parking lots and runways, ensuring safety and quality.

The role requires strong supervisory skills, a high school diploma or GED, and asphalt paving experience. The department offers a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities for growth within CRH.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; 3+ years asphalt/paving experience preferred.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, memos and notes.
• Ability to manage time, materials, and cost reporting.
• Strong supervision and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervises asphalt paving foremen and crews to spread, roll, tamp and patch asphalt.
• Ensures crew safety and compliance with contracts and schedules.
• Trains foremen and crew on processes and safety.
• Calculates trucks needed based on capacity, distance, and productivity.
• Monitors progress, adjusts work schedules and reports daily cost and progress.
• Maintains time and material records and prepares progress reports.
• Recommends methods to improve production and quality.

Skills

Leadership

Supervisory skills

Safety awareness

Costing & scheduling

Training

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Database software

Job description

Requisition ID530584-Posted11/09/2026-AMAT-Preferred Materials - Asphalt-Full Time-Operations, Field and Plant Mgmt-United States-Florida

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 3years 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 programs
• A 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 Affinity Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.