Field Superintendent / Assistant Superintendent – Border Wall

Ilocatum; Laredo (TX); On-site; USD 105,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Ilocatum is seeking a Field Superintendent / Assistant Superintendent for a multi-year border wall project near Laredo, TX. The role emphasizes strong field supervision, coordination of crews, and ensuring safety and quality on a major infrastructure program.

The project requires reading plans and specs, managing earthwork, roadwork, drainage, utilities, and coordinating production across a geographically distributed site. Travel and relocation around Laredo are expected.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of progressively responsible construction field supervision experience.
• Prefer 3–5 years of heavy-civil or linear infrastructure experience.
• Experience supervising multiple crews and subcontractors.
• Strong background in earthwork, roadway construction, drainage, concrete, structures, utilities, and heavy-equipment operations preferred.
• Must be capable of reading plans and specifications and coordinating daily production, sequencing, safety, and quality requirements.
• Federal and design-build experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Travel to and live around the Laredo, TX area and supervise field operations.
• Coordinate daily production, sequencing, safety, and quality requirements.
• Manage multiple crews and subcontractors on a large, linear project.
• Read and interpret plans and specifications to ensure compliance.
• Work on heavy-civil tasks including earthwork, roadways, drainage, and utilities.

Skills

Field supervision

Heavy-civil experience

Crew management

Earthwork and utilities

Reading plans & specs

Safety & quality coordination

Job description

Position: Field Superintendent / Assistant Superintendent Salary Range: $105-$135K
Location: Laredo, TX area
Project: Border Wall Construction

Our construction client has been awarded a multi-year contract to continue the construction of the U.S. Border Wall in the Carrizo Springs, TX area (South of Laredo, TX / pop: 260,000). The project is estimated to be 2 years / 60+ miles of Border, boat ramp construction, patrol road repair, patrol road construction, bridge construction, electrical / lighting / ground detection system installation. = $1B project

Candidates will travel to and live around the Laredo, TX area. The Field Superintendent position are supplemental project positions and are not specifically defined as key personnel in the contract, so the experience requirements can be somewhat less restrictive.
Field Superintendent / Assistant Superintendent

• Minimum 7 years of progressively responsible construction field supervision experience
• Prefer at least 3–5 years of heavy-civil or linear infrastructure experience
• Experience supervising multiple crews and subcontractors
• Strong background in earthwork, roadway construction, drainage, concrete, structures, utilities, and heavy-equipment operations preferred
• Must be capable of reading plans and specifications and coordinating daily production, sequencing, safety, and quality requirements
• Federal and design-build experience preferred but not required

For the Field Superintendent position, the client is more interested in strong, relevant heavy-civil field experience and the ability to work effectively on a large, geographically dispersed linear construction project.

Your resume must clearly identify project type, role, project value, delivery method, and federal agency where applicable.