Field Supervisor – Advanced Tech Construction

HotFoot Recruiters; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

HotFoot Recruiters is partnering with a growing MEP engineering consulting firm to hire a Field Supervisor – Advanced Technology for a large semiconductor construction project in North Phoenix, AZ.

This role will lead and support a team of construction Field Observers, with primary responsibility for people management, scheduling, workload coordination, report follow-up, client communication, and day-to-day field operations.

Qualifications

• Construction industry experience required.
• Previous people-management or team-leadership experience required.
• Construction Project Management, Project Coordination, or similar onsite project experience strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting projects from the field and understanding construction activities, schedules, trades, and project priorities.
• Strong scheduling and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent site needs.
• Experience conducting one-on-one meetings, coaching employees, providing feedback, and addressing performance or communication issues.
• Strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence, including the ability to de-escalate issues and adjust communication style based on the audience.
• Comfortable communicating directly with clients, project managers, contractors, field personnel, and internal leadership.
• Able to work effectively in a fast-changing construction environment with shifting schedules and priorities.
• Semiconductor, advanced manufacturing, MEP, or large-scale construction project experience preferred.
• Mandarin language skills are a plus, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Directly supervise and support a growing team of Field Observers.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for observer scheduling, workload, performance, and day-to-day employee needs.
• Conduct regular one-on-one meetings with Field Observers to review workload, address concerns, and provide coaching and feedback.
• Maintain and coordinate the master schedule for required field observations across active project activities.
• Assign, prioritize, and adjust observation schedules based on construction progress, inspection windows, client needs, and project urgency.
• Monitor team capacity and identify scheduling conflicts, staffing gaps, or workload concerns before they impact project delivery.
• Communicate schedule changes and project priorities clearly with Field Observers, project managers, and clients.
• Support onboarding of new Field Observers, including site expectations, reporting procedures, safety requirements, training, and access.
• Track employee training, credentials, site access, PPE, and other resources needed to perform scheduled observations.
• Monitor observation report completion and ensure reports are submitted within required turnaround times.
• Review reports for completeness and proper format before client delivery, escalating recurring quality or turnaround concerns when needed.
• Coordinate with clients to confirm observation scope, timing, construction progress, and changing project needs.
• Partner with project managers and internal leadership to resolve resource, scheduling, employee, and client-related issues.
• Provide strong day-to-day leadership while allowing Field Observers to maintain responsibility for their own technical field judgment.

Skills

Construction experience

People management

Onsite coordination

Scheduling

Client communication

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

De-escalation

Stakeholder management

Semiconductor experience

Job description

HotFoot Recruiters is partnering with a growing MEP engineering consulting firm to hire a Field Supervisor – Advanced Technology for a large semiconductor construction project in North Phoenix, AZ.

This role will lead and support a team of construction Field Observers, with primary responsibility for people management, scheduling, workload coordination, report follow-up, client communication, and day-to-day field operations.