General Civil Superintendent

Signal Energy LLC; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

CoVolt Power in the United States is seeking a General Superintendent (Civil) to oversee civil self-perform teams and subcontractor performance across a portfolio of solar sites. You will mentor managers, drive productivity, safety, and quality while aligning with project budgets and schedules.

This role requires strong leadership, the ability to read civil drawings, and coordination from pre-construction through commissioning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, civil engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of self-perform civil leadership experience.
• OSHA 30, First Aid/CPR, SWPPP Training are required or preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee civil self-perform and subcontracted Construction Managers and field teams.
• Drive project execution, productivity, cost control, and schedule adherence.
• Mentor civil self-perform team members and support staff growth and succession.
• Participate in interview teams and support civil self-perform hiring/training.
• Coordinate with Safety leadership to uphold safety programs and quality control.
• Plan, coordinate, and lead activities across project sites and pre-construction.
• Travel ~75% to project sites and client meetings.

Skills

Team leadership

Civil solar construction

Project execution

Reading civil drawings

Risk analysis

Communication

Problem solving

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, civil engineering, or related field

Minimum 10 years of self-perform civil leadership experience

Tools

Bluebeam

Procore

Microsoft Office

Job description

CoVolt Power is a leading utility-scale EPC (Engineering, Procurement & Construction) company specializing in the design and delivery of solar, battery energy storage (BESS), and high-voltage infrastructure. Since its founding in 2005, the company has built a reputation for de-risking project delivery and providing creative, integrated solutions that span the power and digital infrastructure sectors.

Consistently ranked as a top-tier EPC, CoVolt Power leverages a mission-driven approach to safety and quality, delivering thousands of megawatts in renewable assets that support a more resilient and sustainable energy future for developers, utilities, independent power producers (IPPs), and data center operators across North America.

• Reports to: Vice President of Field Operations
• Supervises: Construction Managers, Associate Construction Managers, Superintendents, Project Administrators, Self-Perform Civil Craft
• Works closely with: Senior Project Managers, Senior Safety Managers, Senior Quality Managers
• Supports: Project Managers, Project Engineers, Site Safety Managers, Site Quality Managers, QA/QC Inspectors, Owners, Estimators, Pre-Construction, Engineers, Self-Perform Civil hiring manager

• Responsibilities / Duties:
• The General Superintendent (Civil) has oversight responsibility for civil self-perform team management and Sub-Contract performance across a portfolio of projects.
• Acts as a driver of company culture, Core Principles and is an advocate for Signal Energy, LLC by promoting all company policies and procedures and promoting a positive attitude towards the goals of each project.
• Participate on interview teams; support civil self-perform hiring, training, and mentoring of new team members.
• Mentor civil self-perform Construction Managers, ACM’s, Superintendents, and other high potential talent.
• Provide oversight to civil self-perform and sub-contracted Construction Managers and Associate Construction Managers.
• Drive civil self-perform and sub-contracted site’s project execution of productivity, cost, and schedule.
• Facilitate development of civil self-perform field personnel’s ability to analyze, manage and mitigate risks.
• Help plan, lead, and coordinate all activities associated with the execution of projects.
• Participate in organization, scheduling, and coordination of civil work at project sites.
• Support pre-construction efforts and participate in meetings and site visits.
• Support successful project startup aligned with budget and schedule.
• Develop coaching and training opportunities for civil self-perform teams.
• Participate in monthly project review meetings.
• Partner with VP of Field Operations on civil staffing plans.
• Attend project status meetings with project team and Client.
• Ensure performance of civil self-perform and subcontracted personnel meets expectations.
• Support project management team to ensure project is constructed per design, budget, and schedule.
• Partner with Safety leadership to support safety programs and quality control.
• Travel expected (~75%).
• Assist civil self-perform teams with craft-related items including hiring and performance management.
• Oversee multiple large-scale civil self-perform solar sites.
• Assist with project closeout and commissioning.
• Support equipment planning and utilization.

• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of civil solar construction and project execution.
• Ability to read and apply civil drawings and specifications.
• Strong problem-solving and coordination skills.
• Proficiency in Bluebeam, Procore, Microsoft Office.

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, civil engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 10 years of self-perform civil leadership experience.

• OSHA 30
• First Aid/CPR
• SWPPP Training

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CoVolt Power is an Equal Opportunity Employer and uses E-Verify.

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