Grading Assistant Superintendent

Claiborne Hauling, LLC; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with match

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Training and certification support

Job summary

Claiborne Hauling, LLC, based in Knoxville, TN, seeks a Grading Assistant Superintendent to lead grading and earthwork operations on site development projects across East Tennessee. You will supervise crews, manage equipment, ensure schedules, and maintain safety and quality standards on active sites.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong communication, and problem-solving skills, with experience in cut/fill, compaction, drainage, and trench work.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of grading, excavating, or site work experience.
• 2+ years leading or running a crew as a foreman or similar.
• Strong knowledge of earthwork methods, compaction, drainage, and site prep.
• Ability to read grading plans, site plans, and survey stakes.
• Ability to operate or evaluate dozers, excavators, loaders, and rollers.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
• Comfort with basic computer work (email, Excel, digital logs).

Responsibilities

• Lead field crews on grading, earthwork, and site development projects.
• Coordinate crews and equipment, enforce safety, and manage schedules.
• Plan equipment needs and ensure on-site availability.
• Review plans, perform takeoffs, and assist in bid preparation.
• Maintain permits, licenses, certifications, and documentation.
• Support project tracking, billing, and performance reporting.

Skills

Earthwork knowledge

Crew leadership

Reading grading plans

Equipment operation

Valid driver's license

Basic computer work

GPS/GIS familiarity

Tools

GPS machine control

AGTEK

Trimble Business Center

PlanSwift

Bluebeam

Job description

Claiborne Hauling, LLC is an established trucking, hauling, and site development company based in Knoxville, Tennessee. We specialize in dump truck operations, aggregate hauling, grading, excavation, and quarry operations, providing dependable transportation and construction support services throughout East Tennessee.

We are currently seeking an experienced and dependable Grading Assistant Superintendent to join our growing team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in site development, earthwork, grading operations, and heavy equipment management. This individual will assist in overseeing daily field operations, coordinating crews and equipment, maintaining project schedules, and ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently, and to established quality standards. We are looking for a motivated, hands-on leader with excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills who takes pride in delivering successful projects.

Field Leadership & Crew Management

• Serve as backup to the Grading Superintendent and run jobs on your own when he is off site.
• Lead operators, laborers, and truck drivers: assign daily tasks, set priorities, and keep crews productive.
• Teach and enforce the correct methods for cut and fill, compaction, subgrade prep, trenching, pad and footer work, and erosion control.
• Check grade and quality using stakes, lasers, GPS machine control, and plans, and correct work that is off spec before it becomes costly.
• Plan equipment and truck needs with dispatch so the right iron and trucks are on site at the right time.
• Enforce safety on every site: toolbox talks, PPE, trench and excavation safety, and traffic control.
• Coordinate with general contractors, inspectors, engineers, and utility locators.
• Help evaluate crew performance and develop newer operators and laborers.
• Maintain a calendar of permits, licenses, certifications, and renewal deadlines.
• Prepare and submit grading, land disturbance, and stormwater permits (TDEC NPDES Construction General Permit, NOIs/NOTs, and city and county permits).
• Keep SWPPP inspections, BMP maintenance, and records current.
• Support renewals of our contractor license classifications, business licenses, and agency prequalifications.
• Track insurance certificates, bonds, and compliance documents for each job.

Bid Preparation

• Review plans and specs and walk sites before bids to identify risks and conditions.
• Help with quantity takeoffs (cut and fill, haul, aggregate tonnage), crew and equipment productivity assumptions, and pricing.
• Organize bid documents and addenda, and make sure submissions are complete and on time.
• Maintain a bid log with results and win/loss history.
• Track progress, quantities, truck counts, load tickets, equipment hours, and materials against the job budget.
• Compile billing packets for each job with backup for materials, labor, and equipment (tickets, timesheets, equipment hours, and vendor invoices) so accounting can bill accurately and on time.
• Track project draws and percent of completion by line item and prepare supporting quantities for pay applications (including AIA G702/G703 where required).
• Flag materials bought tax-exempt that are installed on fixed-bid (lumpsum) contracts, so accounting can accrue the tax correctly. Training provided.
• Keep daily logs, photos, weather delays, and change-order backup.
• Report schedule, budget, and billing variances, and coordinate with accounting to keep job costing, billing, and draws aligned.

What We're Looking For

Required

• 5+ years of grading, excavating, or site work experience.
• 2+ years leading or running a crew as a foreman, lead operator, or similar.
• Strong working knowledge of earthwork methods, compaction, drainage, and site prep.
• Ability to read grading plans, site plans, and survey stakes.
• Ability to operate or competently evaluate dozers, excavators, loaders, and rollers.
• Valid driver's license, clean driving record, and reliable transportation.
• Comfort with basic computer work (email, Excel, digital logs and photos).

Preferred

• TDEC Level I Fundamentals of Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control (EPSC) certification, or the ability to earn it within 90 days.
• OSHA 30 and competent person training for trenching and excavation.
• Experience with GPS machine control (Trimble, Topcon, Leica) or grade-checking rovers.
• Experience with estimating or takeoff software (AGTEK, Trimble Business Center, Bluebeam, PlanSwift).
• Experience with construction billing, pay applications, or draw tracking.
• Commercial or TDOT project experience.
• CDL Class A or B.

Physical Requirements

• Full days on active job sites in all weather conditions
• Walking uneven terrain and climbing on and off equipment
• Lifting up to 50lbs
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with HSA match
• 401(k) with match
• PTO
• Paid Holidays
• Training and certification support (EPSC, OSHA, Competent person)