Heavy Civil Superintendent
Alabama Grading & Excavation
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Job summary
Alabama Grading & Excavation is seeking a seasoned project supervisor to lead large heavy civil projects across commercial, industrial, municipal and state work. You’ll manage teams, plans, safety, environmental controls and stakeholder relationships on projects from $500K to $10M.
This role focuses on building a strong operations framework, mentoring crews, and driving efficient production. If you’re a proactive leader who values accountability, growth, and hands-on problem solving, you’ll help
Qualifications
- 5+ years experience supervising heavy civil work
- Experience creating project timelines as a prime contractor
- Ability to write the book yourself and improve processes
- Ability to lead with high expectations and care
Responsibilities
- Manage heavy civil projects from $500K-$10M, including plans, sequencing, safety and stakeholder relationships
- Build a strong team by defining responsibilities and hiring/terminating as needed
- Create a structured environment to support company growth through formalized operations
- Lead production improvements focusing on efficiency, quality, safety and equipment maintenance
Skills
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Job description
Our communities need resilient infrastructure with minimal environmental impact to thrive. This is the call we proudly answer through 15 years of road building, paving, building demolition, municipal water main replacement, and storm sewer repair. Our dedication goes beyond mere pride; we are deeply obsessed with dirt, dump trucks, excavators, and caring for people.
In this newly created role, you'll be fully dedicated to transforming the challenges and complexities of growth into a well-oiled machine.
- Manage heavy civil commercial, industrial, municipal, state, and large site projects from $500K - $10M - including plans, look ahead, sequencing, resourcing, safety & environmental control, pay items, and stakeholder relationships.
- Build the right team byclarifyingindividual responsibilities, hiring and terminating as needed, and instilling urgencyaround shared objectives.
- Create a structured environment that supports company growth throughformalized operations and efficient production.
- Develop a thriving culture through leadership, coaching,and performance management - ensuring each person feels supported and understands how production efficiency, quality workmanship, safety, and equipment maintenance benefitthem personally.
- You have 5+ years experience supervising any of the following heavy civil work: sitework, asphalt, paving, road building, demolition, full-scope concrete, earth moving, or utilityprojects - including manpowerand team leadership.
- Your project leadership experience includescreating project timelines as a prime contractor,not only limited to following prescribed schedules as a subcontractor.
- You get fired up for new challenges. Maintaining the status quo when there's opportunity for improvement goes against your nature. You don't need everything spelled out for you, because you enjoy writing the book yourself.
- Your combination ofexperience, determination, and ability to think critically enables you to develop well-planned, highly productive, and efficient project operations.
- You influence others as a leader through an intentional balance of high expectations and caring, always making the effort to explain the "why" instead of yelling.
- You have 10+ years experience
- You have experience withTrimble and/or GPS (on equipment and on tablet for stakeouts)
The best companies show genuine care for their employees. We know that when you’re happy at work, you do your best — it’s that simple. Expect a helping hand when you need it and true appreciation for the value you provide. It’s easy to succeed when you enjoy your work and when your workplace is grateful to have you.
- Professional Growth
- Opportunity to create necessary change, drive the direction of the company's growth, and grow your role.
- Support & Resources
- Trust and support from leadership as you participate in major decision-making and have the freedom and authority to make changes and add ROI-producing resources. We will respect your knowledge and follow your lead.
- New company truck every year under current lease program (2500 diesel4-doorcrew-cab)
- Fuel card
- Company credit card
- Well Being
- Time Off
- 3 weeks of paid shutdowns per year (4th of July week and 2 weeks between Christmas and New Year's)
- 3 days for Thanksgiving
- All major holidays
- Additional flexible discretionary PTO
- Weekends off
- Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance (3 deductible levels to choose from) available after 30 days
- Plan to add a 401K plan within 1 year
- Currently working on an incentive program
- Time Off
*Time and benefits package can be further tailored to your individual needs, we care about what’s important to you personally.
- 50-hour work weeks. 7-5:30 M-F (depending on job and crew needs)
- 2-hour radius aroundGadsden -do not report to shop daily but 1x weekly meeting at the shop
We are an equal-opportunity employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status. We are committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within our workplace and creating an environment where all individuals feel valued, respected, and supported. We comply with all applicable laws governing EEO and affirmative action, and we ensure that all employment decisions are made solely based on job-related qualifications and merit.
How many years of experience do you have in Heavy Civil work?*
How many years of experience do you have using GPS?*
How many projects are you capable of managing at one time?*
Do you consider yourself a "working" manager?* Yes No
Our communities need resilient infrastructure with minimal environmental impact to thrive. This is the call we proudly answer through 15 years of road building, paving, building demolition, municipal water main replacement, and storm sewer repair. Our dedication goes beyond mere pride; we are deeply obsessed with dirt, dump trucks, excavators, and caring for people.
In this newly created role, you'll be fully dedicated to transforming the challenges and complexities of growth into a well-oiled machine.
- Manage heavy civil commercial, industrial, municipal, state, and large site projects from $500K - $10M - including plans, look ahead, sequencing, resourcing, safety & environmental control, pay items, and stakeholder relationships.
- Build the right team byclarifyingindividual responsibilities, hiring and terminating as needed, and instilling urgencyaround shared objectives.
- Create a structured environment that supports company growth throughformalized operations and efficient production.
- Develop a thriving culture through leadership, coaching,and performance management - ensuring each person feels supported and understands how production efficiency, quality workmanship, safety, and equipment maintenance benefitthem personally.
- You have 5+ years experience supervising any of the following heavy civil work: sitework, asphalt, paving, road building, demolition, full-scope concrete, earth moving, or utilityprojects - including manpowerand team leadership.
- Your project leadership experience includescreating project timelines as a prime contractor,not only limited to following prescribed schedules as a subcontractor.
- You get fired up for new challenges. Maintaining the status quo when there's opportunity for improvement goes against your nature. You don't need everything spelled out for you, because you enjoy writing the book yourself.
- Your combination ofexperience, determination, and ability to think critically enables you to develop well-planned, highly productive, and efficient project operations.
- You influence others as a leader through an intentional balance of high expectations and caring, always making the effort to explain the "why" instead of yelling.
- You have 10+ years experience
- You have experience withTrimble and/or GPS (on equipment and on tablet for stakeouts)
The best companies show genuine care for their employees. We know that when you’re happy at work, you do your best — it’s that simple. Expect a helping hand when you need it and true appreciation for the value you provide. It’s easy to succeed when you enjoy your work and when your workplace is grateful to have you.
- Professional Growth
- Opportunity to create necessary change, drive the direction of the company's growth, and grow your role.
- Support & Resources
- Trust and support from leadership as you participate in major decision-making and have the freedom and authority to make changes and add ROI-producing resources. We will respect your knowledge and follow your lead.
- New company truck every year under current lease program (2500 diesel4-doorcrew-cab)
- Fuel card
- Company credit card
- Well Being
- Time Off
- 3 weeks of paid shutdowns per year (4th of July week and 2 weeks between Christmas and New Year's)
- 3 days for Thanksgiving
- All major holidays
- Additional flexible discretionary PTO
- Weekends off
- Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance (3 deductible levels to choose from) available after 30 days
- Plan to add a 401K plan within 1 year
- Currently working on an incentive program
- Time Off
*Time and benefits package can be further tailored to your individual needs, we care about what’s important to you personally.
- 50-hour work weeks. 7-5:30 M-F (depending on job and crew needs)
- 2-hour radius aroundGadsden -do not report to shop daily but 1x weekly meeting at the shop
We are an equal-opportunity employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status. We are committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within our workplace and creating an environment where all individuals feel valued, respected, and supported. We comply with all applicable laws governing EEO and affirmative action, and we ensure that all employment decisions are made solely based on job-related qualifications and merit.
How many years of experience do you have in Heavy Civil work?*
How many years of experience do you have using GPS?*
How many projects are you capable of managing at one time?*
Do you consider yourself a "working" manager?* Yes No
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