Onsite Area Superintendent - Field Construction Lead

HENSEL PHELPS; Montgomery (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Life insurance

401(K)

Cell phone allowance

Paid time off

Job summary

Hensel Phelps is seeking an Area Superintendent to oversee a designated section of a project, ensuring safety, schedule, budget, quality and personnel development. The AS will typically lead field engineers and supervise safety compliance, craft supervision, trade partnerships, and daily reporting.

This safety‑sensitive role requires coordination with engineers, foremen, and owners to deliver high‑quality construction on schedule while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships.

Qualifications

• A 4-year degree in civil or structural engineering, architecture, or construction management.
• 5–6 years’ experience on large commercial construction projects.
• Valid Driver’s License.
• Strong communication skills.
• Experience with Excel-based templates, Prolog, Primavera and AutoDesk.
• Experience in construction layout, blueprint reading and shop drawing reading.
• OSHA 10 Certification preferred.
• CPR & First Aid Certification.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, supervise and mentor the company work force in their area.
• Coordinate field construction work through organization and proper planning, and by having a collaborative relationship with trade partners.
• Participate in weekly schedule and management meetings with trade partners.
• Promote and enforce the site‑specific safety plan and sound safety principles within their area of work.
• Create AHAs/STAs with foremen for all self‑performed work.
• Review AHAs for trade partners.
• Participate in project scheduling and maintain the portion of the four‑week schedule for their area to ensure the project is completed on time.
• Keep accurate cost and production records.
• Participate in the development of material handling and site utilization plans for their specific area.
• Coordinate with project engineers and office engineers on material needs, RFIs, etc
• Ensure that material received is properly inspected for quantity and quality, and that the receiving tickets are properly signed and coded and given to the jobsite administrator.
• Take responsibility for all quality control on the project and establish high‑level standards both for the company and trade partners.
• Coordinate the punch list process to ensure owner acceptance at project turnover.
• Develop and maintain relationships with the owner, architect, engineer and trade partners to ensure the highest level of quality and customer service is delivered.
• Participate in the project coordination meetings to maintain pre‑planning engagement and scheduling in the coordination activities.
• Assist the BIM and VDC engineers in driving issue resolution to keep the submittal process on schedule.

Skills

Construction supervision

Trade partner coordination

Scheduling

Budget management

Safety management

Education

Civil/structural engineering or construction mgmt degree

Tools

Primavera

AutoDesk Suite

Prolog

Excel templates

Job description

Hensel Phelps is seeking an Area Superintendent to oversee a designated section of a project, ensuring safety, schedule, budget, quality and personnel development. The AS will typically lead field engineers and supervise safety compliance, craft supervision, trade partnerships, and daily reporting.

This safety‑sensitive role requires coordination with engineers, foremen, and owners to deliver high‑quality construction on schedule while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships.