Senior Industrial Construction Superintendent – Chicago

The Boldt Company; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 117,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Owned

Safety First

Career Growth

High‑Impact Projects

Job summary

The Boldt Company is seeking an Industrial Superintendent to lead field operations across Chicagoland. You will coordinate trade partners, manage safety, quality, and productivity, and mentor field personnel in a fast-paced process-facility environment.

Ideal candidates bring 7+ years in industrial construction with a trade background (ironworker/millwright) and strong scheduling, estimating input, and customer-facing communication skills across projects in manufacturing and process facilities.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of construction industry experience with supervisory experience leading field teams, craft employees, trade partners, and subcontractors.
• Industrial construction experience in process facilities such as food and beverage, pulp and paper, manufacturing, or similar active industrial environments.
• Trade-centered background such as ironworker or millwright experience; heavy industrial carpenter experience may also be relevant when paired with process-facility experience.
• Ability to plan, schedule, coordinate, and supervise the work, including methods of construction, staffing levels, material quantities, equipment needs, power sources, and work schedules.
• Experience managing multiple trade scopes, including structural steel, concrete, millwright work, and subcontracted MEP scopes such as electrical, piping, plumbing, and related work.
• Strong understanding of how equipment is installed, assembled, rigged, and coordinated with surrounding building modifications or process-facility constraints.
• Ability to help estimate work, evaluate project scope, provide man-hour input, and translate field knowledge into practical estimating and planning support.
• Advanced understanding of construction scheduling, duration planning, cost control, productivity tracking, document controls, RFIs, field changes, daily reports, and schedule updates.
• Strong customer-facing communication skills and ability to serve as Boldt’s frontline field representative with owners, project teams, subcontractors, inspectors, and trade partners.
• A safety-first mindset with the ability to monitor jobsite safety, document and correct unsafe work practices, and support Boldt’s Zero Today goal; OSHA 30 preferred.
• Ability to mentor and develop field leaders, foremen, general foremen, and project team members while building trust and accountability across the jobsite.
• Willingness to work throughout the Chicagoland area, including projects that may be within roughly a two-hour radius, with openness to broader Midwest travel when project needs require it.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate field operations for industrial projects across Chicagoland and beyond.
• Plan and schedule work, support estimating with man-hour and constructability input, mentor foremen and field leaders.
• Establish a strong operational foundation for Boldt's growing industrial presence in Chicago; manage daily field operations.
• Support estimating efforts with field knowledge and contribute to planning and scheduling.
• Elevate safety, quality, and productivity while coordinating with owners, project teams, and subcontractors.
• Travel within the Chicagoland area and broader Midwest as project needs require.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Safety‑first mindset

Scheduling

Mentoring

Customer facing

Tools

Primavera P6

Touchplan

Job description

The Boldt Company is seeking an Industrial Superintendent to lead field operations across Chicagoland. You will coordinate trade partners, manage safety, quality, and productivity, and mentor field personnel in a fast-paced process-facility environment.

Ideal candidates bring 7+ years in industrial construction with a trade background (ironworker/millwright) and strong scheduling, estimating input, and customer-facing communication skills across projects in manufacturing and process facilities.