Senior Superintendent - Soft Craft

Worley; Brownsville (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Holiday pay

Medical insurance

Life insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K plan

Job summary

Worley in the United States is seeking a Senior Superintendent - Soft Craft to lead all soft craft construction activities on major industrial projects, ensuring safe, efficient delivery and alignment with schedules and budgets.

You will guide superintendents, subcontractors, and craft professionals, drive safety, and collaborate with engineering, procurement, and project management to achieve sustainable outcomes.

Qualifications

• University degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or a trade qualification supported by extensive construction leadership experience.
• Typically 15+ years of industrial construction experience with significant responsibility for craft supervision and field execution.
• Proven experience leading soft craft construction scopes, including painting, coatings, insulation, scaffolding, fireproofing, refractory, or specialty construction services.
• Demonstrated success managing large craft workforces and multiple subcontractors in industrial, energy, chemicals, mining, power, manufacturing, LNG, or major capital project environments.
• Strong knowledge of construction methodologies, productivity management, workface planning, quality control, and field execution best practices.
• Experience developing and implementing workforce plans, execution strategies, and productivity improvement initiatives.
• Strong understanding of project controls, scheduling, resource forecasting, and construction performance measurement.
• Excellent communication, leadership, stakeholder engagement, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
• Demonstrated ability to influence positive project outcomes while managing competing priorities and complex project requirements.
• Strong commitment to safety leadership, compliance, environmental stewardship, and operational excellence.
• Experience supporting sustainability initiatives, continuous improvement programs, and organizational transformation efforts.
• Advanced knowledge of construction systems, processes, tools, and industry best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise all soft craft construction activities to safe, efficient execution.
• Drive proactive safety culture, ensuring health, safety, environmental, and quality compliance.
• Provide leadership to superintendents, supervisors, forepersons, subcontractors, and craft professionals.
• Oversee field administration, procurement coordination, subcontractor management, and construction execution.
• Act as primary field leader for soft craft operations and foster cross-team collaboration.
• Manage workforce planning, labor productivity, staffing forecasts, and resources.
• Monitor progress, evaluate metrics, and implement corrective actions.
• Support sustainability-focused solutions in project delivery.
• Ensure work meets specifications, standards, and contract requirements.
• Lead constructability reviews, workface planning, and execution strategies.
• Resolve complex field challenges and remove barriers affecting safety, quality, cost, or schedule.
• Build relationships with customers, contractors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
• Prepare progress reports, forecasts, productivity analyses, and updates to leadership.
• Promote a diverse, inclusive, and respectful work environment.
• Champion continuous improvement for workforce engagement and performance.

Skills

Leadership

Safety leadership

Stakeholder management

Project controls

Workforce planning

Scheduling

Communication

Negotiation

Problem solving

Industrial construction

Education

University degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field

Trade qualification with extensive leadership experience

Job description

Play an integral role in delivering sustainable infrastructure and industrial construction projects that support the world's evolving energy, chemicals, and resources needs. As a Senior Superintendent - Soft Craft, you will provide strategic site leadership for all soft craft construction activities, ensuring projects are executed safely, efficiently, and in alignment with customer expectations, project objectives, and Worley's commitment to sustainable project delivery.

Purpose of the role

At Worley, we are committed to delivering sustainable change by bridging today’s energy and resource demands with the transition to a more sustainable future. The Senior Superintendent - Soft Craft plays a critical role in this journey by leading and overseeing the safe, efficient, and sustainable delivery of soft craft construction activities on major industrial projects.

You will be responsible for

• Leading, coordinating, and supervising all soft craft construction activities to ensure projects are executed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with approved schedules and budgets.
• Driving a proactive safety culture by ensuring compliance with health, safety, environmental, and quality requirements while promoting sustainable work practices.
• Providing leadership and direction to superintendents, supervisors, forepersons, subcontractors, and craft professionals across multiple soft craft disciplines.
• Overseeing field administration, procurement coordination, subcontractor management, and construction execution activities to support project delivery objectives.
• Acting as a primary field leader for soft craft operations, fostering collaboration between construction, engineering, procurement, commissioning, and project management teams.
• Managing workforce planning, labor productivity, staffing forecasts, and resource allocation to support schedule achievement and operational efficiency.
• Monitoring construction progress, evaluating performance metrics, and implementing corrective actions to mitigate risk and maintain project commitments.
• Supporting the integration of sustainability-focused solutions into project delivery while identifying opportunities to improve environmental and operational performance.
• Ensuring all work is completed in accordance with project specifications, quality standards, contractual requirements, and company procedures.
• Leading constructability reviews, workface planning initiatives, and execution strategies that enhance field productivity and project outcomes.
• Resolving complex field challenges and removing barriers that may impact project safety, quality, cost, or schedule performance.
• Building strong working relationships with customers, contractors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to support successful project execution.
• Preparing and communicating progress reports, forecasts, productivity analyses, and performance updates to project leadership.
• Promoting a respectful, diverse, and inclusive work environment where all team members are empowered to contribute to project success.
• Championing continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen workforce engagement, execution excellence, and operational performance.

About Us

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

What You’ll Bring To The Role

You are an accomplished construction leader with extensive experience managing soft craft operations on large industrial projects. You possess the leadership capabilities, technical expertise, and operational insight required to oversee multiple craft disciplines while maintaining a strong focus on safety, quality, productivity, and customer satisfaction.

Key Qualifications Include

• University degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or a trade qualification supported by extensive construction leadership experience.
• Typically 15+ years of industrial construction experience with significant responsibility for craft supervision and field execution.
• Proven experience leading soft craft construction scopes, including painting, coatings, insulation, scaffolding, fireproofing, refractory, or specialty construction services.
• Demonstrated success managing large craft workforces and multiple subcontractors in industrial, energy, chemicals, mining, power, manufacturing, LNG, or major capital project environments.
• Strong knowledge of construction methodologies, productivity management, workface planning, quality control, and field execution best practices.
• Experience developing and implementing workforce plans, execution strategies, and productivity improvement initiatives.
• Strong understanding of project controls, scheduling, resource forecasting, and construction performance measurement.
• Excellent communication, leadership, stakeholder engagement, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
• Demonstrated ability to influence positive project outcomes while managing competing priorities and complex project requirements.
• Strong commitment to safety leadership, compliance, environmental stewardship, and operational excellence.
• Experience supporting sustainability initiatives, continuous improvement programs, and organizational transformation efforts.
• Advanced knowledge of construction systems, processes, tools, and industry best practices.

Benefits

Feel the energy at Worley with access to a range of benefits including: paid-time off, holiday pay (usually 8 per year in the US), and eligibility to participate in the medical, life, dental, and vision insurance plans, as well as 401K plan.

Moving forward together

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation. We're building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology. Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here.

And there's no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.