Senior Traveling Superintendents

Oscar; Universal City (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Oscar Associates Limited (US) is seeking a Senior Site Leader to oversee field operations across wind, solar, and civil works. You will mentor General Foremen and self-perform crews while driving lookahead schedules and minimizing delays through proactive planning.

The role requires strong oversight across multi-disciplinary teams, strict safety, and high-quality execution on large-scale projects with frequent travel.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of direct self-perform craft supervision and mentorship across large teams.
• Hands-on mastery of pull-planning and scheduling to protect target end dates.
• Willingness to travel nationally on a regular rotation.
• Experience leading wind, solar, and civil operations on multi-thousand acre sites.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall site management and operational oversight to senior and general foremen and craft teams.
• Drive daily and multi-week lookahead schedules using pull-planning techniques and buffer days.
• Oversee wind turbine erection phases, solar tracker work, and civil earthmoving with safety and quality standards.
• Direct senior superintendents and ensure alignment with project milestones and owner requirements.
• Interface with clients, inspectors, and subcontractors to resolve bottlenecks quickly.

Skills

Leadership & Craft Management

Advanced Pull-Planning & Scheduling

100% Travel Commitment

Division-Specific Technical Expertise

Supervisory Scope (Senior Level)

Tools

MS Project

Primavera P6

Job description

Field Leadership & Crew Management: Provide overall site management and operational oversight to General Foremen and self-perform craft teams, instilling a "We before me" culture focused on mentorship, accountability, and active listening.

Schedule Optimization & Execution: Drive daily and multi-week lookahead schedules using pull-planning techniques. Dynamically shift task sequences, leverage buffer days, and recover lost time due to site or weather delays without pushing completion deadlines.

Technical Site Execution:

• Wind Operations: Oversee turbine installation sequences (Base, Mid, Top/Nacelle/Hub) and foundation coordination while executing weather mitigation protocols to maintain productivity during high-wind crane holds.
• Solar Operations: Direct self-perform mechanical, pile driving, tracker assembly, and civil site work.
• Civil Operations: Manage heavy earthmoving fleets, mass grading (30,000+ cu yds/day), site prep, underground utility installations, SWPPP standards, and site drainage.

Senior Supervisory Oversight: For Senior Superintendents, manage and direct subordinate Superintendents across large-scale, complex job sites.

Safety & Quality Control: Enforce strict 100% self-perform jobsite safety protocols, zero-harm environments, quality assurance standards, and owner compliance specifications.

Owner & Subcontractor Relations: Interface directly with client representatives, inspectors, and specialized subcontractors (such as electrical collection crews) to resolve field bottlenecks quickly.

Key Responsibilities

• Field Leadership & Crew Management: Provide overall site management and operational oversight to General Foremen and self-perform craft teams, instilling a "We before me" culture focused on mentorship, accountability, and active listening.
• Schedule Optimization & Execution: Drive daily and multi-week lookahead schedules using pull-planning techniques. Dynamically shift task sequences, leverage buffer days, and recover lost time due to site or weather delays without pushing completion deadlines.
• Technical Site Execution:
  • Wind Operations: Oversee turbine installation sequences (Base, Mid, Top/Nacelle/Hub) and foundation coordination while executing weather mitigation protocols to maintain productivity during high-wind crane holds.
  • Solar Operations: Direct self-perform mechanical, pile driving, tracker assembly, and civil site work.
  • Civil Operations: Manage heavy earthmoving fleets, mass grading (30,000+ cu yds/day), site prep, underground utility installations, SWPPP standards, and site drainage.
• Senior Supervisory Oversight: For Senior Superintendents, manage and direct subordinate Superintendents across large-scale, complex job sites.
• Safety & Quality Control: Enforce strict 100% self-perform jobsite safety protocols, zero-harm environments, quality assurance standards, and owner compliance specifications.
• Owner & Subcontractor Relations: Interface directly with client representatives, inspectors, and specialized subcontractors (such as electrical collection crews) to resolve field bottlenecks quickly.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Leadership & Craft Management: Proven track record of direct self-perform craft supervision, leading General Foremen (GFs), and bridging operational communication between field crews, project managers, and project owners.
• Advanced Pull-Planning & Scheduling: Hands-on mastery of MS Project, Primavera P6, or pull-planning (sticky-note) sequencing. Ability to build in buffer days, work backward from completion milestones, and dynamically adjust tasks to protect target end dates.
• 100% Travel Commitment: Proven history of managing national, site-based travel rotations (3-week, 5-day, or 4-day rotations depending on division).
• Division-Specific Technical Expertise:
  • Wind: Direct oversight of turbine erection phases (Base, Mid, Top/Nacelle/Hub), foundation execution, and weather/high-wind contingency planning.
  • Solar: Comprehensive management of self-perform civil, mechanical, pile driving, tracker systems, and module layout.
  • Civil: Mass earthmoving experience managing multi-thousand-acre sites (2,000-4,000 acres or 30,000+ cubic yards/day), heavy equipment fleet operations, underground utilities, SWPPP compliance, and water testing.
• Supervisory Scope (Senior Level): Direct experience overseeing lower-level Superintendents, trade crews, and multi-disciplinary site operations.

Oscar Associates Limited (US) is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.