Senior Underground Utilities Project Lead

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. in San Diego, CA, seeks an Underground Utilities Project Superintendent with 7+ years of field leadership experience to oversee safety, quality, scheduling, and site logistics for large-scale civil and underground utility projects.

The role requires coordinating multiple crews, managing budgets and materials, and collaborating with project managers, owners, inspectors, and subcontractors to deliver work safely and to high standards.

Qualifications

• 7 years minimum of applicable field leadership experience in underground utility installation.
• Experience with self-perform large scale civil and underground utility projects.
• Experience with HCSS/Heavy Jobs, Procore or Bluebeam a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering or other a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist in implementation of project-specific safety and accident prevention programs and maintain safe work areas through regular job-site inspections
• Lead McCarthy’s Task Hazard Analysis (THA) process and implement all safety and EEO/Affirmative Action programs
• Schedule and manage multiple crews performing various tasks across the project site
• Develop a project site logistics plan
• Comprehend contract drawings/specifications and communicate with owners, inspectors and other trades
• Allocate resources, plan activities, review work and manage consumables/equipment, including compiling a comprehensive bill of materials and coordinating deliveries
• Manage McCarthy’s field personnel to achieve optimum performance
• Review and understand material budgets
• Review and understand equipment budgets
• Monitor project costs and identify areas for improvement
• Provide leadership in quality process
• Provide leadership in the safety and accident prevention programs
• Document daily construction activities
• Coordinate and maintain short term schedules
• Assist Project Engineers in review of Shop Drawing and Submittals
• Assist Estimating in bidding opportunities and Preconstruction services
• Assist in development of detailed CPM Schedule
• Assist in development of Detailed Scope of Work
• Verify that As-Built drawings are kept current
• Assist Project Manager in development of Chart of Accounts

Skills

Field leadership

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management or related field

Tools

HCSS/Heavy Jobs

Procore

Bluebeam

Job description

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. in San Diego, CA, seeks an Underground Utilities Project Superintendent with 7+ years of field leadership experience to oversee safety, quality, scheduling, and site logistics for large-scale civil and underground utility projects.

The role requires coordinating multiple crews, managing budgets and materials, and collaborating with project managers, owners, inspectors, and subcontractors to deliver work safely and to high standards.