Site Superintendent

Bratney; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Bratney seeks a Site Superintendent to lead industrial and agricultural construction projects from mobilization through startup and closeout. You will coordinate civil, structural, electrical, and process scopes, manage field teams through foremen, and ensure safety, schedule, and quality standards on site.

The role requires seven years of construction experience, OSHA 30-hour and related trainings, and the ability to relocate and travel to project sites across the United States.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; construction management, engineering, technical, or trade education preferred.
• Minimum of seven years of construction experience, including at least three years in a superintendent or lead role.
• Industrial, agricultural, or food processing construction experience required; greenfield experience preferred.
• OSHA 30-hour Construction, current First Aid/CPR, and competent-person training required.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall field leadership and coordinate contractors through foremen or field representatives.
• Establish daily and weekly priorities, conduct coordination meetings, and resolve conflicts.
• Coordinate work with Project Manager, Field Execution Leader, customer reps, inspectors, and vendors.
• Maintain an orderly, professional jobsite with accountability for safety, quality, schedule, and execution.

Skills

Construction leadership

Industrial construction

Project coordination

Reading construction docs

OSHA compliance

Communication

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma

Construction management education preferred

Job description

Company Description

Bratney is a family-owned and operated company that has provided innovative equipment solutions, design and process engineering, construction, and service to leading seed, food, grain, feed, and milling facilities since 1964. With more than 150 team members worldwide and hundreds of years of collective practical experience, Bratney partners closely with customers to solve complex material processing and conditioning challenges. The company is known for its integrity, creativity, reliability, and commitment to delivering value while exploring new possibilities with clients. Bratney's core belief is that customers can rely on its process expertise, proprietary equipment, construction capabilities, and hassle-free problem resolution. Safety, respect, and trustworthiness guide how Bratney conducts business and supports long-term customer relationships.

NATURE OF WORK

The Site Superintendent provides overall field leadership for industrial, agricultural, and food processing construction projects from mobilization through startup and closeout. Industrial or agricultural construction experience is a primary qualification; experience in at least one of these sectors or food processing construction is required. Greenfield construction management experience is strongly preferred.

The position coordinates civil, concrete, structural, building, millwright, process equipment, piping, electrical, controls, and specialty contractors. The Site Superintendent does not directly supervise individual skilled trades workers on a day-to-day basis. Work is coordinated through each contractor’s foreman or designated field representative. Broad construction knowledge is required; master-level expertise in a single trade is not.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide overall field leadership and coordinate contractors through their foremen or designated field representatives.
• Establish daily and weekly priorities, conduct coordination meetings, and resolve trade, access, sequencing, and site-logistics conflicts.
• Coordinate work with the Project Manager, Field Execution Leader, customer representatives, inspectors, and vendors.
• Maintain an orderly, professional jobsite with clear accountability for safety, quality, schedule, and execution requirements.

Safety & Quality:

• Enforce company, customer, OSHA, and project-specific safety requirements and stop work when unsafe conditions exist.
• Coordinate orientations, pre-task planning, Job Safety Analyses, toolbox talks, inspections, permits, and corrective actions.
• Verify that work conforms to current drawings, specifications, approved submittals, manufacturer requirements, and quality standards.
• Document and communicate incidents, deficiencies, field conditions, and required corrective actions.

Planning, Scheduling & Execution:

• Participate in preconstruction planning and develop site logistics, sequencing, access, laydown, temporary-facility, crane, and mobilization plans.
• Coordinate civil/sitework, concrete, structural steel, building systems, millwright installation, process equipment, piping, electrical, controls, and specialty scopes.
• Maintain short-term look-ahead schedules, monitor field progress, and identify labor, equipment, material, information, inspection, and access requirements.
• Escalate schedule risks, scope gaps, design conflicts, unforeseen conditions, and potential cost impacts.
• Coordinate deliveries, cranes, inspections, testing, startup, commissioning, punch-list completion, demobilization, and closeout.

Documentation & Site Administration:

• Maintain daily reports, progress records, photographs, site logs, delivery documentation, and as-built information.
• Monitor contractor staffing, equipment utilization, site services, and jobsite consumables for alignment with the project plan.
• Review field work records, time-and-material documentation, delivery tickets, and equipment usage as assigned.
• Coordinate project tools, rented equipment, fuel, sanitation, waste disposal, temporary facilities, testing services, cranes, and concrete pumping.

KNOWLEDGE / ABILITIES / SKILLS

• Broad knowledge of industrial and agricultural construction practices, sequencing, equipment installation, and jobsite logistics.
• Ability to coordinate multiple contractors and trades without direct day-to-day supervision of individual craft workers.
• Working knowledge of greenfield construction from site development and foundations through equipment installation, startup, and closeout.
• Ability to read and interpret civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, process, piping, and electrical construction documents.
• Working knowledge of OSHA requirements, hazard recognition, quality control, and construction documentation.
• Ability to plan work, identify project risks, resolve conflicts, hold contractor foremen accountable, and communicate effectively.
• Strong organization, judgment, documentation, and problem-solving skills.

EDUCATION/ EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or GED required; construction management, engineering, technical, or trade education preferred.
• Minimum of seven years of construction experience, including at least three years in a superintendent, assistant superintendent, general foreman, or comparable field-leadership role.
• Industrial, agricultural, or food processing construction experience required. Industrial or agricultural experience is strongly preferred.
• Greenfield construction management experience strongly preferred.
• Experience coordinating multiple contractors and trades from mobilization through startup and closeout required.
• OSHA 30-Hour Construction, current First Aid/CPR, and applicable competent-person training required.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Full-time travel and temporary relocation to project sites throughout the United States are required.
• Valid driver's license, acceptable driving record, and legal authorization to work on U.S. project sites required.
• Ability to work extended hours, weekends, alternate schedules, and holidays as project conditions require.
• Ability to work in active construction environments, varying weather, uneven terrain, at elevation, and around operating equipment.
• Drug and alcohol testing is required in accordance with company policy and applicable law.
• Other duties may be assigned based on project and business requirements.