Superintendent

The Boring Company; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) plan

Paid holidays and vacation

Equity for permanent employees

Job summary

The Boring Company in Nashville, Tennessee, seeks a Tunnel Superintendent to lead day-to-day tunneling operations on a hard rock Main Beam TBM project. You will drive production, maintain safety, and coordinate crews across shifts to keep the machine advancing and project targets met.

You will mentor crews, troubleshoot issues with maintenance, and ensure uptime while enforcing safety policies and quality standards.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of tunneling or heavy civil construction experience, including at least 2 years in a supervisory or superintendent role.
• Hands-on knowledge of Main Beam TBM operations strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to lead field crews, manage production targets, and maintain safety in underground environments.
• Solid understanding of excavation support systems, muck handling, ventilation, and tunneling logistics.
• Excellent communication and coordination skills across multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Willingness to work rotating shifts and long hours as needed to support 24/7 tunneling operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead tunneling crews in daily excavation activities, including mucking, ground support, utilities, and backup operations.
• Coordinate with TBM operators, mechanics, electricians, miners, and EHS to ensure safe and efficient progress.
• Own the daily production schedule and ensure key performance metrics (penetration rate, downtime, shift changeovers) are met.
• Monitor machine conditions and proactively manage downtime events with the maintenance team.
• Enforce safety policies, conduct field audits, and support incident response when necessary.
• Track progress, shift logs, and field reports for leadership and project management teams.
• Train new crew members and maintain high standards for work quality and performance.

Skills

Supervisory experience

TBM operations

Field leadership

Safety compliance

Underground tunneling

Communication

Shift work

Job description

The Boring Company was founded to solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic by creating an underground network of tunnels. Today, we are creating the technology to increase tunneling speed and decrease costs by a factor of 10 or more with the ultimate goal of making Hyperloop adoption viable and enabling rapid transit across densely populated regions.

We’re looking for a
Tunnel Superintendent to lead day-to-day tunneling operations on a hard rock Main Beam TBM project. This role requires deep field experience and the ability to drive production while maintaining safety, equipment uptime, and crew coordination across all shifts. You’ll be accountable for keeping the machine advancing, troubleshooting operational issues, and executing shift plans to meet project targets.

Responsibilities

• Lead tunneling crews in daily excavation activities, including mucking, ground support, utilities, and backup operations
• Coordinate with TBM operators, mechanics, electricians, miners, and EHS to ensure safe and efficient progress
• Own the daily production schedule and ensure key performance metrics (penetration rate, downtime, shift changeovers) are met
• Monitor machine conditions and proactively manage downtime events with the maintenance team
• Enforce safety policies, conduct field audits, and support incident response when necessary
• Track progress, shift logs, and field reports for leadership and project management teams
• Train new crew members and maintain high standards for work quality and performance

Qualifications

• 5+ years of tunneling or heavy civil construction experience, including at least 2 years in a supervisory or superintendent role
• Hands-on knowledge of Main Beam TBM operations strongly preferred
• Proven ability to lead field crews, manage production targets, and maintain safety in underground environments
• Solid understanding of excavation support systems, muck handling, ventilation, and tunneling logistics
• Excellent communication and coordination skills across multiple teams and stakeholders
• Willingness to work rotating shifts and long hours as needed to support 24/7 tunneling operations

Culture

We're a team of dedicated, smart, and scrappy people. Our employees are passionate about our mission and determined to innovate at every opportunity.

Benefits

We offer employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) plan, paid holidays, paid vacation, and a competitive amount of equity for all permanent employees.

The Boring Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with The Boring Company is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.