Superintendent

Foundation Personnel Inc; Utah; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Foundation Personnel Inc. is seeking a seasoned Construction Superintendent to lead on-site operations for earthwork, soil stabilization, and environmental remediation projects in Utah.

You will plan, supervise, and coordinate crews, equipment, and subcontractors to meet schedule and quality targets. You will collaborate with safety teams to enforce policies, coach field personnel, manage daily production against estimates, and communicate project status to the Project Manager.

Qualifications

• Ten or more years of construction experience, including five years of direct field supervision.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the mining industry.
• Demonstrated experience with earthwork construction, soil stabilization, environmental remediation, landfill closure projects and/or mass excavation.
• Strong understanding of safety related to the operation of heavy equipment is mandatory.
• Willing and able to travel to job sites and manage operations with a rotation schedule.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the crew onsite and manage execution of soil and earthwork in accordance with project schedule and specs.
• Collaborate with site safety to reinforce safety culture and ensure compliance with plans and procedures.
• Evaluate craft competencies to ensure safe operation of heavy equipment.
• Monitor crew performance, including training, coaching and disciplinary actions.
• Prepare and track daily timesheets to align with activities completion.
• Maintain inventory of materials and equipment to support deadlines and budgets.
• Lead integration of subcontractors to safety standards on site and mentor team members.
• Manage production goals and provide input on safety, productivity, quality, and financial status to the Project Manager.

Skills

Construction supervision

Earthwork construction

Mining industry experience

Safety compliance

Travel flexibility

Job description

Foundation Personnel, a specialist recruitment partner to the geotechnical and foundations sector, is working with a specialty contractor for environmental remediation and earthwork construction projects.

Role Purpose

The Superintendent will plan construction work and provide oversight of the daily operations, managing all aspects for project work including direct supervision of the crew, construction equipment, and the subcontractors onsite.

Role and Responsibilities

• Supervise the crew onsite and manage the execution of soil and earthwork construction performed and daily progress in accordance with the project schedule, drawings, and technical specification documents
• Work closely with site safety to reinforce culture of safety onsite; ensure all employees remain in compliance with safety plans, company policies and procedures, plus assist project management with daily morning safety meetings onsite
• Evaluate the competencies of craft employees to ensure safe operation of heavy equipment to mitigate company risk and address any safety concerns
• Monitor the performance levels of the crew working onsite, including training, coaching and disciplinary action.
• Prepare and track daily time sheets to align with the completion of work activities
• Maintain an adequate inventory of materials and heavy equipment onsite that consistently support production deadlines and adhere to the budget for the scope of work
• Lead efforts to integrate subcontractors into the high level of safety standards on the project site, educate and mentor team members as needed
• Manage production goals for project estimates, share input and feedback regarding the overall management of project safety, productivity, the quality of work, and financial status of the project with the Project Manager

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ten or more years of construction experience, including five years of direct field supervision and direct oversight of crew, heavy equipment, and construction project work
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the mining industry
• Demonstrated experience working on earthwork construction, soil stabilization, environmental remediation, landfill closure projects and/or mass excavation
• Strong understanding of safety related to the safe operation of earth moving construction equipment is mandatory
• Must be willing and able to travel to job site locations as assigned to work onsite and manage daily operations with a rotation back home monthly