Superintendent

KERR MANAGEMENT COMPANY INC; Woodburn (OR); On-site; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

PTO

Community Involvement

Annual Company Events

Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance

401k

Paid Holidays

Profit Sharing

Job summary

A leading heavy civil contractor in Woodburn, Oregon is seeking a qualified Supervisor to oversee multiple crews and ensure safe and productive execution of projects. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with grading projects, utility coordination, and a strong understanding of safety protocols. This role offers competitive salary and several benefits, including medical insurance and a 401k plan.

Qualifications

• Must have valid license and clean driving record.
• Must pass a pre-employment drug screen.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience supervising grading projects.
• Experience with utility projects and various shoring procedures.
• Competent person training and certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure work is executed safely and productively.
• Supervise foremen and crews on grading and utility tasks.
• Coordinate with project managers, subcontractors and inspectors.
• Ensure quality requirements are met for each task.
• Accountable for project safety and financial performance.

Skills

Supervising multiple crews

Experience with grading projects

Utility project experience

Scheduling subcontractors

Reading plans and contract provisions

Job description

Established in 1988, Kerr Contractors is a leading heavy civil general contractor and construction management firm headquartered in Woodburn, Oregon. Kerr Contractors is recognized as one of the most technically advanced earth‑moving, road building and underground utilities contractors in the region. Our business is founded on trusting relationships, excellent service, workmanship that has enduring character, and meeting or exceeding customer expectations every time. We have staked our reputation on our ability to deliver each of these.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure that the work is safely and productively executed timely on one or more projects with multiple crews and activities.
• Supervise one or more foremen and their crews, performing grading, utilities, traffic control, etc.
• Coordinate daily with the project manager, subcontractors, suppliers, engineer, inspectors and owner’s representative.
• Ensure quality requirements are met for each task being performed including compaction, alignment, grade, pressure testing, etc.
• Accountability for project safety performance as well as financial performance and daily job costing.
• Ability to teach others and help grow the team.

Qualifications

• Must have valid license and clean driving record.
• Must pass a pre‑employment drug screen.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience supervising multiple crews on grading projects and related machinery tasks for mass earthwork, site work, road and highway construction.
• Experience with utility projects including gravity and pressure pipes, storm, water, sanitary sewer and dry utility systems.
• Experience coordinating and scheduling subcontractors, material deliveries, material testing and sampling.
• Experience with various shoring procedures and systems including trench shields, hydraulic shores, sheet piling, soldier piles and lagging, sloping and benching, training and certification as a competent person.
• Reading and understanding plans, contract provisions, grade stakes.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• PTO
• Community Involvement
• Team Building Events
• Annual Company Events
• Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401k
• Paid Holidays
• Profit Sharing