Superintendent- Underground Utilities

Sterling Construction Company, Inc.; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sterling Construction Company, Inc. in Boise, Idaho, is seeking a Construction Superintendent responsible for directing on-site teams and ensuring project milestones are met.

You will oversee safety, quality, and coordination with subcontractors across underground utilities, drainage, and site development. The role emphasizes leadership, communication, and hands-on management of day-to-day operations, with reporting to the project management team to keep schedules and budgets on track.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and communication skills are essential for managing teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Understand, enforce, and carry out Safety Policies.
• Create Job Hazard Analysis for assigned tasks and perform safety inspections.
• Schedules and documents all required inspections, quality testing, or other compliance requirements.
• Comply with Dust Control, SWPPP, and environmental requirements.
• Schedule and order materials, inspections, equipment and workforce in order to meet project schedules, productions and specifications.
• Directly supervise jobsite crews to ensure that workmanship conforms to specifications and the adherence to construction schedules.
• Confers with and directs personnel and subcontractors engaged in planning and executing work, interpreting specifications, and coordinating various phases of construction to prevent delays.
• Manage all day‑to‑day operations on the project and keep the project management team apprised.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Job description

Responsibilities

The Superintendent responsibilities and abilities include but are not limited to the list below. Other duties may be assigned.

• Understand, enforce, and carry out Safety Policies.


• Create Job Hazard Analysis for assigned tasks and perform safety inspections.


• Schedules and documents all required inspections, quality testing, or other compliance requirements.


• Comply with Dust Control, SWPPP, and environmental requirements.


• Schedule and order materials, inspections, equipment and work force in order to meet project schedules, productions and specifications.


• Directly supervise jobsite crews to ensure that workmanship conforms to specifications and the adherence to construction schedules.


• Confers with and directs personnel and subcontractors engaged in planning and executing work, interpreting specifications, and coordinating various phases of construction to prevent delays.


• Manage all day‑to‑day operations on the project and keep the project management team apprised.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Strong Leadership and communication skills are also essential for managing teams and interacting with stakeholders and trade partners.

• A minimum of 5 years of underground utilities and wet utilities (drainage, water and sewer)

• A minimum of 5 years of work experience and understanding of all phases of site development (dirt excavation work, underground utilities, grading, etc.)


• A minimum of 5 years of reading blueprints and specs for underground utilities


• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in Water, Sanitary Sewer and storm distribution systems


• OSHA 30, mission critical and data center work are preferred but not required.

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.