Underground Construction Supervisor

GridSource Inc.; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pay Weekly

Health, Vision & Dental Insurance

Paid Time Off (PTO)

401k Plan

Job summary

GridSource is seeking a hands-on Underground Construction Supervisor to lead telecom construction in the Charlotte market. This boots-on-the-ground role connects field crews with back-office support and business operations, focusing on production reporting, deliverables, and invoicing.

The supervisor directs daily field operations, maintains safety standards, and forecasts resource needs while managing field risks and ensuring quality.

Qualifications

• Local to the Charlotte, NC metro area.
• 3+ years of construction experience with microtrenching.
• Experience supervising civil construction crews.
• Ability to read and interpret construction prints and design packages.
• Working knowledge of 811 locate processes, safe-dig practices, and traffic control.
• Comfortable with mobile field-reporting apps, email, and basic spreadsheets.
• Valid driver's license and acceptable driving record.
• Able to report to the warehouse by 7:00 AM, work overtime as needed, and weekends when required.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily operations for field crews, equipment, and the day's production plan starting at 7:00 AM.
• Drive production against targets; reallocate labor and equipment to maintain momentum.
• Own job-site safety: run tailboards/JSAs, enforce PPE and safe-dig practices, verify 811 locates.
• Maintain quality: trench depth/width, conduit placement, backfill, and surface restoration per specs.
• Manage field equipment: inspections, maintenance coordination, downtime minimization.
• Manage field labor: timekeeping, onboarding, coaching, performance.
• Ensure complete field documentation feeding deliverables and invoicing.
• Serve as primary field contact for customers, inspectors, and residents.
• Forecast upcoming needs and look-ahead planning; identify risks and mitigation.
• Bridge field and back office: validate production for invoicing and closeout packages.
• Track KPIs and suggest process improvements as operations scale.

Skills

Local to Charlotte NC metro area

3+ years microtrenching experience

Lead civil construction crews

Read construction prints & design sets

811 locate & safe-dig knowledge

PPE, safety, and traffic control

Valid driver’s license

Willing to work 7:00 AM shifts, OT, &

Job description

Underground Construction Supervisor
Supervisor Charlotte , North Carolina Direct Hire Nov 9, 2026

GridSource is seeking a hands-on Construction Supervisor to lead underground telecom construction in the Charlotte market. This is a boots-on-the-ground leadership role and the connective link between our field crews, back-office support, and business operations (production reporting, deliverables, and invoicing).

The Construction Supervisor serves as the eyes and ears of construction leadership in the field. Roughly 75% of the role is tactical: directing crews, equipment, and materials every day to hit production, safety, and quality targets. The remaining 25% is strategic: staying ahead of the next build package, forecasting resource and material needs, and surfacing field risks before they affect the schedule or the customer.

Key Responsibilities

Field Execution & Crew Leadership (~75%)

• Lead daily operations for one or more microtrenching and underground civil crews, starting with the 7:00 AM warehouse kickoff: crew assignments, equipment, materials, and the day's production plan.
• Drive daily production against linear-footage and task targets; reallocate labor and equipment in real time to keep work moving.
• Own job-site safety: run daily tailboards/JSAs, enforce PPE, traffic control, and safe-dig practices, verify 811 locates and potholing before excavation, exercise stop-work authority, and lead incident reporting and follow-up.
• Enforce quality standards for trench depth and width, conduit/microduct placement, backfill, and surface restoration per design, customer, and municipal specifications; drive punch-list and rework closure.
• Manage field equipment: daily inspections, utilization, maintenance coordination, and minimizing downtime.
• Manage field labor: timekeeping and attendance, onboarding and training new hires, coaching, and performance management.
• Ensure complete, accurate, and on-time field documentation, including daily reports, production quantities, photos, and redlines/as-builts, that feeds deliverables and invoicing.
• Serve as the primary field contact for customer representatives, inspectors, municipal staff, and residents/property owners; resolve field issues and complaints promptly and professionally

Planning, Look-Ahead & Risk Management (~25%)

• Review upcoming build packages and design prints ahead of mobilization; identify constructability issues, permit and locate requirements, and traffic control needs.
• Forecast labor, equipment, and material needs two to four weeks out and coordinate with the warehouse, procurement, and project coordination teams.
• Identify and elevate field risks early (utility conflicts, permit or inspection delays, weather, staffing gaps, equipment failures) with a recommended path forward.
• Act as the bridge between field and back office: validate production quantities for invoicing, support closeout packages and customer deliverables, and coordinate with engineering, permitting, and project management.
• Track and report field KPIs (production, safety, quality, rework) and recommend process improvements as operations scale.

Required Qualifications

• Must be local to the Charlotte, NC metro area.
• 3+ years of construction experience with microtrenching.
• Experience supervising or leading civil construction crews.
• Ability to read and interpret construction prints and design packages.
• Working knowledge of 811/utility locate processes, safe-dig practices, and work-zone traffic control.
• Comfortable with mobile field-reporting apps, email, and basic spreadsheets.
• Valid driver's license and acceptable driving record.
• Able to report to the warehouse by 7:00 AM, work overtime as needed, and work weekends when required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing multiple civil construction crews at once, preferably in the telecom industry.
• Solid understanding of telecom civil construction and distribution methods (microtrenching, directional boring, open trench, conduit/microduct placement, handholes/vaults, and underground drops).
• Balanced background in strategic project management and tactical field execution of equipment and labor resources.
• Experience with municipal right-of-way permits and inspections in the Charlotte area.
• OSHA 30, First Aid/CPR, and/or flagger/work-zone traffic control certification.
• Familiarity with utility locating and Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR).
• Bilingual- English/Spanish a plus!

What Success Looks Like

• Crews consistently hit daily and weekly production targets.
• Zero preventable utility strikes and recordable incidents.
• Work passes customer and municipal inspection the first time with minimal rework.
• Field documentation and quantities are complete and accurate, so deliverables and invoicing go out on time.
• Leadership hears about risks from you before they become problems.

Physical Requirements & Work Environment

• Primarily field-based on active construction sites and in public rights-of-way, in all weather conditions.
• Able to walk job sites for extended periods, stand, bend, and lift up to 50 lbs.
• Exposure to heavy equipment, traffic, noise, and dust.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes

• Pay Weekly
• Health, Vision, & Dental Insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401k Plan