Underground Utilities Foreman and Project Leader

Alabama Grading & Excavation; Gadsden (AL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company truck

Fuel card

401K plan coming soon

Paid time off — shutdowns and holidays

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

Alabama Grading is seeking a seasoned supervisor to lead heavy civil projects around Gadsden. You will manage field crews, read blueprints, and drive schedules and safety programs to ensure timely, high-quality outcomes across multiple large-scale sites.

This role emphasizes leadership, critical thinking, and hands-on operations, with a focus on meeting production goals while maintaining strict safety and environmental standards.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in heavy civil supervisory roles
• Ability to read blueprints and understand specs
• Experience leading crews and managing schedules
• Understanding production goals and how to meet them
• Developing and managing project plans and look-ahead schedules
• Driving safety, quality workmanship and equipment maintenance

Responsibilities

• Oversee large site projects from $500K to $10M, including plans, look-ahead, sequencing, resourcing, safety & environmental control, pay items, and stakeholder relationships
• Build and lead project teams; assign responsibilities and monitor performance
• Develop structured operations to support company growth and ensure production efficiency

Skills

Communication

Heavy equipment

Blueprint reading

Team leadership

Problem solving

Safety compliance

Independent work

Project scheduling

Tools

Trimble GPS

Job description

About Alabama Grading:

Our communities need resilient infrastructure with minimal environmental impact to thrive. This is the call we proudly answer through 16 years of road building, paving, building demolition, municipal water main replacement, and storm sewer repair. Our dedication goes beyond mere pride; we are deeply obsessed with dirt, dump trucks, excavators, and caring for people.

About Alabama Grading:

Our communities need resilient infrastructure with minimal environmental impact to thrive. This is the call we proudly answer through 16 years of road building, paving, building demolition, municipal water main replacement, and storm sewer repair. Our dedication goes beyond mere pride; we are deeply obsessed with dirt, dump trucks, excavators, and caring for people.

How you’ll get to help us:

In this role, you'll be fully dedicated to transforming the challenges and complexities of growth into a well-oiled machine.

Qualifications and what you’ll get to do:

• Good Communication
• Experience operating heavy equipment
• 5 years experience in underground utilities work
• Ability to read blueprints and understand job specifications
• Strong organizational and problem solving skills
• Ability to work independently as well as with a team
• Valid drivers license
• Understand production goals and how to meet them
• Understand and Develop Project schedules
• Manage commercial, industrial, municipal, state, and large site projects from $500K - $10M - including plans, look ahead, sequencing, resourcing, safety & environmental control, pay items, and stakeholder relationships
• Build the right team by clarifying individual responsibilities, hiring and terminating as needed, and instilling urgency around shared objectives
• Create a structured environment that supports company growth through formalized operations and efficient production
• Develop a thriving culture through leadership, coaching, and performance management - ensuring each person feels supported and understands how production efficiency, quality workmanship, safety, and equipment maintenance benefit them personally
  
  

About you:

• You have 5+ years' experience supervising any of the following heavy civil work: sitework, asphalt, paving, road building, demolition, full-scope concrete, earth moving, or utility projects - including manpower and team leadership
• Your project leadership experience includes creating project timelines as a prime contractor, not only limited to following prescribed schedules as a subcontractor
• You get fired up for new challenges. Maintaining the status quo when there's opportunity for improvement goes against your nature. You don't need everything spelled out for you, because you enjoy writing the book yourself
• Your combination of experience, determination, and ability to think critically enables you to develop well-planned, highly productive, and efficient project operations
• You influence others as a leader through an intentional balance of high expectations and caring, always making the effort to explain the "why" instead of yelling
  
  

Even better (but not required) if:

• You have 10+ years' experience
• You have experience with Trimble and/or GPS (on equipment and on tablet for stakeouts)
  
  

What’s in it for you:

The best companies show genuine care for their employees. We know that when you’re happy at work, you do your best — it’s that simple. Expect a helping hand when you need it and true appreciation for the value you provide. It’s easy to succeed when you enjoy your work and when your workplace is grateful to have you.

• Professional Growth
• Opportunity to create necessary change, drive the direction of the company's growth, and grow your role
• Support & Resources
• Trust and support from leadership as you participate in major decision-making and have the freedom and authority to make changes and add ROI-producing resources. We will respect your knowledge and follow your lead
• Company provided truck
• Fuel card
• Company credit card
• Well Being
• Time Off
• 3 weeks of paid shutdowns per year (4th of July week and 2 weeks between Christmas and New Year's)
• 3 days for Thanksgiving
• Additional PTO
• Weekends off
• Benefits
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (3 deductible levels to choose from) available after 30 days
• Plan to add a 401K plan within 1 year
• Currently working on an incentive program

*Time and benefits package can be further tailored to your individual needs; we care about what’s important to you personally.

Typical schedule:

• 50-hour work weeks. 7-5:30 M-F (depending on job and crew needs)
• 2-hour radius around Gadsden - do not report to shop daily but 1x weekly meeting at the shop or remote conference call
  
  

We are an equal-opportunity employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status. We are committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within our workplace and creating an environment where all individuals feel valued, respected, and supported. We comply with all applicable laws governing EEO and affirmative action, and we ensure that all employment decisions are made solely based on job-related qualifications and merit.

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