Assistant Grading Superintendent

Claiborne Hauling•Knoxville, TN

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Claiborne Hauling is seeking an experienced grading hand ready to take on a leadership role as an Assistant Grading Superintendent. This position acts as a direct backup to the Grading Superintendent, responsible for running crews on job sites, ensuring work quality, and managing jobs in the Superintendent's absence. The role also involves maintaining permits and licenses, assisting with bids, and tracking job progress and billing. The ideal candidate possesses comprehensive knowledge of dirt work and the ability to train others.

Requirements

5+ years of grading, excavating, or site work experience.
2+ years leading or running a crew as a foreman, lead operator, or similar.
Strong working knowledge of earthwork methods, compaction, drainage, and site prep.
Ability to read grading plans, site plans, and survey stakes.
Ability to operate or competently evaluate dozers, excavators, loaders, and rollers.
Valid driver's license, clean driving record, and reliable transportation.
Comfort with basic computer work (email, Excel, digital logs and photos).

Nice To Haves

TDEC Level I Fundamentals of Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control (EPSC) certification, or the ability to earn it within 90 days.
OSHA 30 and competent person training for trenching and excavation.
Experience with GPS machine control (Trimble, Topcon, Leica) or grade-checking rovers.
Experience with estimating or takeoff software (AGTEK, Trimble Business Center, Bluebeam, PlanSwift).
Experience with construction billing, pay applications, or draw tracking.
Commercial or TDOT project experience.
CDL Class A or B.
Bilingual in English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

Serve as backup to the Grading Superintendent and run jobs independently when the Superintendent is off-site.
Lead operators, laborers, and truck drivers by assigning daily tasks, setting priorities, and ensuring crew productivity.
Teach and enforce correct methods for cut and fill, compaction, subgrade preparation, trenching, pad and footer work, and erosion control.
Check grade and quality using stakes, lasers, GPS machine control, and plans, and correct off-spec work promptly.
Coordinate equipment and truck needs with dispatch to ensure timely site availability.
Enforce safety protocols, including toolbox talks, PPE usage, trench and excavation safety, and traffic control.
Coordinate with general contractors, inspectors, engineers, and utility locators.
Assist in evaluating crew performance and developing skills of operators and laborers.
Maintain a calendar of permits, licenses, certifications, and renewal deadlines.
Prepare and submit grading, land disturbance, and stormwater permits (TDEC NPDES Construction General Permit, NOIs/NOTs, and city and county permits).
Keep SWPPP inspections, BMP maintenance, and records current.
Support renewals of contractor license classifications, business licenses, and agency prequalifications.
Track insurance certificates, bonds, and compliance documents for each job.
Review plans and specifications and walk sites before bids to identify risks and conditions.
Assist with quantity takeoffs (cut and fill, haul, aggregate tonnage), crew and equipment productivity assumptions, and pricing.
Organize bid documents and addenda, ensuring timely and complete submissions.
Maintain a bid log with results and win/loss history.
Track progress, quantities, truck counts, load tickets, equipment hours, and materials against job budgets.
Compile billing packets with supporting documentation for materials, labor, and equipment for accurate and timely billing.
Track project draws and percent of completion by line item, preparing supporting quantities for pay applications.
Flag tax-exempt materials installed on fixed-bid contracts for correct tax accrual.
Maintain daily logs, photos, weather delays, and change-order backup.
Report schedule, budget, and billing variances, and coordinate with accounting to align job costing, billing, and draws.