Assistant Grading Superintendent

Claiborne Hauling•Knoxville, TN

5h•Onsite

About The Position

Claiborne Hauling, LLC, a trucking, hauling, and site development company based in Knoxville, Tennessee, is seeking an experienced and dependable Assistant Grading Superintendent. The role supports daily field operations for site development, earthwork, and grading projects, coordinating crews and equipment, maintaining schedules, and ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently, and to established quality standards. The assistant serves as backup to the Grading Superintendent and may run jobs independently when the Superintendent is off site. The position also handles regulatory and permitting coordination, supports bid preparation, and tracks project progress and billing documentation. It requires a hands-on leader with strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills and a background in grading, excavation, or site work.

Requirements

At least 5 years of grading, excavating, or site work experience.
At least 2 years leading or running a crew as a foreman, lead operator, or in a similar role.
Strong working knowledge of earthwork methods, compaction, drainage, and site preparation.
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, including email, Excel, and digital logs and photos.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Back up 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 maintaining crew productivity.
Teach and enforce 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 work that is off specification.
Plan equipment and truck needs with dispatch.
Enforce site safety, including toolbox talks, PPE, trench and excavation safety, and traffic control.
Coordinate with general contractors, inspectors, engineers, and utility locators.
Help evaluate crew performance and develop newer operators and laborers.
Maintain a calendar of permits, licenses, certifications, and renewal deadlines.
Prepare and submit grading, land disturbance, stormwater, TDEC NPDES Construction General Permit, NOI/NOT, and city and county permit documents.
Keep SWPPP inspections, BMP maintenance, and records current.
Support contractor license classification, business license, and agency pre-qualification renewals.
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, productivity assumptions, and pricing for crews and equipment.
Organize bid documents and addenda and ensure submissions are complete and on time.
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 material, labor, equipment, ticket, timesheet, equipment-hour, and vendor-invoice documentation.
Track project draws and percent of completion by line item and prepare supporting quantities for pay applications, including AIA G702/G703 where required.
Flag tax-exempt materials installed on fixed-bid contracts so accounting can accrue tax correctly; training is provided.
Maintain daily logs, photos, weather-delay records, and change-order backup.
Report schedule, budget, and billing variances and coordinate with accounting on job costing, billing, and draws.