Assistant Superintendent

Southland Industries•Saratoga Springs, UT

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Superintendent is an experienced field leader responsible for safe, coordinated, high-quality, and timely execution of an assigned project area, work package, or smaller project. The role leads day-to-day planning and subcontractor coordination, drives short-interval schedule performance, and partners with the Superintendent and Construction Manager to deliver work in line with project requirements, milestones, and client commitments. The position supports large-scale data center projects and the company’s expansion into a Prime Contractor role. Candidates are sought in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Columbus, Ohio.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
Minimum 7 years of construction experience with increasing field leadership responsibility.
OSHA 30 certification required.
Strong working knowledge of construction methods, site logistics, scheduling, safety, quality, contract documents, and field coordination.
Ability to lead subcontractors, vendors, and multiple trades and translate project plans into clear daily and weekly expectations.
Experience with look-ahead planning, pull planning, RFIs, submittals, change events, inspections, commissioning, and punch list management.
Ability to identify and resolve routine field and constructability issues and make sound decisions within assigned authority.
Strong field leadership, communication, organization, accountability, and practical problem-solving skills.
Proficiency with project management, scheduling, daily reporting, model coordination, or field technology platforms.

Nice To Haves

Construction management, engineering, or related coursework preferred.
Construction experience with a general contractor, prime integrator, or complex trade contractor preferred.
Industrial construction and modular construction experience strongly preferred.
Experience leading work on data center, manufacturing, mission-critical, or other technically complex projects preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead daily field operations for an assigned area, work package, or smaller project, including logistics, staffing and manpower planning, deliveries, inspections, access, productivity, and work sequencing.
Own short-interval planning and look-ahead execution for assigned work, including sequencing, constraints, handoffs, milestone alignment, and recovery actions.
Lead subcontractor coordination and field-planning discussions, ensuring trade partners understand expectations for safety, quality, schedule, productivity, staffing, deliveries, and sequencing.
Drive jobsite safety within the assigned scope by setting expectations, correcting unsafe behaviors, and partnering with safety professionals and trade partners on incident-prevention activities.
Ensure quality standards and acceptance criteria are understood; coordinate inspections and first-work-in-place reviews, document deficiencies, and drive timely corrective action and rework prevention.
Review contract and coordination documents, identify field conflicts, constructability issues, scope gaps, procurement risks, and potential schedule impacts, and lead routine issue resolution.
Partner with the Superintendent and Construction Manager on field status, schedule updates, change conditions, cost impacts, procurement needs, owner communication, and project risk mitigation.
Maintain complete field records and coordinate or support commissioning, testing, turnover, punch list, owner training, closeout documentation, and final completion for assigned scopes.

Benefits

401(k) plan with 50% company match, no cap, and immediate 100% vesting.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance, 100% paid for the employee.
Annual bonus program based upon performance, achievement, and company profitability.
Term life, AD&D insurance, and voluntary life insurance.
Disability income protection insurance.
Pre-tax flexible spending plans for health and dependent care.
Paid parental leave.
Paid holidays, vacation, and personal time.
Training and professional development opportunities.
Company-paid memberships for professional associations and licenses.
Wellness benefits.