Civil Superintendent

EquipmentShare • Columbia, MO

17h • Onsite

About The Position

The Civil Superintendent is a hands-on field leadership role responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing site development and construction activities, including earthwork, excavation, grading, underground utilities, concrete, and paving preparation. The role leads self-perform crews and subcontractors, coordinates project resources and schedules, performs survey and layout work, and operates heavy equipment as needed to help ensure projects are completed safely, accurately, on schedule, and within budget. The position is based at EquipmentShare’s corporate headquarters in Columbia, Missouri, and requires travel to project sites across the United States, including overnight and weekend travel when necessary; the posting states that travel is 90%.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least 7 years of experience in heavy civil construction, commercial construction, site development, or a similar adjacent field.
• At least 3 years of experience as a Foreman, Superintendent, or in another field leadership or people-management role.
• Project management experience, including planning, scheduling, manpower coordination, budgeting, and successful project delivery.
• Experience managing field operations, construction crews, subcontractors, or civil/site development projects.
• Hands-on experience with excavation, grading, trench work, concrete construction, and heavy equipment operation.
• Construction survey and layout experience.
• Strong background in heavy civil construction, site development, excavation, grading, trench work, underground utilities, concrete, and paving preparation.
• Demonstrated leadership directing self-perform crews, subcontractors, and day-to-day field operations.
• Ability to read and interpret civil construction drawings, grading plans, utility plans, site plans, and project specifications.
• Experience establishing survey control and staking building pads, utilities, structures, curb lines, offsets, and cut/fill and grade elevations.
• Proficiency with GPS machine-control systems and ability to load, verify, and work from machine-control models.
• Experience operating dozers, excavators, skid steers, loaders, rollers, and other earthmoving or grading equipment.
• Understanding of excavation and trench operations, including OSHA trench and excavation safety requirements.
• Experience installing and verifying storm, sanitary, and water utilities, including line and grade, bedding, inverts, structures, and tie-ins.
• Working knowledge of concrete layout, forming, reinforcement, placement, finishing, jointing, and curing.
• Experience with proof-rolling, aggregate base preparation, fine grading, drainage, and preparation for asphalt or concrete paving.
• Knowledge of SWPPP, erosion-control practices, environmental requirements, and job-site safety standards.
• Ability to identify constructibility issues, field conflicts, RFIs, and changed conditions before they adversely affect schedule or budget.
• Strong organizational, communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to balance field leadership with hands-on construction and equipment operation.
• Technical proficiency with Excel or Google Sheets and construction technology applications.
• Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and work outdoors in varying weather conditions.
• Ability to stand, walk, kneel, bend, climb, perform field layout, and operate equipment for extended periods.
• Comfort working around active excavation, trenching, grading, utility, concrete, and heavy-equipment operations, and in environments with dust, noise, vibration, uneven terrain, and changing weather.
• Ability to travel to project sites as required, including overnight and weekend travel when necessary; the posting specifies 90% travel across the United States.
• Employment is contingent on passing a background check; this safety-sensitive role is also contingent on passing a 10-panel drug screen.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with GPS rovers, robotic total stations, and GPS machine-control technology.
• Experience with Trimble Grade Control Systems or similar GPS machine-control technology.
• OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 Certification.
• First Aid/CPR Certification.

Responsibilities

• Plan and sequence daily field operations and maintain a rolling three-week lookahead for construction activities.
• Lead and supervise self-perform crews and subcontractors; set daily priorities and coordinate manpower.
• Lead daily tailgate safety meetings and promote safety, accountability, and quality.
• Manage multiple construction phases to meet safety, schedule, scope, and quality expectations.
• Read and execute work from civil construction plans, grading and utility plans, specifications, and other construction documents.
• Coordinate field activities with project managers, design teams, testing agencies, subcontractors, vendors, and other stakeholders.
• Enforce OSHA requirements, including trench and excavation safety, and maintain SWPPP and erosion-control compliance.
• Estimate and order materials, schedule equipment and deliveries, track expenses, and assist with project budgets.
• Identify field conflicts, RFIs, constructibility concerns, and changed conditions, and communicate them to stakeholders.
• Maintain daily reports, progress photos, redlines, as-built information, and other field documentation.
• Establish and maintain project control points and perform construction layout for pads, curbs, utilities, structures, offsets, cut/fill, and grade stakes.
• Operate survey and layout equipment, including builders levels, GPS rovers, and robotic total stations.
• Load and verify machine-control models and use GPS machine-control technology for excavation and grading.
• Check subgrade, aggregate base, and finish-grade elevations, slopes, drainage, and project tolerances.
• Lead and perform excavation, site preparation, trenching, mass grading, and finish grading.
• Operate dozers, excavators, skid steers, loaders, rollers, and other equipment as needed.
• Coordinate and oversee storm, sanitary, and water utility installation, verifying line and grade, bedding, inverts, structures, and tie-ins.
• Perform and oversee concrete layout and preparation, including pins, stringlines, forms, and rebar checks, and support placement, finishing, jointing, and curing.
• Coordinate proof-rolls, fine grading, base preparation, drainage, and final site preparation before asphalt or concrete paving.
• Manage punch-list activities, final inspections, closeout documentation, and project turnover.
• Track manpower, equipment utilization, materials, milestones, and daily production.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• Full medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time employees.
• Generous PTO and paid holidays.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Gym membership stipend and wellness programs, including opportunities to earn PTO and prizes.
• Company events and quarterly team activities.
• 16 hours of paid volunteer time per year.
• Career advancement, leadership training, and professional development opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED