Construction Superintendent

¾ Time | Deploying | Alaska & Greenland

If you're a construction leader who can run a crew, solve problems in the field, and stay calm when the plan inevitably changes, this might be your kind of job.

Polar Field Services (PFS) is looking for a Construction Superintendent to lead construction and maintenance work in some of the most remote environments in the world. You'll support the National Science Foundation's Arctic Research Support & Logistics Services (ARSLS) program at research stations and remote field camps across Alaska, Greenland, and the Arctic
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This is not a traditional construction superintendent role. You'll spend much of your working time in the field, leading crews and executing projects, while also contributing to project planning, estimating, scheduling, constructability, logistics, and long-range planning when you're stateside.

You'll lead construction and maintenance projects from planning through execution, including:

• Lead and supervise field crews of 1-20 people
  , including foremen and multiple construction trades.
• Recruit, interview, hire, onboard, and supervise seasonal construction staff.
• Plan daily work, set priorities, delegate tasks, and keep projects moving safely and efficiently.
• Lead daily tasking and safety meetings and reinforce a strong safety culture.
• Track project progress, schedules, labor, materials, and potential issues; provide regular updates to Project Management.
• Execute work in accordance with approved plans, specifications, quality requirements, and construction management processes.
• Work with engineering, design, operations, and project management teams to identify constructability concerns and develop practical field solutions.
• Prepare and manage RFIs, field verification, redlines, as-built documentation, inspections, deficiency tracking, turnover, and commissioning support.
• Develop project scopes, work plans, labor and duration estimates, material estimates, sketches, and supporting documentation.
• Maintain accurate inventory and coordinate resupply, cargo, warehousing, and other field logistics.
• Create and close work orders and maintain project documentation in computerized maintenance management systems.
• Participate in engineering and constructability reviews and serve as a bid reviewer when needed.
• Help develop SOPs, project plans, and future-year project scopes.
• Coordinate construction impacts, equipment needs, and utility outages with station management.
• And when the plan calls for it,
  jump in and help do the work yourself.

You're an experienced construction professional who knows how to lead people and get work done-not someone who needs perfect conditions or a detailed playbook for every situation.

Required:

• 7 years of journeyman-level construction experience
  , with at least 3 years as a foreman or in a similar supervisory role
  .
• Experience in commercial, industrial, or residential construction.
• Strong understanding of construction safety, quality, scheduling, and project execution.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, technical manuals, and other construction documentation.
• Working knowledge of multiple construction trades, including electrical, HVAC, plumbing, carpentry, concrete, and painting.
• Strong organizational, communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and conditions.
• OSHA 30-hour certification, or the ability to obtain it within 12 months of hire.
• Current, valid U.S. passport.
• Valid driver's license with an insurable driving record.
• Authorization to work in the United States. PFS does not sponsor employment-based work visas.

Preferred:

• Experience working within formal construction management processes, including schedules, RFIs, design reviews, quality…