Civil Construction Supervisor

Job Description

• Manages the entire project lifecycle from project definition through implementation.
• Accountable for meeting agreed upon scope, cost, schedule and quality measures.
• Develops project plan and drives project milestones.
• Establishes effective communication plan with project team and key stakeholders.
• Provides day-to-day direction to project resources and ensures the project teams are provided the resources and support that enable the teams to reach their defined objectives.
• Ensures effective change management occurs throughout the course of the project.
• Responsible for preparation of documentation and status reports.
• The Civil Construction Supervisor serves as the Owner's on-site civil lead responsible for oversight, verification, and coordination of all civil and underground utility construction activities associated with a combustion turbine project.
• This role ensures work is executed in accordance with Issued for Construction drawings, specifications, and applicable codes, while maintaining alignment with quality, safety, schedule, and turnover requirements.
• The Supervisor does not direct contractor means and methods but verifies compliance, witnesses inspections, and escalates risks.
• Verifies contractor work complies with drawings, specifications, and codes.
• Enforces inspection and test plan (ITP) requirements and hold points.
• Documents and completes owners inspections through the defined inspection program.
• Escalates non-conformances, risks, and quality deficiencies.
• Provides oversight of mass concrete foundations, rebar, anchor bolts, and embedded items.
• Oversees underground utilities including electrical duct banks, piping, and gas lines.
• Coordinates and verifies concrete and soils testing performed by third parties.
• Serves as interface between owner, contractors, engineering, and QA/QC.
• Ensures safety compliance and environmental controls such as SWPPP.
• Maintains inspection documentation and supports turnover readiness.
• Concrete and Mass Concrete Oversight
• Plan review, implementation verification, quality of formwork, readiness of testing and ITP requirements, and overall setup.
• Verifies excavation, subgrade preparation, and bearing conditions.
• Confirms rebar placement, anchor bolt alignment, and embedded installation.
• Witnesses pre-pour inspections and concrete placement activities.
• Ensures proper curing methods and protection measures.
• Underground Utilities Oversight
• Monitors trenching, bedding, and backfill operations.
• Verifies utility routing and separation distances.
• Confirms testing of piping and gas systems.
• Ensures accurate as‑built documentation.
• Verifies concrete test results meet specifications.
• Escalates failed tests and ensures corrective actions.
• Tracks soil compaction and laboratory results.
• Testing Coordination
• Tracks soil compaction and laboratory results.
• Verifies concrete test results meet specifications.
• Escalates failed tests and ensures corrective actions.

• 7+ years of experience in heavy civil or industrial construction.
• Experience with mass concrete and underground utilities.
• Ability to interpret drawings, specifications, and geotechnical reports.
• Strong knowledge of QA/QC processes and construction sequencing.
• Role requires excellent oral and written communications, interpersonal, negotiation, project planning, judgment, leadership, decision‑making, analysis and problem‑solving skills.
• Knowledge of construction project best practices.

• Healthcare Insurance – Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents healthcare coverage through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full‑time employment with Synectics. Premiums are subsidized by Synectics.
• Dental Insurance – Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents a dental plan through Met Life. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full‑time employment with Synectics.
• Vision Insurance – Synectics offers eligible employees vision insurance through VSP. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full‑time employment with Synectics.
• 401(k) Plan – The Synectics Inc. Investment Savings Retirement Plan. Synectics offers all employees who are 21 years of age or older the opportunity to invest in the 401(k) Plan on the first of the month following at least 1 calendar year after employment begins.
• Synectics is an equal opportunity employer.