Title Grading and Earthwork Superintendent

Essential Job

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Technical Precision & Grade Control
  • Surveying & Staking:
    Directly oversee or perform construction staking and verify control points. You must be able to translate blueprints into physical reality with 100% accuracy.
  • Grade Setting:
    Establish and maintain grades for mass excavation, embankments, and fine grading. Ensure all field operations adhere to the specified slope requirements and drainage profiles.
  • This position requires presence on active construction sites and this is a "hands on" position requiring a significant degree of independent direction and "whatever it takes" mentality.
• Operational Leadership
  • Directing Field Foremen:
    Provide daily clear objectives to foremen, ensuring crews are optimized and safety protocols are non-negotiable.
  • Dispatch & Scheduling:
    Assist the Project Manager and Dispatcher in the strategic movement of heavy equipment and materials to eliminate downtime.
  • Production Tracking:
    Monitor daily material quantities against the project budget to ensure the job stays "in the black."
  • Mentor and find training opportunities for field staff on labor, trucking and equipment operations.
• Site Coordination
  • Coordinate with subcontractors, utility companies, and third-party inspectors.
  • Conduct daily "Tailgate" safety meetings and maintain detailed daily logs of site activities, weather conditions, and delays.
  • Operate and perform physical work as necessary to maintain project requirements.

We are seeking a Construction Superintendent to join our grading and excavation operations. As the strategic link between the office and the field, you won't just be "watching dirt move"—you will be the technical authority on-site, ensuring that the project meets precise engineering standards and is efficiently operating with material, labor, equipment and subcontractors. PLM has over 120 employees, and this position would work with a minimum of three (3) excavating and two (2) grading crews on a daily basis partnering with our Concrete and Asphalt Superintendents to deliver high quality pavements to our loyal and expanding customer base.

PLM provides maintenance, rehabilitation and construction of asphalt and concrete parking lots with supporting site work, grading and excavation.

The ideal candidate possesses a deep mastery of grade setting and construction staking, paired with the leadership grit required to manage multiple field foremen and a complex heavy equipment fleet.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Experience:
  
  Minimum of 7–10 years in heavy civil construction, with at least 3 years in a supervisory role (minimum level: Foreman) specifically focused on grading and excavation. Additional understanding of concrete and asphalt pavement is preferred.
• Technical Literacy:
  Expert-level ability to read and interpret site plans, topographical maps, and cross-sections.
• Surveying Tools:
  Proficiency grade setting using lasers is required, understanding of GPS and rovers from a growth perspective is preferred.
• Communication:
  Strong interpersonal skills to bridge the gap between "boots on the ground" and management.
• License:
  Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record (CDL A preferred).

Physical Requirements
: (Each to have one of the following based on the position: Never, Rarely, Occasionally, Constantly)

• Remaining in a stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods:
  Constantly
• Moving about to accomplish tasks at a worksite or moving from one worksite to another:
  Constantly
• Moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments, such as stooping, kneeling, or crouching:
  Constantly
• Adjusting, moving and lifting objects in all directions:
  Constantly
• Talking and hearing to communicate with others:
  Constantly
• Seeing to perform job duties at close range, such as…