Superintendent; Civil Dry Utilities

Since 1936, we’ve been the Best Choice in utility engineering and construction. Safety is our top priority and is key in everything we do. We’re industry professionals driven by high performance for our customers and each other. Interested in joining our Team?

Team Fishel, the Best Choice in utility construction since 1936, is looking to hire a Civil Dry Utilities Superintendent at our Phoenix, AZ office.

Lead day-to-day field execution for civil/site/underground scopes. Plan and sequence work; direct crews and subcontractors; coordinate equipment, materials, and logistics; and ensure all work meets contract scope, drawings/specifications, schedule milestones, cost targets, and GTI safety/quality standards. Serve as the on-site point for issue resolution, documentation, and communication with Project Management and the client.

Own day-to-day field plans, subcontractor coordination, jobsite documentation in Procore, and adjustments for weather, supply, or resourcing, and partnering with PMs for cost control and schedule adherence.

Owns:

• Daily/weekly look-ahead planning, crew assignments, and resource allocation (labor, equipment, materials).
• Jobsite safety leadership and compliance (OSHA 29 CFR 1926); conduct JSAs, enforce permits, housekeeping, and traffic control.
• Field quality control: verification of grades/layout, trenching/backfill, compaction, formwork/rebar, and concrete placement.
• Procore documentation: daily logs, photos, inspections, RFIs/submittals routing with PM/PE/Preconstruction support.
• Productivity tracking and percent-complete reporting; recovery plans when targets are missed.
• Vendor/supplier coordination for deliveries, laydown, site access, and logistics.

Supports:

• Project Manager with schedule updates, change events, and cost control inputs.
• Project Engineer with RFIs, submittals, as-builts, and closeout documentation.
• Client/GC communication regarding access, sequencing, and inspections.

Recommends/Prepares:

• Field-driven optimizations to sequencing, means/methods, and equipment usage to hit schedule and budget.
• Change documentation (T&M tags, quantity impacts) and look-ahead adjustments to mitigate risk.
• Training/coaching plans to raise crew capability and safe production.

Escalates:

• Safety incidents/near misses, utility conflicts, and significant plan/spec discrepancies.
• Schedule or cost risks beyond the superintendent's control, including chronic vendor delays.
• Contract scope conflicts and client access constraints that threaten milestones.

Construction domain: Procore (BGSBCD
54AC
C);
Project Schedules; CPM scheduling concepts;
Crew scheduling;
Blueprint reading; RFIs/Submittals;
Change orders;
Cost control;
Surveying & layout;
Total station;
AutoCAD Civil 3D;
Traffic control/MUTCD;
Trenching & excavation;
Stormwater management (SWPPP concepts);
Job Safety Analysis;
Quality control.

Information governance: Document control in Procore (daily logs, photos, inspections); issue tracking; as-built records; adherence to contract documents and engineered specifications.

Productivity tools: Microsoft Office; mobile field apps; basic quantity takeoff/percent-complete tracking.

Mindset: Team leadership; communication; decision making; negotiation; problem solving; time management; detail-oriented.

• 3+ years of civil/site/underground experience with increasing responsibility (lead/foreman/superintendent).
• Demonstrated ability to plan work, direct crews/subcontractors, and hit schedule milestones.
• Proficiency with Procore jobsite documentation and coordination with PM/PE for RFIs, submittals, and change events.
• Working knowledge of drawings/specs; ability to interpret grades, utilities, and concrete details.
• Competency with CPM concepts and look-ahead planning; basic Microsoft Project proficiency.
• OSHA 30 and First Aid certifications; experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D and survey/total station workflows.
• Valid driver's license.

• Schedule adherence: percent of activities completed on plan; recovery plan effectiveness.
• Safety: recordable rate, JSAs…