Assistant Superintendent

About the role

Balfour Beatty is seeking a Heavy Civil Assistant Superintendent to join our Carolinas Division in Raleigh. The ideal candidate will be a motivated and organized construction professional eager to grow their career in field leadership while supporting complex heavy civil and infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Superintendent in overseeing daily construction activities, coordinating subcontractors, and managing assigned work areas to maintain project schedules, quality standards, and productivity.
• Promote Balfour Beatty's Zero Harm® culture by leading safety meetings, conducting site inspections, and ensuring compliance with OSHA requirements, environmental regulations, and airport safety protocols.
• Participate in pull planning and scheduling meetings, monitor progress, maintain look-ahead schedules, and coordinate work sequencing to minimize impacts on ongoing airport operations.
• Support construction activities involving grading, excavation, utilities, drainage systems, paving, and other heavy civil infrastructure components while coordinating multiple subcontractors.
• Assist with mobilization, traffic control planning, temporary utilities, staging areas, erosion control measures, and site logistics to ensure efficient project execution.
• Verify work complies with contract documents, specifications, and project requirements; coordinate inspections and testing, document deficiencies, and assist with quality control processes.
• Conduct orientations, monitor subcontractor performance, review daily reports, and ensure adherence to project schedules and safety expectations.
• Maintain accurate field documentation, daily reports, inspection records, and project communications while collaborating closely with the Project Manager and Superintendent.
• Support punch list completion, final inspections, project demobilization, and turnover documentation to ensure successful project closeout.
• Provide field support to Project Engineers and other team members while fostering collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field or 5+ years of field management experience in heavy civil construction.
• Strong understanding of construction methods, scheduling, quality control, and subcontractor coordination.
• Excellent communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work day and night shifts as required to support airport operations.
• Must be able to successfully obtain airport security badging and pass required background checks.

Qualifications

• Experience with heavy civil construction activities including earthwork, grading, utilities, paving, or infrastructure projects.
• Experience coordinating earthwork subcontractors or managing assigned scopes of work independently.
• Background working with soils testing agencies or construction materials testing.
• Equipment operating experience or strong familiarity with heavy construction equipment.
• OSHA 30 certification and familiarity with erosion control and stormwater compliance.

Skills

• Construction management
• Heavy civil construction
• Subcontractor coordination
• Quality control
• Site safety

Benefits

Benefits offered by Balfour Beatty include Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance, a Health Savings Account, a 401(k) with company match, paid time off, tuition assistance, and an Employee Referral Bonus. For more details, please refer to the Benefits section in the job summary.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $60,000 - $80,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

The position requires flexibility to work both day and night shifts to accommodate airport operations.