Paving Superintendent

Aero Paving & Construction is a Southeast Louisiana-based heavy civil contractor specializing in concrete paving solutions built to strict FAA and Department of Defense specifications for commercial airports, military airfields, and heavy-duty transport infrastructure.

About the role

Aero Paving & Construction is seeking a dedicated Paving Superintendent responsible for overseeing paving crews, including Craft Supervisors, Craft Leads, and Craft personnel. This role manages the concrete paving crew to ensure high-quality concrete paving is installed safely, productively, and efficiently. The Superintendent coordinates closely with company leadership to ensure work plans and procedures are followed in the field, while ensuring crews adhere to safety standards, attendance policies, and workplace behavior guidelines.

The successful candidate will manage the preparation and execution of slipform and fixed-form paving operations, ensuring finished pavements meet stringent FAA, USACE, and various state/DOT specifications. This position oversees direct in-field supervision of the crew and works on all phases of construction. As the front-line Safety Officer on the project, the Superintendent is directly responsible for the safety of their crew. This role requires travel, working out of town, and night shifts.

Responsibilities

• Develop JSAs using project-specific Activity Hazard Analysis (AHA) and Safety Plans.
• Conduct a Job Safety Analysis (JSA) at the start of each workday and when specific tasks arise that were not covered in the morning JSA.
• Monitor on-site safety, ensure the crew is equipped with all required PPE, and report any unsafe acts, incidents, injuries, property damage, or near misses to the Paving Superintendent and/or Construction Manager.
• Supervise crews to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality work.
• Track and report daily quantities by taking field measurements and performing calculations.
• Ensure all tools and equipment are inspected and maintained in proper working condition.
• Inspect grade, forms, and reinforcement placement for compliance with plans and specifications prior to concrete placement.
• Manage equipment setup, width changes, and calibrations while ensuring all equipment is clean and in good working order.
• Monitor concrete placement, finishing, sawing, and curing operations for compliance with plans and specifications.
• Develop work and paving plans and oversee construction activities.
• Complete daily timecards via iPad with correct cost codes, quantities, and descriptions of work performed.
• Use construction software via iPad to review project documents and upload daily progress photos.
• Read and comprehend project plans and specifications to ensure work meets project requirements.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Self-motivated, inquisitive, and eager to learn.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively across all employee levels.
• Must have a valid US driver’s license and be able to pass high-security background checks to obtain badges for airport and military base access.
• Must have a dependable vehicle with a current inspection sticker.
• Ability to interact professionally with all levels of staff, with a strong customer service orientation.
• Ability to follow and enforce the company’s core values.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience with slipform paving equipment (e.g., GOMACO RTP 500, TC-600, GP3, GP4) preferred.
• Airfield paving experience is a plus.
• Experience with stringless technology and knowledge of mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical systems on slipform paving equipment is a plus.

Pre-Employment Requirements

• Completion of Job Application
• TWIC Card (If Applicable)
• Medical Clearance
• Drug Screening
• Background Checks
• E-Verify Employment Authorization

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions at construction job sites, including extreme weather such as high heat and humidity, cold, ice, snow, and rain. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud. The position regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in outside conditions that include inclement weather, heat and humidity, and exposure to dust and asphalt.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The position requires lifting heavy objects, walking and standing for long periods of time, and performing strenuous physical labor under adverse field conditions. The employee lifts, pushes, pulls, or carries objects; uses abdominal and lower back muscles to provide support over time without fatigue; and effectively jumps, sprints, or throws objects.

• Good manual dexterity (hand, hand with arm, two hands) and multi-limb coordination.
• Ability to quickly move arms and legs.
• Works from platforms at height.
• Walks and works on unlevel, steep, slippery, wet, muddy, and inconsistent ground.
• Must have excellent stamina.

Benefits

Competitive pay and a generous benefits package.