Superintendent

About the role

Staker Parson Companies, a CRH company, is a member of the CRH West Division. Our purpose, commitment to the future, and formula for growth is to champion the safety, empowerment, and development of our employees. We strive to be the preferred source of quality sand, rock, landscape products, ready-mixed concrete, asphalt, paving and construction services. We succeed as a team by embracing integrity, mutual respect, innovation, service, sustainability, and financial strength.

The Superintendent role is a skilled position responsible for managing daily project execution, coordinating labor, equipment, subcontractors, and materials, while ensuring projects are completed safely, on schedule, within budget, and to quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and supervise daily field operations on assigned construction projects.
• Direct and coordinate crews, equipment, subcontractors, and project resources to achieve production goals.
• Ensure compliance with all company safety policies, OSHA, MSHA, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct daily safety meetings, job hazard analyses, and site inspections.
• Monitor project schedules and productivity to ensure timely completion of work.
• Collaborate with project managers, estimators, forepersons, and customers to coordinate project activities.
• Review plans, specifications, and contract requirements to ensure quality workmanship and compliance.
• Manage labor, equipment utilization, and material resources to maximize efficiency and control costs.
• Identify and resolve field issues, scheduling conflicts, and operational challenges.
• Maintain project documentation including daily reports, manpower tracking, equipment usage, and production records.
• Train, mentor, and develop field employees while fostering a positive team culture.
• Participate in project planning, budgeting, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Safety Expectations

• Conduct daily toolbox talks prior to production start (Safety and Risk Assessment, Daily production Goals, Crew Member Responsibilities).
• Mark specific safety hazards on site with supplied blue cones.
• Conduct monthly work zone inspections using the TYFOOM tool.
• Ensure crew members have participated in documented task trainings prior to equipment use.
• Have clear understanding of procedures in the event of an incident.
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of safety policy and procedure (TRACK, GOAL, SEE STOP DO, FEET NOT INCHES, BE A SPOTTER GET A SPOTTER, 3 POINTS OF CONTACT, etc.).
• Ensure VCRs (Vehicle Condition Report) are completed by all operators daily.
• Locate, identify, mark, and communicate project-specific hazards.
• Participate in and ensure crew member participation in TYFOOM.
• Attend and participate in incident review calls.
• In the event of an incident, ensure incident report is completed and submitted.
• If manager is unable to, Superintendent must accompany an injured employee needing medical attention.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Will directly supervise a varying number of employees or crews.
• Will supervise all sub-contractor work on the project.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Associate or bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, or related field preferred.
• 3–5 years of construction, paving, heavy civil, utility, or aggregate operations experience.
• Previous supervisory or superintendent experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of construction methods, equipment, scheduling, and project management practices.
• Ability to read and interpret construction plans, specifications, and contract documents.
• Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and construction management software.
• Valid driver’s license required.

Language Skills

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to conduct detailed, but uninvolved written or oral instructions.

Computer Skills

• Accurate keyboarding and data entry skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, including reading, responding to, and managing email communications.
• Experience with or the ability to learn QuickBase, LineUp, B2W Track, and Paver Tracker.
• Familiarity with Microsoft OneDrive for file storage and document management.
• Basic working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Ability to utilize technology for reporting, tracking production activities, maintaining records, and communicating with team members.
• Experience using construction, project tracking, or operations management software in a heavy civil, construction, or manufacturing environment preferred.

Certificates, Licenses

• Standard Driver’s License.
• Medical Card.
• Smith System Drivers Training (Training Available).
• OSHA/MSHA Training (Training Available).
• CPR/First Aid (Training Available).

Other Skills and Abilities

• Ability to follow verbal and written instruction.
• Excellent interpersonal and supervisory skills and attributes.
• Ability to keep time and material records.

Physical Requirements

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. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, or hear.
• The employee is frequently required to sit, climb, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
• The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, crawl, kneel, bend, and reach with hands and arms above their shoulders.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move from 10 to 50 lbs.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; outside weather conditions; and extreme cold and/or heat.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.