Traveling Superintendent

About the role

The Superintendent oversees daily field operations on heavy civil construction projects across Veit’s divisions. Key responsibilities include ensuring all work is performed safely, efficiently, and in compliance with design specifications, budget constraints, and project schedules. The role involves leading on-site crews and subcontractors, coordinating resources, resolving field issues, and maintaining high standards of quality and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Daily communication with General Superintendents regarding job-specific needs, including workforce and equipment requirements.
• Daily contact with job site crews to ensure project time schedule and workforce needs are being met.
• Schedules subcontractors to complete work as needed.
• Maintains a safe working environment by identifying workplace hazards and taking corrective action when necessary.
• Ensures employees have up-to-date information on safety procedures and policies.
• Conducts daily Job Hazard Awareness meetings, daily stretching, and weekly Tool Box topics.
• Completes daily record keeping, including daily logs, equipment schedules, material schedules, and timecards.
• Manages field personnel fairly and equitably in accordance with Company policies and procedures and compliance with local and federal laws.
• Addresses staff performance issues as they occur.
• Participates in pre-construction meetings to discuss project start-up and project planning.
• Prepares and participates in regular job site meetings throughout the project lifecycle.
• Provides timely and accurate documentation for reporting safety issues, equipment damage, and workplace injuries according to Company policies and procedures.
• Ensures all work follows specified quality standards.
• Inspects field work and materials for quality compliance and reviews the assembly of the manufacturer’s literature and drawings before work begins.
• Responds to inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or business community members.
• Supports training opportunities for staff.
• Keeps supervisor informed of known actions, written or verbal, which may affect the ability to perform assignments or adversely affect company operations successfully.

Requirements

• Two to five years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• OSHA 10-hour (preferred but not required), OSHA 30-hour, HAZWOPER certificate, Excavating Safety Training, Blueprint Training, CPR, First Aid.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret policies, reports, construction plans, construction specifications, and legal documents.
• Ability to use Outlook, Word, Excel, iPad, and iPhone.
• Ability to communicate and schedule project needs appropriately.
• Ability to effectively communicate both orally and written with employees, clients, and other business associates.
• Must clearly communicate directions and information.
• Must be able to respond to inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or business community members.
• Must have good interpersonal skills and speak effectively before groups and individuals.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical field quantity situations.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Must possess the ability to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily.

Qualifications

• Supervisory Responsibility: Directly manages each project site's lead personnel and staff. Leads safety initiatives across multiple service groups. Provides leadership and supervision to field personnel in a fair and equitable manner, adhering to company policies and procedures and complying with local and federal laws. Oversees, mentors, and develops staff by providing guidance, training, and performance evaluations to ensure high levels of efficiency and effectiveness. Hires, trains, develops, and reviews all direct reports, taking disciplinary action when necessary and in a timely manner, in accordance with company policy.

Skills

• Leadership and supervisory skills.
• Project management and coordination skills.
• Communication and interpersonal skills.
• Technical skills (reading construction plans, specifications, etc.).
• Mathematical and analytical skills.

Benefits

Veit offers competitive compensation packages, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive company culture that fosters growth and development for its employees.

Pay

Compensation is commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Typical work schedule includes 8 to 10-hour days and occasional weekends, as needed.

Who Are We?

Veit is a leading specialty contractor with over 96 years of experience. We are dedicated to pushing the construction industry forward and delivering exceptional results for our customers. Our company culture emphasizes teamwork, integrity, and a commitment to safety and quality.

Additional Job Description

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below represent the required knowledge, skill, and/or ability.

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

Ability to perform manual work requiring periods of extensive physical exertion and potential exposure to adverse weather conditions.

Required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Often required to sit, stand, walk, bend knees, stretch arms, stoop, kneel, talk and hear. Exposure to moving machinery, loud noises, odors, and dust. Hearing and eye protection are provided. Occasionally exposed to electrical hazards.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here represent those employees encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. The employee is exposed to environmental conditions, working near machines, and loud noises associated with construction sites. Exposed to variable weather conditions, including rain, snow, wind, cold, and heat. Also exposed to variable terrain.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here represent those employees encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. The requirements below represent the required knowledge, skill, and/or ability. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Ability to perform manual work requiring periods of extensive physical exertion and potential exposure to adverse weather conditions.