Utility Superintendent

Locations: Charlotte | Raleigh | Greensboro | Wilmington | Charleston | Columbia | Greenville/Upstate

About the role

We're working with several established heavy civil, highway, and sitework contractors looking for experienced Utility Superintendents. These are Superintendent-level positions for leaders who have managed multiple underground utility crews and foremen. Opportunities range from project-level Superintendent positions to senior roles overseeing utility operations across multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple utility crews installing water, sewer, and storm
• Direct foremen and coordinate field manpower, equipment, and materials
• Plan daily production and job sequencing
• Read civil plans, profiles, cut sheets, and utility drawings
• Coordinate pipe operations with grading, paving, survey, and project management
• Manage inspections, testing, existing utility conflicts, and changing field conditions
• Maintain safe production around trenches, excavations, shoring, and heavy equipment
• Develop foremen and hold field teams accountable for safety, quality, and production

Requirements

• Proven Utility Superintendent or comparable heavy civil field leadership experience
• Experience managing multiple crews and foremen
• Strong background in water, sewer, and/or storm installation
• Responsibility for production, manpower, equipment, and sequencing
• Ability to run underground work from layout through testing and closeout
• Strong understanding of trenching, excavation, and utility safety

Skills

Experience with any of the following is highly valued:

• Large-diameter or deep utilities
• NCDOT/SCDOT utility or drainage work
• Municipal water and sewer systems
• Turnkey site development
• Dewatering, bypass pumping, or groundwater control
• Complex shoring systems
• Pump/lift stations or treatment infrastructure
• Managing 30+ field employees or multiple projects

Benefits

• Health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision
• Spending accounts
• Life insurance, voluntary plans
• Participation in a 401(k) plan

Why Consider It?

• Established heavy civil contractors with strong backlogs
• Localized work with little to no overnight travel
• Strong compensation for proven field leadership
• Project-level and senior operational leadership opportunities
• Growing utility divisions with long-term advancement potential