Traveling Superintendent / Foreman (Utilities) - Nationwide

Job Description:

The Superintendent/Foreman manages the daily site activities for sewer & water utilities jobs by ensuring the project is constructed in accordance with safety, design, budget, and schedule.  The Superintendent/Foreman directly manages the lead personnel and staff on each project site.

A Day in the Life

• 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. Monitors subcontractor work to ensure work is complete per subcontractor agreement.

• Maintains 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.

• Complete daily record keeping including: daily logs, equipment schedules, material schedules, and time cards.

• Manages field personnel in fair and equitable manner in accordance with Veit policies, procedures, as well as 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 work place injuries, according to Veit policies and procedures.

• Ensures all work follows specified quality standards. Inspects field work for quality compliance, materials for quality compliance and review assembly of manufacturer’s literature and drawings before work begins.

• Responds to inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.

• Regular participation in training for construction methods and safety.

• Supports training opportunities for staff.

• Keeps supervisor informed of known actions, written or verbal, which may affect the ability to successfully perform assignments or adversely affect company operations.

• Order materials varying from sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, fire protection.

• Must know the difference in piping materials (PVC, HDPE, RCP, DIP, C-900, Sch-40, Cast Iron.
• Must know how to work with elevations in Engineer measurements/Scale
• Must maintain quality and efficiency on projects
• Experience and knowledge of using Trench boxes/shoring
• Knowledge in sizing equipment for the job

What You’ll Need

• Two to five years of related experience and/or training; 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, plans, specifications, and legal documents.

• Ability to use Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel spreadsheets, iPad and iPhone.

• Ability to communicate and schedule project needs appropriately.

• Good communication skills both oral and written when working with all levels of management and employees, external vendors and other business associates.

• Must clearly communicate directions and information. Speaks effectively before groups as well as individuals.

• Must have good interpersonal skills.

• 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 satisfactorily perform each essential duty and responsibility.

Other

• Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test.

• Must be over the age of 18.

• Union affiliation or willingness to join the union is required.

• Must possess valid driver’s license and ability to maintain satisfactory Motor Vehicle Record.

• Position requires 8 to 10-hour work days and occasional weekends, as needed.