What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Superintendent position at Balfour Beatty US?
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As an industry leader Balfour Beatty offers employees a comprehensive benefits package with competitive salaries and more including:
Joining Balfour Beatty as an Assistant Superintendent you’ll be on-site helping to drive the success of high-profile, large-scale projects from the ground up — from preconstruction through close-out. You’ll work shoulder-to-shoulder with experienced professionals, gaining exposure to complex buildings while sharpening your technical, financial, and leadership skills all whilst driving our Safety/Zero Harm culture and ensuring that critical project documentation and communication flow is maintained.
You will have a significant runway for continued development, learning and career growth as well as exposure to a wide range of complex high-value marquee projects.
Essential Functions
Balfour Beatty US is an industry-leading provider of general contracting, at-risk construction management and design-build services for public and private sector clients across the nation. Performing heavy civil and vertical construction, our teams build the unique structures and infrastructure that play an important role in how people live, work, learn and play in our communities. Our teammates have an instinctive passion for innovating that is fueled by a relentless curiosity, a drive to employ lean practices and processes and the determination to find a better way. Through Zero Harm®, we are challenging the construction industry’s assumptions about safety. We believe that no level of harm should come to anyone as a result of our business.
Consistently ranked among the nation’s largest building contractors by Engineering News-Record, our US business is a subsidiary of London-based Balfour Beatty plc (LSE: BBY).
Balfour Beatty is an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by federal, state or local law.
As an industry leader Balfour Beatty offers employees a comprehensive benefits package with competitive salaries and more including:
- Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
- Health Savings Account
- 401(k) with company match
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Dependent & Medical Reimbursement)
- Vacation Time
- Sick Time
- Holidays
- Paid Volunteer time
- Tuition Assistance
- Employee Referral Bonus
Joining Balfour Beatty as an Assistant Superintendent you’ll be on-site helping to drive the success of high-profile, large-scale projects from the ground up — from preconstruction through close-out. You’ll work shoulder-to-shoulder with experienced professionals, gaining exposure to complex buildings while sharpening your technical, financial, and leadership skills all whilst driving our Safety/Zero Harm culture and ensuring that critical project documentation and communication flow is maintained.
You will have a significant runway for continued development, learning and career growth as well as exposure to a wide range of complex high-value marquee projects.
Essential Functions
- Keep Projects on Track - Support field leadership team (Superintendents) in maintaining budgets, tracking costs, processing billing, and identifying scope changes to ensure schedule and financial performance.
- Stay Ahead of the Schedule - Help manage site logistics, support subcontractor orientations, and ensure schedules align with quality, safety, and sustainability goals.
- Run the Details -Take ownership of documentation: submittals, RFIs, change tracking, quality checks, and project close-out.
- Represent the Best - Build and maintain strong relationships with subcontractors, always representing our company’s values and commitment to excellence.
- 1–3 years of experience in commercial construction, ideally in a field or project engineer capacity
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Architecture, or related discipline.
- Strong organizational and communication skills with a proactive mindset.
- Familiarity with construction processes, scheduling, budgeting, and document management.
- Experience with project manager software (Constructware, P6, Timberline, etc.) advantageous.
- A drive to learn, grow, and make an impact in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
- A commitment to safety, quality, and operational excellence.
Balfour Beatty US is an industry-leading provider of general contracting, at-risk construction management and design-build services for public and private sector clients across the nation. Performing heavy civil and vertical construction, our teams build the unique structures and infrastructure that play an important role in how people live, work, learn and play in our communities. Our teammates have an instinctive passion for innovating that is fueled by a relentless curiosity, a drive to employ lean practices and processes and the determination to find a better way. Through Zero Harm®, we are challenging the construction industry’s assumptions about safety. We believe that no level of harm should come to anyone as a result of our business.
Consistently ranked among the nation’s largest building contractors by Engineering News-Record, our US business is a subsidiary of London-based Balfour Beatty plc (LSE: BBY).
Balfour Beatty is an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by federal, state or local law.