Commercial Superintendent

Become Part of Our Team

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
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Dependent & Medical Reimbursement)
• 401(k) with company match
• Vacation, Sick, and Holiday Time
• Paid Personal and Volunteer Days
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Referral Bonus

Summary

Balfour Beatty is seeking a Superintendent to join our Raleigh team within the Carolinas division. The ideal candidate will be a proven field leader with strong communication and coordination skills, responsible for managing all day-to-day construction activities on-site.

The Superintendent leads subcontractors, enforces safety and quality standards, maintains the project schedule, and ensures all work is performed in accordance with plans, specifications, and company policies. This role plays a critical part in achieving project goals through proactive planning, problem-solving, and collaboration, while upholding Balfour Beatty’s Zero Harm® safety culture and commitment to excellence.

Essential Functions

• Field Leadership: Manage all field operations and daily site activities; supervise subcontractors, foremen, and field staff to ensure safe, efficient, and quality-driven performance.

• Safety Management: Establish and lead the site safety team; develop project-specific safety plans, conduct hazard analyses, and ensure compliance with OSHA and company standards.

• Planning & Scheduling: Develop and maintain project schedules in collaboration with the Project Manager; lead pull planning sessions, identify milestones, and track progress against critical path.

• Quality Control: Implement and oversee the project’s Quality Control program; ensure materials, workmanship, and testing comply with contract specifications and standards.

• Preconstruction Support: Review drawings, specifications, and budgets for constructability; provide input to estimating teams and preconstruction schedules.

• Financial Oversight: Monitor labor, equipment, and general conditions budgets; approve subcontractor payment applications and verify cost accuracy.

• Subcontractor Coordination: Lead weekly coordination meetings, ensure accountability for schedules and performance, and oversee subcontractor orientations and compliance.

• Site Logistics: Develop and maintain site logistics and temporary facilities plans, including hoisting, access control, and site security.

• Communication & Reporting: Conduct progress and safety meetings, maintain daily reports, and provide clear communication to all project stakeholders.

• Closeout & Turnover: Ensure timely completion of punch lists, commissioning activities, and project documentation; manage site demobilization and final inspections.

Minimum Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 8 years of commercial construction field leadership experience.
• Strong understanding of structural, MEP, and architectural coordination.
• Proven ability to manage site operations, safety, and schedules.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Proficiency with construction software such as Procore, Bluebeam, or Primavera P6.

Preferred Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience managing ground-up, renovation, or adaptive reuse projects.
• Experience with previous large-scale projects such as airports, K-12 schools, higher education, medical facilities, and/or major earthwork. 
• Demonstrated success leading diverse subcontractor teams.
• OSHA 30 certification and advanced safety training.

About Us

Balfour Beatty US is an industry-leading provider of general contracting, at-risk construction management, and design-build services for public and private clients nationwide. From heavy civil infrastructure to complex vertical construction, our teams build unique, modern structures and spaces that define how people live, work, and connect 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 our Zero Harm® initiative, we are redefining safety in the construction industry. We believe that no level of harm should come to anyone as a result of our work.

Consistently ranked among the nation’s largest building contractors by Engineering News-Record, Balfour Beatty US 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.