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Earthwork Superintendent — Heavy Highway / Civil Infrastructure
Sarasota, FL · Full-Time · Direct Hire ·
Opportunity
A well-established heavy civil contractor is looking for an Earthwork Superintendent to help lead field operations on highway and civil infrastructure work in the Sarasota market.
This is a field leadership role for someone who knows dirt, production, crews, drainage, grades, schedules, and how to keep work moving safely and efficiently. The right person will have a strong heavy highway background and the ability to take plans, schedules, manpower, equipment, and field conditions and turn them into daily production.
This is not a desk role. This is for someone who can lead crews, coordinate with project teams, identify issues before they become delays, and keep work progressing in the field.
Why This Role Is Worth a Conversation
This opportunity offers:
• A direct-hire role with an established heavy civil contractor
• Long-term civil infrastructure work in the Sarasota / Southwest Florida market
• A chance to lead earthwork operations, not just assist from the sidelines
• Competitive compensation with project bonus opportunity
• Full benefits
• Relocation consideration for the right candidate
• A confidential process from first conversation through final steps
The company is looking for someone who can bring structure, field leadership, and production discipline to active heavy highway work.
What You’ll Be Leading
The Earthwork Superintendent will oversee and coordinate field crews on heavy highway and civil construction projects, with responsibility for safety, production, scheduling, manpower coordination, and daily field execution.
Key responsibilities include:
• Lead field crews and coordinate day-to-day earthwork activities
• Drive safe work practices and ensure company safety procedures are followed
• Translate project plans and schedules into clear daily work plans for crews
• Monitor production, identify schedule issues, and communicate conflicts early
• Coordinate with other crews, subcontractors, and project leadership
• Review workforce needs, crew capability, and task assignments
• Help resolve field issues, crew conflicts, and production challenges
• Review plans, grades, slopes, drainage requirements, and project specifications
• Approve material needs and support field requisitions
• Maintain required field reporting and employee time reporting
What We’re Looking For
The ideal candidate has hands-on heavy highway construction experience and understands what it takes to run productive field crews in an active civil construction environment.
Required background:
• 5 years of heavy highway construction experience
• Strong understanding of earthwork, grading, slope, drainage, and plan reading
• Ability to read drawings and interpret project specifications
• Strong scheduling, planning, and field coordination skills
• Proven ability to lead crews and manage day-to-day production
• Strong communication and problem-solving ability
• Ability to work with project managers, crews, subcontractors, and field leadership
• Clean Florida or Georgia driver’s license
Preferred experience:
• FDOT project experience
• Drainage / stormwater experience
• Mass earthwork production background
• OSHA 30
• Spanish bilingual ability