Heavy Highway Superintendent in Training

Siema Construction was founded in 1977 as a residential remodeling company. We have transitioned into a 2nd generation heavy civil construction company with over 40 years of experience in the heavy civil market. Our expertise includes heavy civil construction, utilities, paving and site work, special projects, and pavement restoration and maintenance.
The company operates in 4 different geographical regions-Lafayette, Lake Charles, Baton Rouge, & Alexandria and focuses on civil and concrete construction.
Heavy Highway Superintendent - Job Description

• Plan, coordinate, and supervise all onsite functions (scheduling, materials, field engineering, manpower and subcontractors) to ensure the project is constructed safely and in accordance with design, budget, and schedule.
• Responsible for completion, review, and submission of crew and equipment timecard and production tracking.
• Responsible for completion, review and submission of all field paperwork including delivery tickets, trucking tickets, equipment daily logs weekly.
• Serve as champion of project team in solving project issues, problems and notify project manager of necessary change orders.
• Perform daily huddles with crew members/foreman to discuss roles and responsibilities and task safety.
• Conduct weekly tool box talks.
• Acquire, document, and review pay item quantity tracking with owner’s representative on all unit price jobs.
• Capable of compiling three (3) week look-a-heads alone or with PM. Hold PM accountable for 3 week look ahead meeting and jobsite visit.
• Work closely with project manager on preconstruction activities; developing baseline project schedule, material orders and project field set-up.
• Conduct pre-install checklists as required.
• Assume leadership role on project, responsible for coaching, mentoring and setting the overall discipline and tone of project. Manager manpower effectively.
• Competent at managing large complex projects $2M in size with multiple crews at any given time.
• Ability to manage ALL aspects of heavy construction, concrete, earthwork, utilities - scheduling, cost, safety and quality.
• Good understanding of vertical and horizontal construction layout.
• Ability to read and understand construction plans.
• Possess strong leadership, organizational, and communications skills.
• Proficient at reading, writing, and basic addition and subtraction.
• Ability to navigate MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) a plus.
• Physical requirements:
• Manually lift/carry 50-100 lbs
• Stand and walk for long periods of time
• Carry tools/equipment
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl
• Perform all required tasks during extreme weather conditions (hot/cold)

Desired experience – 5 years in commercial concrete & site work & heavy highway leadership experience.

• Desired education – high school diploma or equivalent.

Pay is DOE.
Competitive pay and benefits are offered. If you or someone you know is interested, please come by our office at 408 Sunbeam Lane, Scott, LA 70583.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $1,500.00 - $1,900.00 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Heavy Highway: 2 years (Preferred)

Language:

• Spanish (Preferred)

Location:

• Lafayette, LA 70506 (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Lafayette, LA 70506 (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $1,500 - $1,900