What are the responsibilities and job description for the Grading Foreman position at Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.?
Application Instructions
Sterling Infrastructure Inc., doing business as Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction, is looking to expand into the El Paso, TX market and we're hiring experienced Equipment Operators for a major Mass Excavation project starting this August!
This is a high-profile, large-scale project that offers long-term opportunities, steady work, and the chance to be part of a growing team from the ground up. Join a company with a strong reputation for delivering complex infrastructure projects, where your skills are valued, your safety is a priority, and your future matters.
Position Description
Earthwork/Roadway Superintendent
Lead and supervise field operations for heavy earthwork, grading, and roadway projects. Oversee grading crews, operate heavy equipment, and ensure quality and safety on-site.
Key Responsibilities
We are an equal opportunity employer: We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, genetic information, marital status, military status, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, or status with regard to public assistance, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Sterling Infrastructure Inc., doing business as Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction, is looking to expand into the El Paso, TX market and we're hiring experienced Equipment Operators for a major Mass Excavation project starting this August!
This is a high-profile, large-scale project that offers long-term opportunities, steady work, and the chance to be part of a growing team from the ground up. Join a company with a strong reputation for delivering complex infrastructure projects, where your skills are valued, your safety is a priority, and your future matters.
Position Description
Earthwork/Roadway Superintendent
Lead and supervise field operations for heavy earthwork, grading, and roadway projects. Oversee grading crews, operate heavy equipment, and ensure quality and safety on-site.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and coordinate grading crew activities, including hands-on equipment operation
- Interpret blueprints, layout work sites, and shoot grades using levels and GPS
- Inspect work for compliance with specs and safety standards
- Optimize production methods and crew efficiency
- Estimate materials, monitor schedules, and adjust workflows to meet deadlines
- Maintain strong knowledge of equipment capabilities and limitations
- A minimum of 5 years of supervising / crew leadership experience
- A minimum of 8 years of experience of dirt and grading work (subgrade treatment, fine grading).
- A minimum of 8 year (overall) of operating large heavy equipment experience
- A minimum of 8 years of main roadway / highway construction experience required
- Work Safely
- Be able to carry 70 lbs. or more – frequent cross body movements such as bending, climbing, twisting, balancing, stooping, etc.
- High School diploma/GED preferred.
- Flexible availability to include overtime and weekends.
- Valid Driver’s license
- Know how to shoot grade with level an some knowledge of GPS
- Good eye to hand coordination a must. Depth Perception required.
- Experience find grading with various pieces of equipment
We are an equal opportunity employer: We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, genetic information, marital status, military status, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, or status with regard to public assistance, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.