Construction Superintendent - Water/Wastewater

Job Title: Construction Superintendent - Water/Wastewater
Company: TOLM Group Inc.
Reports To: General Superintendent
Employment Type: Full-Time

Job Summary:

The Construction Superintendent is responsible for leading the day-to-day field execution of assigned water and wastewater construction projects. The Superintendent is accountable for safely delivering the work in accordance with the project schedule, budget, quality requirements, and production goals. This position leads Foremen, field crews, subcontractors, and field operations; develops short-term work plans; coordinates manpower, equipment, materials, and sequencing; identifies and removes barriers to production; monitors field performance; and works closely with the Project Manager to maintain project cost, schedule, quality, and overall performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Meet with project stakeholders to review plans, specifications, contracts, project scopes, schedules, and construction requirements.
• Lead day-to-day field execution and maintain accountability for safety, quality, production, schedule, and field cost performance.
• Develop and manage short-term look-ahead plans aligned with the overall project schedule and establish daily and weekly production goals.
• Lead Foremen, field crews, subcontractors, and vendors; assign work based on crew skills and project priorities and hold teams accountable for performance.
• Plan manpower, equipment, materials, and sequencing by phase and activity to support safe and productive execution of the work.
• Monitor production quantities, labor hours, equipment utilization, schedule, and budget performance; identify variances and implement corrective actions with the project team when performance is not meeting plan.
• Identify barriers involving manpower, equipment, materials, subcontractors, engineering information, access, utilities, or sequencing and work with the project team to remove them.
• Confirm approved submittals, drawings, layout information, materials, equipment, and other prerequisites are available before scheduled work begins.
• Coordinate on-site work, subcontractors, vendors, deliveries, and field activities to maintain workflow and prevent delays.
• Collaborate with the Project Manager to maintain the project schedule, review progress and field cost performance, and address changes, risks, and scope impacts.
• Maintain daily jobsite logs, production information, project documentation, and required field reporting using TOLM-designated systems.
• Lead daily safety meetings and supervise JSEA preparation; enforce company safety requirements with support from the Safety Department.
• Maintain quality control by verifying work complies with plans, specifications, approved submittals, elevations, dimensions, and installation requirements and by preventing rework.
• Interpret and apply project specifications and civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, process, and piping drawings applicable to the work.
• Develop Foremen through clear expectations, coaching, performance feedback, and accountability for safety, quality, productivity, communication, and schedule commitments.
• Lead regular field coordination and planning discussions with the Project Manager, Foremen, subcontractors, and other project team members.
• Support preconstruction and incident investigations as required and provide field input on constructability, sequencing, manpower, equipment, and execution.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Strong knowledge of water/wastewater construction practices, including treatment plants, pump stations, underground utilities, piping, concrete, mechanical/process equipment, and related infrastructure.
• Strong leadership, communication, planning, coaching, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, submittals, schedules, and other project documents.
• Strong knowledge of construction scheduling, including GANTT charts, critical path, sequencing, and short-term look-ahead planning.
• Strong understanding of construction job costs, labor and equipment productivity, and resource management.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop Foremen, manage multiple crews and subcontractors, and establish accountability for field performance.
• Strong organizational, documentation, reporting, and technology skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to safety, quality, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Valid driver's license required; must remain insurable under TOLM's Commercial Auto Liability policy.
• Must be willing and able to travel and stay out of town at project locations during the workweek.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Minimum eight (8) years of progressive field construction experience, including significant experience leading water/wastewater projects as a Superintendent or comparable field leader.
• High school diploma or GED required. Post-secondary education in construction management, engineering, a skilled trade, or related field preferred.
• Direct water/wastewater construction experience is required; treatment plant, pump station, process piping, underground utility, concrete, and equipment installation experience is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience successfully leading complex water/wastewater projects or major project scopes with multiple crews, subcontractors, and concurrent work activities.
• Strong reporting, documentation, organization, and technology skills.
• OSHA 30 required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Primavera Cloud or equivalent scheduling experience and construction project management/field software.

Work Authorization: Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. TOLM Group, Inc. is unable to provide employment-based visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.