Job Opportunities API

Seeking a Site Superintendent to lead field operations throughout the Midwest and Central United States. This is a travel-based leadership opportunity for an experienced environmental construction professional who can run heavy earthwork projects, lead crews and subcontractors, maintain a strong safety culture, and take ownership of project execution from mobilization through completion. The ideal candidate combines hands-on field credibility with strong leadership, organization, and communication skills. This is an excellent opportunity for a Superintendent who enjoys challenging remediation work and wants a long-term path into Project Management and broader client responsibility. What You'll Do as the Site Superintendent: • Lead daily field operations across environmental remediation, heavy earthwork, excavation, demolition, and site restoration projects • Supervise crews of approximately 10 employees, equipment operators, and subcontractors on most projects • Coordinate manpower, equipment, materials, subcontractors, and daily production activities • Lead soil excavation, grading, backfill, compaction, contaminated material handling, and other heavy dirt-work operations • Support projects involving coal ash remediation, manufactured gas plant sites, groundwater remediation, UST/AST removal, ISS/ISCO treatment, demolition, and industrial cleanup • Safely coordinate the use of excavators, dozers, compactors, hydrovac equipment, and other heavy construction machinery • Review plans, remedial action plans, work plans, specifications, and site conditions to keep projects aligned with scope and schedule • Identify field issues early and work with Project Managers to resolve production, safety, quality, or schedule concerns • Maintain environmental compliance related to stormwater controls, dust suppression, waste segregation, hazardous materials, and site-specific requirements • Lead daily safety expectations, support morning safety meetings, and enforce site-specific health and safety plans • Maintain accurate daily reports covering production, labor hours, equipment utilization, materials, subcontractors, and project observations • Track daily time sheets and provide field information that supports labor cost and schedule management • Manage onsite materials, tools, supplies, and equipment to keep production moving efficiently • Serve as the primary field contact for clients, engineering consultants, regulators, and project stakeholders • Provide timely updates to Project Management regarding field production, subcontractor performance, safety, quality, and project status • Support emergency response mobilizations when required • Travel throughout the Midwest and Central U.S., with individual assignments ranging from approximately 2 weeks to 8 months Must-Haves as the Site Superintendent: • 5+ years of environmental remediation, heavy civil, earthwork, excavation, or closely related construction experience • Demonstrated field leadership experience supervising crews, operators, and subcontractors • Strong heavy earthwork and excavation background • Experience safely managing projects involving heavy equipment such as excavators, dozers, compactors, cranes, or hydrovac equipment • Underground utility or subsurface construction experience • Strong understanding of field safety, production, scheduling, and quality control • Ability to read construction plans, scopes, specifications, work plans, and site-specific requirements • Strong communication and leadership skills with the ability to hold crews accountable • Ability to work independently and make sound field decisions • Proficiency with basic field reporting tools including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, or comparable systems • Willingness to travel extensively and remain onsite for extended project assignments • Ability to mobilize to Central and Midwestern project locations within approximately one travel day • Willingness to complete required pre-employment screening and work in physically demanding field environments Nice-to-Haves as the Site Superintendent: • Direct environmental remediation experience • Experience with contaminated soil excavation and hazardous waste handling • Coal ash pond remediation experience • Manufactured Gas Plant remediation experience • ISS or ISCO experience • Groundwater remediation experience • UST/AST removal experience • Industrial demolition or dismantling experience • Experience working around petroleum hydrocarbons, PCBs, heavy metals, chlorinated solvents, asbestos, PFAS, or other regulated materials • OSHA 40-Hour HAZWOPER certification • OSHA, excavation, confined space, first aid/CPR, or other formal safety training • Experience with site-specific Health and Safety Plans • Emergency response experience • Experience training and mentoring field personnel • Interest in growing into Project Management and a seller/doer role Offers: • Base salary of $110,000-$130,000, with flexibility for the right candidate • Company-paid travel expenses • Company credit card for lodging and meals while traveling • Company truck and gas card • Medical insurance, including a company-paid medical option • Dental and vision insurance • Additional ancillary insurance options • Paid time off starting at 2 weeks, with flexibility up to 4 weeks depending on experience • Paid holidays • 401(k) with a 3% employer contribution regardless of employee contribution • Immediate vesting in the employer retirement contribution • Strong safety and professional development training • Opportunity to join a growing environmental contractor with a diverse national project portfolio • Clear advancement path from Superintendent into Project Management and broader client-facing responsibilities