Project Superintendent - Louisville, KY

Olive Recruiting is seeking an experienced Project Superintendent to join a leading heavy haul and specialized transportation organization. This individual will play a key role in overseeing field operations, coordinating crews, managing jobsite safety, and ensuring engineered transport projects are executed efficiently and to the highest standards of quality. The company offers a competitive compensation package based on experience along with comprehensive benefits and opportunities for long-term growth.

Schedule: On-site, Monday through Friday
Compensation: Competitive base salary commensurate with experience, comprehensive benefits, and paid time off
Employment Type: Full-time, direct hire with client

Responsibilities
• Oversee all aspects of field operations for heavy haul and specialized transport projects, ensuring safety, quality, and productivity standards are consistently met
• Plan and coordinate daily field activities including scheduling, modular trailer configuration, equipment utilization, and subcontractor performance
• Lead and mentor crews performing jack-and-slide operations, gantry work, dual-lane moves, and hydraulic platform trailer transports
• Conduct daily and weekly project meetings to review progress, safety, execution plans, and upcoming tasks
• Ensure strict compliance with engineered drawings, load plans, safety regulations, and company policies, maintaining a culture of safety awareness and proactive risk prevention
• Collaborate with project managers, engineers, and permitting teams to ensure alignment on project goals, routes, and method statements
• Manage field documentation including daily reports, timesheets, material logs, transport packages, and inspection records
• Identify potential project issues or delays early and implement corrective actions to maintain schedule and budget
• Oversee subcontractor coordination, quality control, and adherence to transport specifications, drawings, and engineering requirements
• Ensure proper operation, inspection, and readiness of equipment such as hydraulic trailers, jacks, skidding systems, gantries, and support vehicles
• Foster strong communication between field teams, management, and clients to maintain transparency and accountability

Qualifications
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in heavy haul, specialized transportation, rigging, or engineered-move field supervision
• Proven background leading crews on complex heavy transport projects such as jack-and-slide, gantry lifts, dual-lane trailers, or modular hydraulic trailer operations
• Strong understanding of jobsite safety standards, engineered transport drawings, project scheduling, and resource coordination
• Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to motivate and direct diverse field teams
• Ability to read and interpret engineered drawings, load diagrams, hydraulic schematics, and transport plans
• Experience with modular trailers (Goldhofer, Faymonville, Scheuerle, PST/PSTe, dual-lane, or SPMT systems) is strongly preferred
• Proficient in project documentation, daily reporting, and time management
• Commitment to safety, quality, and professional integrity in all aspects of field operations