Traveling Superintendent - Commercial Construction

Traveling Superintendent - Commercial Construction

Location: Southeast Alaska
Travel: Project-based throughout Southeast Alaska
Compensation: $105K-$125K

An established general contractor is seeking an experienced Traveling Superintendent to lead field operations on commercial and industrial construction projects throughout Southeast Alaska.

This is a hands-on field leadership role for a Superintendent who can take ownership of the jobsite, lead both self-perform crews and subcontractors, and maintain strong control over safety, schedule, productivity, and quality.
What You'll Do

• Serve as the primary onsite construction leader from mobilization through punch list and turnover.
• Direct daily activities of self-perform crews, subcontractors, suppliers, and other field personnel.
• Track production, manpower, labor hours, and percentage complete for self-performed work.
• Develop and maintain short-interval schedules and participate in overall project scheduling.
• Lead weekly subcontractor coordination meetings and proactively prevent trade conflicts.
• Review drawings, specifications, submittals, and shop drawings to identify constructability issues.
• Develop detailed RFIs and work with project management and design teams to resolve field issues.
• Plan upcoming work, deliveries, site logistics, manpower requirements, and subcontractor activities.
• Lead jobsite safety efforts, toolbox talks, orientations, and ongoing safety compliance.
• Monitor workmanship and quality to ensure work is completed correctly the first time.
• Identify productivity issues and implement solutions to improve field performance.
• Coordinate closely with Project Managers while serving as the onsite point of contact for owners, designers, and trade partners.
• Lead project punch list and field closeout activities.
• Assist with recruiting, hiring, and building local crews when required by the project.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of commercial construction experience , including experience working for a commercial general contractor.
• Proven Superintendent or field leadership experience on commercial or industrial projects.
• Strong experience supervising self-perform labor and subcontractors .
• Ability to manage manpower, productivity, short-term scheduling, safety, quality, and site logistics.
• Strong understanding of construction sequencing and the ability to plan work several steps ahead.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, specifications, submittals, and other construction documents.
• Experience developing work plans focused on safety, quality, and productivity .
• Comfortable working with construction scheduling, PDF markup, and project-management/ERP systems.
• Strong communication and leadership skills with the ability to work effectively with crews, PMs, subcontractors, owners, and design teams.
• Willing and able to travel extensively throughout Southeast Alaska .
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship.

The Opportunity

This is a strong opportunity for a field-focused construction leader who enjoys running the work, developing crews, solving problems, and taking ownership of project execution .

The organization offers a strong backlog of work, long-term career growth, and opportunities for high-performing field leaders to take on increasing responsibility over time.