Traveling Airport Paving Superintendent (Independence Excavating)

Traveling Paving Superintendent

Independence Excavating is looking for a skilled and experienced Traveling Paving Superintendent to join our growing team. As the Traveling Paving Superintendent, you will manage concrete paving airport projects and supervise the day-to-day activities involved with a particular project. The General Superintendent will assess the resources needed for each assignment and generate cost estimates based on their assessment to inform the project's budget. This is a traveling position; you will travel job site to job site as needed.

From breaking ground to the finished project, our team has been laying the groundwork for excellence on heavy civil construction and demolition projects for over 65 years. We combine innovations of industry with decades of successfully completed projects, proving we are a value-added partner from the ground up! Over six decades, Independence Excavating has established a team of construction professionals that sets us apart from other contractors.

What We Believe In

Provide a safe, family-oriented environment. Commitment to integrity. Protect our most valuable assets.

Always deliver the highest quality. Find solutions. Provide value to our partners.

Positively impact the communities we serve. Give back. Leave the world a better place than we found it.

Traveling Paving Superintendent Responsibilities

• Run day-to-day operations on the construction site
• Needs to be multi-faceted in construction knowledge from earthwork, utilities, and paving
• Maintain a safe work site and certify that all company safety protocols are followed
• Represent the company with professionalism and lead the overall construction effort in accordance with design, quality, and schedule
• Direct and lead the onsite foreman & make onsite decisions
• Clearly communicate the plan and directive with the foreman & subcontractors
• Coordinate resources, project strategy, and a pathway for project success
• Develop the work schedule with the project manager & maintain and lead discussion of a two-week look ahead
• Communicate daily with the Construction Operations Manager about schedules and resources needed
• Review equipment and personnel with foreman for resources needed

Do You Have What It Takes?

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required. Additional construction certifications or training preferred
• 5-10 years' of experience as a Superintendent
• Have working knowledge of FAA, USACE, NAVFAC, and various state DOT specifications
• Strong organizational skills in order to handle the variety of tasks assigned
• Develop positive working relationships with owners and project engineers as well as local government offices
• Must effectively manage union workforces
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally with employees, external vendors, owners and general contractors
• Possess a forward-thinking drive to continually improve and have the willingness to learn
• Willing to attain certain certifications that may be needed on an as needed project basis
• 100% traveling position

Why IX?

• Weekly Competitive Pay!
• Excellent Benefits:
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• FSA & HSA
• Life Insurance + Optional Family Life Insurance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• Wellness Incentive Program
• Paid Holidays and PTO
• 401(k) + Company match
• Paid corporate training program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Stability and a variety of different roles that provide a path to career advancement
• Family-owned and operated since 1956

Independence Excavating, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we value workplace diversity and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.