Grading Superintendent

Department: Field Operations

Work Location: Mendota Heights, MN

Job type: Seasonal / Non-Union or Union option

Pay Type / Range:

Salary. $90,000 - $120,000 per year (based on experience, type of work, and qualifications). Bonus Program eligibility.
(This pay range is a good-faith estimate of compensation for this role.)

Option 1: Non-Union Benefits & Additional Information:

• Health Benefits include Medical, Vision, Dental, Pharmacy and Short-Term Disability (STD).
  • Additional Voluntary Health Benefits include Flex Savings Account (FSA).
• Company-Paid Benefits include Basic Term Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability (LTD).
• Retirement (Profit-Sharing Program) - eligibility after one year waiting period.
• Mental Health & Wellness Support provided through TEAM EAP.
• PTO Program covering all time away from work.
• Company paid holidays.
• Referral bonuses - earn rewards to help us recruit new talent.
• Annual boot allowance.

Option 2: Union Benefits & Additional Information:

• We are signatory with the following unions: Operating Engineers Local 49 and Laborers Local 563.
  • Health & Welfare Benefits and Pension would all remain through your union.
  • As a salaried employee, you will be a non-bargaining union member.
• Mental Health & Wellness Support provided through TEAM EAP.
• PTO Program covering all time away from work.
• Company paid holidays.
• Referral bonuses - earn rewards to help us recruit new talent.
• Annual boot allowance.

Job Summary : Our Grading Superintendent oversees and manages all grading operations for asphalt paving projects, ensuring that subgrade and base work are completed efficiently, safely, and to precise specifications. This role is responsible for managing multiple crews, coordinating equipment and materials, maintaining schedules, and ensuring the highest quality standards across projects.

Other Requirements: All candidates are required to pass a thorough Background Check, Physical and Drug Test. References may also be checked. We participate in E-Verify.

Job Duties & Requirements:

Reasonable accommodations can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Communicate with estimators and customers to create a schedule.
• Work with grading foreman and assist with work schedule, daily and long-range.
• Oversee all grading work and ensure work is done according to the specs.
• Establish expectations and work ethics.
• Manage equipment and employees.
• Ensure Foremen coordinate workload with paving and milling superintendents.
• Train and develop employees for advancement.
• Create a safe work environment and lead by example.
• Ensure equipment, trucks, material, and people are scheduled.
• Ensure jobs are clean and swept daily.
• Provide crews with what they need.
• Ensure foremen have a weekly and monthly schedule.
• Be a positive influence on others within the organization.
• Be professional and respectful by leading with integrity and maintaining confidentiality.
• Communicate changes as they happen.
• Communicate with job Superintendents and inspectors.
• Communicate changes to project manager.
• Understand specs and different mixes.
• Give clear direction.
• Read and communicate work orders.
• Maintain accurate and detailed field reports.
• Help manage customer expectations.
• Attend pre-con meetings.
• Adhere to all BR safety policies and ensure employees are doing the same.
• Meet with selected crew and stretch with them.
• Communicate the day's work with Foremen.
• Wear and monitor employees for PPE use and discuss issues with anyone not complying.
• Check field logs to make sure field reporting must-haves are on report before approving.
• Get accurate measurements, tonnage, and trucking for the next day's work.
• Maintain proper communication with customers and estimators so they know when work is to be completed.
• Communicate any questionable areas on job with Estimators, before proceeding.
• Hold weekly Schedule meetings with Foremen.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• 5 years of experience of grading/excavating
• The ideal candidate must possess a valid Class A CDL driver's license with a good driving record.
• Must be able to lift 50+ pounds regularly (daily).
• Regular attendance and overtime are required.
• Must have knowledge of the Twin Cities and surrounding suburbs.
• Requires good vision for close tolerance work and any night work may be required.
• Must possess a clean driving record and have a valid Minnesota Driver's License.
• Must have the ability to hear, speak and follow directions carefully.
• Continually required to reach, pull, carry, grab, pull, and lift.
• Must possess both good strength and good endurance as work performed in all types of weather conditions.

Live up to our company Core Values:

• Safety - Safety in the workplace is a mutual responsibility of the employer, management and all employees. We have an expectation that all employees will play an active role in workplace safety and always promote a positive safety culture.
• Quality - Quality is the best business plan. It is an investment in our future. Quality leads to consistency. Consistency leads to happy employees, satisfied customers and a growing business.
• Respect - Respect at work is crucial as it promotes healthy relationships between coworkers and managers, as well as outside the organization. A respectful employee is a sign of a respectful organization and therefore creates a positive image of our company and our workplace.
• Integrity - Real integrity is doing the right thing, whether someone realizes it or not. Displaying Integrity helps build trust and drives a certain level of expectation. Integrity is choosing your thoughts and actions based on values rather than personal gain.
• Commitment - Commitment is the bond employee's share with their organization and its employees. Committed employees bring exceptional value to the organization through their support, productivity, determination, reliability and quality. Commitment shows and can be contagious.

Company Information:

For more than 75 years, Bituminous Roadways has aspired to be your full-service asphalt pavement solutions provider, and contractor of choice, to both work for and with. We are a union contractor with a diverse workforce dedicated to safety, innovation, continual improvement, environmental stewardship and most importantly, superior customer service.

At Bituminous Roadways, we're energetic and passionate about what we do with an excellent reputation for performance and as a place to work. Because of our continued growth, we seek qualified candidates who share our vision, values, and commitment to superior customer service.

More reasons to join BR:

• Family owned and operated
• Paid Training
• Advancement opportunities - we aim to promote within
• No out of town jobs / home every night
• Family Oriented - Annual events

Bituminous Roadways, Inc. is committed to building a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), marital status, familial status, age, disability, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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