Earthwork Superintendent

If you're an Earthwork Superintendent, check out this opportunity to work with a well-respected, award-winning Contractor that puts their employees first with safety initiatives, great benefits and perks, a wellness program, and an Employee Stock Ownership Plan where you become part-owner in the company.

Come see why employees spend their entire careers with Sargent!

Sargent is searching for Superintendents in the Richmond, Virginia area.

If you have previous experience supervising crews in either an earth moving setting or pipe laying environment, we want to hear from you!

As a member of the team, you can expect:

* Great benefits - Including health insurance and HSA with employer match, dental insurance, disability, life, AD&D insurance, 401k with employer match, employee stock ownership plan, profit sharing, wellness program with incentives, paid time off, holiday pay, travel expenses covered and per diem. Foremen and Superintendents are eligible for a weekly truck allowance.

* Competitive pay - Based on your experience level.

* Great reputation - Sargent has won numerous awards for safety, excellence in construction, community involvement, and excellence as an employer.

* Stable and growing company - We can trace our history back to 1926 and have continued to grow and expand our business over the years. This stability is why so many employees are able to spend their careers here and retire comfortably.

In these roles, you will be travelling throughout the region to work on jobs related to infrastructure projects including landfills, airports, site development, and many others.

Although these positions may require travel, Sargent pays for travel expenses including lodging, mileage, per diem for meals, and vehicle reimbursement - plus you will be home every weekend!

Sargent is an employee owned earthwork construction company that traces our beginning to 1926 in Alton, Maine. Today, with a team of over 500 employees work in seven states, specializing in commercial, industrial and institutional site preparation, landfill construction, utility projects and airports.

Provides overall on-site administrative and technical management on a construction project site, including the scheduling, coordination, supervision and safe work practices for all project activities, including Sargent and subcontractor personnel.

* Supervise construction efforts to ensure the project is constructed in accordance with the design, budget and schedule constraints. Includes interfacing with the client, client representatives, inspectors, governmental oversight officials, other contractors, suppliers and field staff.

* Effectively plan, direct and supervise workers engaged in construction activities.

* Follow all OSHA and company safety policies.

* Create and reinforce a culture of safety that creates no questions as to how an item should be done.

* Provide safety feedback and coaching to foreman and crews.

* Ensure all subcontractors are following company safety policies.

* Maintain a constant awareness of all onsite safety hazards.

* Conduct weekly safety training for employees.

* Know the details of the job and have a deep thorough understanding of project resource needs one week to three months in advance.

* Understand and implement all construction aspects of the contract and the project procedures.

* Interpret and be able to explain plans for construction projects to foreman and crews.

* Maintain contract submittal files and confirm materials ordered, delivered and installed conform to approved submittals.

* Maintain contract documents and prepare and/or maintain record drawings.

* Mark work areas and contact Dig Safe to locate utilities present on the job site. Make sure that the Dig Safe markings are maintained and renewed as necessary.

* Eliminate/minimize resource and cost surprises.

* Ensure that crews have the best available resources at the correct time.

* Create and reinforce a culture of continuous production improvement in the field by identifying and implementing changes that improve productivity.

* Ensure the project team knows the production expectations and actual production on a regular basis. Alert the project team of any other relevant or important information, including any potential issues with customers.

* Manage subcontractors and provide feedback on subcontractor performance.

* Coordinate assigned work with work of different crews, company departments and other contractors.

* Create and reinforce a culture of quality work. Conduct and document quality control inspections.

* Investigate incidents and accidents and document the findings.

* Conduct evaluations of all employees supervised for more than 200 hours in a season.

* Represent Sargent Corporation in a positive manner in the community and to clients.

* Properly document the project. Maintain project quantity book and requisition quantity records.

* Record actual hours worked by reviewing and submitting time cards and other required documentation.

* Identify and develop field talent and…