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Jobs Site Superintendent Emp Type:

Full time / Direct Hire Des Moines, IA, US Thursday, Oct 29, 2026

Salary :

120,000 - 170,000

Annual Job Summary:

Seeking a Site Superintendent with industrial or agricultural construction experience to oversee jobsite operations and contractor coordination, with full-time travel and temporary relocation across the U.S. required.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Jobsite Leadership & Coordination:

Provide overall field leadership and coordinate contractors through their foremen or designated field representatives. Establish daily and weekly priorities, conduct coordination meetings, and resolve trade, access, sequencing, and site-logistics conflicts. Coordinate work with the Project Manager, Field Execution Leader, customer representatives, inspectors, and vendors. Maintain an orderly, professional jobsite with clear accountability for safety, quality, schedule, and execution requirements.

Safety & Quality:

Enforce company, customer, OSHA, and project-specific safety requirements and stop work when unsafe conditions exist. Coordinate orientations, pre-task planning, Job Safety Analyses, toolbox talks, inspections, permits, and corrective actions. Verify that work conforms to current drawings, specifications, approved submittals, manufacturer requirements, and quality standards. Document and communicate incidents, deficiencies, field conditions, and required corrective actions.

Planning, Scheduling & Execution:

Participate in preconstruction planning and develop site logistics, sequencing, access, laydown, temporary-facility, crane, and mobilization plans. Coordinate civil/sitework, concrete, structural steel, building systems, millwright installation, process equipment, piping, electrical, controls, and specialty scopes. Maintain short-term look-ahead schedules, monitor field progress, and identify labor, equipment, material, information, inspection, and access requirements. Escalate schedule risks, scope gaps, design conflicts, unforeseen conditions, and potential cost impacts. Coordinate deliveries, cranes, inspections, testing, startup, commissioning, punch-list completion, demobilization, and closeout.

Documentation & Site Administration:

Maintain daily reports, progress records, photographs, site logs, delivery documentation, and as-built information. Monitor contractor staffing, equipment utilization, site services, and jobsite consumables for alignment with the project plan. Review field work records, time-and-material documentation, delivery tickets, and equipment usage as assigned. Coordinate project tools, rented equipment, fuel, sanitation, waste disposal, temporary facilities, testing services, cranes, and concrete pumping.

Qualifications:

High school diploma or GED required; construction management, engineering, technical, or trade education preferred. Minimum of seven years of construction experience, including at least three years in a superintendent, assistant superintendent, general foreman, or comparable field-leadership role. Industrial, agricultural, or food processing construction experience required. Industrial or agricultural experience is strongly preferred. Greenfield construction management experience strongly preferred. Experience coordinating multiple contractors and trades from mobilization through startup and closeout required. OSHA 30-Hour Construction, current First Aid/CPR, and applicable competent-person training required. Broad knowledge of industrial and agricultural construction practices, sequencing, equipment installation, and jobsite logistics. Ability to coordinate multiple contractors and trades without direct day-to-day supervision of individual craft workers. Working knowledge of greenfield construction from site development and foundations through equipment installation, startup, and closeout. Ability to read and interpret civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, process, piping, and electrical construction documents. Working knowledge of OSHA requirements, hazard recognition, quality control, and construction documentation. Ability to plan work, identify project risks, resolve conflicts, hold contractor foremen accountable, and communicate effectively. Strong organization, judgment, documentation, and problem-solving skills. Full-time travel and temporary relocation to project sites throughout the United States are required. Valid driver's license, acceptable driving record, and legal authorization to work on U.S. project sites required. Ability to work extended hours, weekends, alternate schedules, and holidays as project conditions require. Ability to work in active construction environments, varying weather, uneven terrain, at elevation, and around operating equipment. Drug and alcohol testing is required in accordance with company policy and applicable law. Other duties may be assigned based on project and business requirements.