Construction Superintendent

Traveling Superintendent Heavy Civils

$120,000 - $140,000 + Performance-based Bonus + 401k Contribution + Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance + Ford F150 Pickup Truck (Personal and Professional Use) + Phone and iPad + Training and Career Development / Progression + Per Diem

Are you a Construction Superintendent with Heavy Civil / Horizontal Construction experience looking to join a market-leading General Contractor?

Are you looking to join a highly solvent, established, and expanding General Contractor that will give you the autonomy to run your projects as you see fit?

The Superintendent is critical to SEMA Construction’s Field Operations team and involves oversight of projects. You will be tasked with leading a range of complex projects and be given the autonomy to manage them as you see fit, whilst being supported by your Project Manager, project teams, peers, and executive leaders.

You will receive training and continued development to progress your career within the business long term.

Who We Are - SEMA Construction

SEMA is family-run and project-owner-centric. Being family-run has helped us build and maintain a distinctive entrepreneurial culture.

This helps us draw motivated and exceptional employees who want the freedom to excel and find purpose in rewarding work.

For project owners, this means a more personal and pleasant experience, where priorities are reasonable and only necessary rules apply.

In terms of technical specifications, we’re a full-service contracting company with over 31 years of leadership in heavy civil and industrial construction.

About 80% of our construction services are for government entities, with the majority awarded via a competitive bid process including traditional, design-build, and CM / GC.

Over the past three decades, SEMA has grown into one of the country’s largest Heavy Civil General Contractors, with offices strategically located in Southern California, Colorado, Texas, and Florida.

We enjoy a host of customers from both the public and private sectors. We have expertise in all types of contracting methodologies including Design-Bid-Build and the most advanced contract methodology Progressive Design Build and CMGC.

Candidate Skills, Experience, and Background

• Must have experience leading at least one (1) relevant project as a General Contractor from start to finish.
• DOT (Department of Transportation.
• Examples of required relevant project experience : Drainage, Bridges, Mass Earthwork, Electrical, Subsurface Utilities, Piping / Pipelines, Roadways, Highways, Concrete Flatwork and Structures, Curb and Gutter, Reservoirs and Dams, Rail, or Overall Heavy Civil / Horizontal projects.
• Must have experience operating in a General Contracting capacity; understand and demonstrate capabilities of managing the nuances of a project including such things as : Project Administration, Cost Control, Design or Engineering Issue Resolution / Management, Client Management / Relationship Management, Plan Reading, Scheduling etc.
• Must be tech-savvy and be able to get easily trained on systems such as Primavera P6 and Viewpoint.
• Must be willing to travel.
• Must be capable and willing to manage people and teams; take gratification in being part of and leading a team, and embrace / thrive in the challenges this can produce.
• Someone who is resilient and enjoys challenge.
• Must be able to think on their feet, possess intellect & emotional intelligence, and can manage task experts including subcontractors and vendors.

This Role would be suitable for the following individual :

• An experienced Superintendent or Construction Manager who has hit the glass ceiling in their current role and is looking for an opportunity to continue their career progression.
• An experienced Superintendent or Construction Manager who may be managing smaller projects and is looking for the opportunity to lead a wider variety of larger more complex work.

Training and Development

• Systems Training
• Mentor Program
• Continued Professional Training & Development

Compensation and Benefits

• Base Salary of $120,000 - $140,000
• Performance-based Bonus
• Competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance Package
• Life Insurance
• Short-term & Long-term Disability Insurance
• 401k Retirement Plan - SEMA contributes 4% after 1 year of service. This is not a Match; this is a Contribution.
• Ford F150 Pickup Truck including gas card and toll passes employees may use this for both professional and personal use
• Phone and iPad
• Per Diem when working away from Primary Residence.

Behavioral Factors

This job requires an individual who :

• Is competitive, ambitious, and goal-oriented.
• Wants responsibility for and authority over people.
• Is independent, persistent, and decisive.
• Wants to take charge and show initiative.
• Has the strength to follow through and keep at it until they get results.
• Is inclined to be restless and driving.
• Will likely have a sense of urgency to get things done quickly.

Teiken Global LLC has been retained by SEMA Construction, Inc. as its professional search partner for this Search. All candidates considered for this position enter the same selection and assessment process to ensure a quantifiable and consistent candidate experience and successful outcome.

SEMA Construction, Inc. and Teiken Global LLC do not accept any CVs / resumes received from recruitment agencies where terms of business have not been signed and will not consider or agree to payment of any recruiter fee under these circumstances.

In the event that speculative CVs are submitted by recruitment agencies, SEMA Construction, Inc. and Teiken Global LLC reserve the right to contact these candidates directly and consider them for current / future vacancies without any financial obligation to the recruitment agency in question.

This will also apply to any CVs sent directly to line managers.