Environmental Remediation Construction Superintendent Remote / Travel-Based | U.S. Projects
A growing environmental remediation contractor is seeking an experienced, hands-on Construction Superintendent to lead field execution on complex remediation projects across the United States. This is a travel-based role for a practical, safety-driven field leader who is comfortable operating in remote project locations and taking ownership of day-to-day site performance. The successful candidate will serve as the on-site operational leader, partnering closely with a Project Manager while directing crews, subcontractors, equipment, sequencing, safety, quality, and schedule execution. Projects may include soil and groundwater remediation, excavation, treatment-system installation and operation, dewatering, piping, pumps, process equipment, contaminated-media handling, and related civil or industrial field construction. This is not a desk-based project-management role. We are looking for a “boots-on-the-ground” superintendent with substantial environmental remediation experience who can make sound field decisions, communicate clearly, and maintain a safe, productive site under challenging conditions.
What you’ll do
- Lead daily field operations on environmental remediation and environmental construction projects ranging from smaller short-duration assignments to large, multi-phase programs.
- Serve as the senior on-site representative and primary field partner to the Project Manager.
- Plan, coordinate, and supervise crews, foremen, subcontractors, equipment operators, and specialty vendors.
- Drive safe work execution and ensure compliance with project-specific health and safety plans, company procedures, regulatory requirements, and client expectations.
- Conduct daily safety meetings, pre-task planning, toolbox talks, field inspections, and documentation.
- Coordinate work involving remediation systems, including treatment equipment, piping, pumps, tanks, filtration, dewatering, process components, and related utilities.
- Oversee field activities involving contaminated soil, groundwater, sludge, excavation, material handling, hauling, civil work, and heavy equipment.
- Build and maintain short-interval plans, daily work plans, manpower plans, equipment plans, and look-ahead schedules.
- Monitor production, labor, equipment utilization, material needs, and subcontractor performance to keep projects on schedule and within budget.
- Identify field constraints early and communicate practical solutions to the Project Manager and internal leadership.
- Read and execute against plans, specifications, scopes of work, permits, work plans, and technical drawings.
- Maintain high-quality daily reports, safety records, timekeeping, production tracking, photographs, delivery records, and field documentation.
- Coordinate mobilization, site setup, temporary facilities, laydown areas, equipment logistics, and demobilization.
- Build strong working relationships with clients, inspectors, subcontractors, suppliers, and site personnel.
- Mentor field personnel and help establish a disciplined, collaborative, accountable jobsite culture.
- Travel continuously or semi-continuously to project locations, including rural and remote areas.
What we’re looking for
- 10+ years of environmental remediation, environmental construction, or closely related field-supervision experience.
- Demonstrated experience serving as a superintendent, field superintendent, general superintendent, lead supervisor, or senior foreman on remediation projects.
- Strong working knowledge of soil and groundwater remediation methods, environmental field operations, and construction-site execution.
- Experience in one or both of the following technical areas: Treatment-system installation, piping, pumps, mechanical process equipment, plumbing, water treatment, or groundwater treatment systems.
- Heavy civil / earthwork / excavation / contaminated-soil handling / dewatering / sludge or material processing.
- Broad remediation experience across both field construction and treatment-system work is strongly preferred.
- Proven ability to lead crews and subcontractors in active, high-accountability field environments.
- Strong knowledge of heavy equipment, field logistics, excavation safety, utility coordination, and construction sequencing.
- Ability to interpret plans, specifications, P&IDs, piping drawings, site plans, schedules, and technical work packages.
- Sound judgment, calm communication style, and the ability to solve problems independently in the field.
- A track record of maintaining safe, organized, productive projects—not simply overseeing paperwork from a distance.
- Willingness and ability to travel extensively and work in remote locations for extended project assignments.
- Valid driver’s license and ability to meet company driving and travel requirements.
Preferred qualifications
- OSHA 30-hour certification.
- HAZWOPER 40-hour certification and current refreshers.
- First Aid/CPR certification.
- Experience with groundwater treatment systems, pump-and-treat systems, water-treatment processes, dewatering, filtration, air sparging, soil vapor extraction, or similar remediation technologies.
- Experience with industrial, municipal, refinery, power, chemical, landfill, mining, manufacturing, or brownfield remediation projects.
- Knowledge of environmental compliance requirements, including field documentation and waste-handling procedures.
- Prior experience working on projects in rural, industrial, or otherwise logistically challenging locations.
Travel and work arrangement
- This role is built for someone who enjoys field work and is comfortable traveling where projects are located.
- Assignments may be in remote areas across the U.S., including the Gulf Coast, West Texas, the Midwest, Appalachia, and other regions.
- Project rotations commonly involve 30–60 days on site, followed by scheduled time at home, subject to project needs and individual circumstances.
- Project duration may range from several months to longer-term assignments.
- The company offers flexibility around time off between assignments and recognizes that successful superintendents need a sustainable travel arrangement.
- Lodging support, per diem, and/or RV or trailer accommodations may be available depending on the project and employee preference.
- Candidates who travel with an RV or trailer—and are comfortable establishing longer-term remote-site accommodations—are welcome to apply.
Compensation and incentives
- Base salary typically in the range of $120,000–$180,000, commensurate with remediation experience, technical depth, and field leadership capability.
- Project-based performance bonus opportunities.
- Superintendents may be eligible for incentives tied directly to project profitability and margin performance.
- Travel support, per diem and/or lodging accommodations, and benefits package provided.
- Significant opportunity for advancement with a growing contractor executing increasingly complex remediation work.
Why this opportunity
- This is an opportunity to join a field-oriented environmental contractor that values experienced superintendents as essential operational leaders.
- You will have meaningful autonomy, direct impact on project performance, and the chance to work on technically challenging remediation projects where strong field execution truly matters.
- The company takes a deliberate approach to onboarding new leaders. Initial placement may include working alongside an established team on a larger project before assuming responsibility for smaller independent assignments.
- This allows both the superintendent and the company to build trust, align on communication expectations, and set the individual up for long-term success.
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