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Clayco is a full-service, turnkey real estate development, master planning, architecture, engineering, and construction firm that safely delivers clients across North America the highest quality solutions on time, on budget, and above and beyond expectations. With $8.1 billion in revenue for 2025, Clayco specializes in the "art and science of building," providing fast track, efficient solutions for mission critical, industrial, life sciences, power & energy, aviation, commercial, institutional, residential and sports & entertainment related building projects.
The Role We Want You For
In this role, you will manage the organization and direction of project construction activities and oversee total site management including supervision of client contractors, field engineering, contract administration, cost and schedule, field procurement, and finance and accounting. Your leadership will ensure project operations are compliant, safe, timely, within scope and budget, and clients are satisfied. This key project leader for Clayco’s Field Operations team will oversee construction of 100MM - 500MM or more and will be assigned to the as the Construction Manager/Superintendent on Mission Critical projects.
The Specifics of the Role
- Responsible for the organization and direction of all on-site construction related activities and the primary contact for all project field activities.
- Ensure construction operations are in compliance with design, specifications, and that construction operations are completed on schedule, within budget and to quality standards.
- Responsible for site management including management of construction subcontractors, professional staff to include field engineering, contract administration, cost and schedule, field procurement, finance and accounting services, and workforce services. Responsible for managing and maintaining detailed daily reports.
- Ensures the development and execution of project automation plan, environmental compliance plan, safety plan, site survey plan, non-manual staffing plan, subcontracting plan, labor strategy, construction execution plan, and job-site work rules.
- Responsible for implementation of Clayco’s safety program, security, housekeeping, and fire protection on the construction site and ensures strict adherence Federal and State safety codes.
- Ensures the field organization is composed of qualified and knowledgeable personnel and ensures effective personnel utilization.
- Establishes and implements construction schedules, methods, manning charts, material, and equipment requirements.
- Responsible for field project performance and analyzes performances for adherence to quality standards and schedules.
- Plans and establishes procedures to ensure all construction operations meet engineering designs and specifications.
- Ensures Clayco’s policies and procedures are fully implemented.
- Establishes project field procedures to be worked in conjunction with the Clayco’s standards, as necessitated by project conditions.
- Collaborates with the jobsite team to ensure labor harmony throughout the project.
- Partners with the project management team to maintain effective client relationship and is the primary contact for client's communication with the field activities.
- Maintains effective relationships with other functional departments.
- Develops, implements, and administers a job-site security plan and coordinates the activities with Clayco’s security department.
- Works with the project management team to participate in all job-site's contractual activities. Participates in contracts and subcontracts negotiations.
- Participates in the development and implementation of a training program to ensure subordinate personnel receives progressive training to enable them to assume additional responsibilities and is responsible for overall development of construction training and any testing as required.
- Works with Clayco’s safety team in the development of the project safety program and ensures strict adherence to Company, federal, state, and local safety regulations.
- Ensures the implementation of an effective community relations plan for the site.
- Ensures required permits and licenses are in place prior to the start of the affected work at site.
- Responsible and accountable for construction license reporting to include construction Logbook entries and required notifications for permit closure.
- Partners with the project management team for the implementation of cost savings methodologies in the Construction organization and the promotion of other continuous improvement processes.
- Ensures development and execution of strategies and plans for project automation, environmental compliance, safety, site surveying, non-manual staffing, contracting, labor strategy, construction execution, and job-site work rules.
- Plans and establishes procedures to ensure construction operations meet engineering designs and specifications.
- Coordinate with the Field Operations Manager for all assignment of Superintendent and Foreman positions.
- Support Superintendent(s) throughout the duration of the job.
- Review project schedules with Superintendents/Foreman.
- Document project field issues that impact budget, quality, or schedule, and provide to the project management team.
- Ensure subcontractor requests for field issues that impact budget, quality, or schedule are documented and are forwarded to the project management team.
- Follow guidelines of the Project Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) program written for the jobsite.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, related technical degree or relevant work experience in lieu of education.
- 20-25 years of relevant experience, with progressive responsibility and technical knowledge both scope and value of project.
- Technical knowledge and experience of relevant construction methods and systems including:
- Utility relocates and slope stability works.
- Full understanding of multiple mission critical platforms.
- Full understanding and working knowledge of high voltage, medium voltage, and low voltage systems. General understanding of BMS and EPMS Systems.
- Full understanding and coordination of Utility relocations, underground medium voltage systems, and BIM modeling coordination of ALL utilities both above and below ground.
- Full understanding and managing of all LOTO procedure's and FOD inspections for all systems.
- Ability to research and understand local codes and jurisdictional requirements for the project.
- Knowledge of project-specific environmental compliance requirements.
- Experience with successful interface management on Data Center/Mission Critical projects.
- OSHA 30 required.
- Ability to walk the job site, climb ladders, and multi floor scaffolding.
- Ability to lift objects at least 50lbs.
Some Things You Should Know
- Our clients and projects are nationwide – Travel will be required.
- No other builder can offer the collaborative design-build approach that Clayco does.
- We work on creative, complex, award-winning, high-profile jobs.
- The pace is fast!
- This position is classified as a safety-sensitive role in accordance with applicable state and federal laws. Candidates selected for this position will be subject to a comprehensive background check, which includes mandatory drug testing.
Why Clayco?
- 2025 Best Places to Work – St. Louis Business Journal, Los Angeles Business Journal, and Phoenix Business Journal.
- 2025 ENR Top 400 – Top Data Center Contractor (Top 3).
- 2025 ENR Top 100 Design-Build Firms – Design-Build Contractor (Top 5).
- 2025 ENR Top 100 Green Contractors – Green Contractor (Top 3).
Benefits
- Discretionary Annual Bonus: Subject to company and individual performance.
- Comprehensive Benefits Package Including: Medical, dental and vision plans, 401k, generous PTO and paid company holidays, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability coverage, learning & development programs and more!
Compensation
- The salary range for this position considers a wide range of factors in making compensation decisions including but not limited to: Education, qualifications, skills, training, experience, certifications, internal equity, and location. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.
About us
Clayco is a full-service, turnkey real estate development, master planning, architecture, engineering, and construction firm that safely delivers clients across North America the highest quality solutions on time, on budget, and above and beyond expectations. With $8.1 billion in revenue for 2025, Clayco specializes in the "art and science of building," providing fast track, efficient solutions for mission critical, industrial, life sciences, power & energy, aviation, commercial, institutional, residential and sports & entertainment related building projects.
The Role We Want You For
In this role, you will manage the organization and direction of project construction activities and oversee total site management including supervision of client contractors, field engineering, contract administration, cost and schedule, field procurement, and finance and accounting. Your leadership will ensure project operations are compliant, safe, timely, within scope and budget, and clients are satisfied. This key project leader for Clayco’s Field Operations team will oversee construction of 100MM - 500MM or more and will be assigned to the as the Construction Manager/Superintendent on Mission Critical projects.
The Specifics of the Role
- Responsible for the organization and direction of all on-site construction related activities and the primary contact for all project field activities.
- Ensure construction operations are in compliance with design, specifications, and that construction operations are completed on schedule, within budget and to quality standards.
- Responsible for site management including management of construction subcontractors, professional staff to include field engineering, contract administration, cost and schedule, field procurement, finance and accounting services, and workforce services. Responsible for managing and maintaining detailed daily reports.
- Ensures the development and execution of project automation plan, environmental compliance plan, safety plan, site survey plan, non-manual staffing plan, subcontracting plan, labor strategy, construction execution plan, and job-site work rules.
- Responsible for implementation of Clayco’s safety program, security, housekeeping, and fire protection on the construction site and ensures strict adherence Federal and State safety codes.
- Ensures the field organization is composed of qualified and knowledgeable personnel and ensures effective personnel utilization.
- Establishes and implements construction schedules, methods, manning charts, material, and equipment requirements.
- Responsible for field project performance and analyzes performances for adherence to quality standards and schedules.
- Plans and establishes procedures to ensure all construction operations meet engineering designs and specifications.
- Ensures Clayco’s policies and procedures are fully implemented.
- Establishes project field procedures to be worked in conjunction with the Clayco’s standards, as necessitated by project conditions.
- Collaborates with the jobsite team to ensure labor harmony throughout the project.
- Partners with the project management team to maintain effective client relationship and is the primary contact for client's communication with the field activities.
- Maintains effective relationships with other functional departments.
- Develops, implements, and administers a job-site security plan and coordinates the activities with Clayco’s security department.
- Works with the project management team to participate in all job-site's contractual activities. Participates in contracts and subcontracts negotiations.
- Participates in the development and implementation of a training program to ensure subordinate personnel receives progressive training to enable them to assume additional responsibilities and is responsible for overall development of construction training and any testing as required.
- Works with Clayco’s safety team in the development of the project safety program and ensures strict adherence to Company, federal, state, and local safety regulations.
- Ensures the implementation of an effective community relations plan for the site.
- Ensures required permits and licenses are in place prior to the start of the affected work at site.
- Responsible and accountable for construction license reporting to include construction Logbook entries and required notifications for permit closure.
- Partners with the project management team for the implementation of cost savings methodologies in the Construction organization and the promotion of other continuous improvement processes.
- Ensures development and execution of strategies and plans for project automation, environmental compliance, safety, site surveying, non-manual staffing, contracting, labor strategy, construction execution, and job-site work rules.
- Plans and establishes procedures to ensure construction operations meet engineering designs and specifications.
- Coordinate with the Field Operations Manager for all assignment of Superintendent and Foreman positions.
- Support Superintendent(s) throughout the duration of the job.
- Review project schedules with Superintendents/Foreman.
- Document project field issues that impact budget, quality, or schedule, and provide to the project management team.
- Ensure subcontractor requests for field issues that impact budget, quality, or schedule are documented and are forwarded to the project management team.
- Follow guidelines of the Project Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) program written for the jobsite.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, related technical degree or relevant work experience in lieu of education.
- 20-25 years of relevant experience, with progressive responsibility and technical knowledge both scope and value of project.
- Technical knowledge and experience of relevant construction methods and systems including:
- Utility relocates and slope stability works.
- Full understanding of multiple mission critical platforms.
- Full understanding and working knowledge of high voltage, medium voltage, and low voltage systems. General understanding of BMS and EPMS Systems.
- Full understanding and coordination of Utility relocations, underground medium voltage systems, and BIM modeling coordination of ALL utilities both above and below ground.
- Full understanding and managing of all LOTO procedure's and FOD inspections for all systems.
- Ability to research and understand local codes and jurisdictional requirements for the project.
- Knowledge of project-specific environmental compliance requirements.
- Experience with successful interface management on Data Center/Mission Critical projects.
- OSHA 30 required.
- Ability to walk the job site, climb ladders, and multi floor scaffolding.
- Ability to lift objects at least 50lbs.
Some Things You Should Know
- Our clients and projects are nationwide – Travel will be required.
- No other builder can offer the collaborative design-build approach that Clayco does.
- We work on creative, complex, award-winning, high-profile jobs.
- The pace is fast!
- This position is classified as a safety-sensitive role in accordance with applicable state and federal laws. Candidates selected for this position will be subject to a comprehensive background check, which includes mandatory drug testing.
Why Clayco?
- 2025 Best Places to Work – St. Louis Business Journal, Los Angeles Business Journal, and Phoenix Business Journal.
- 2025 ENR Top 400 – Top Data Center Contractor (Top 3).
- 2025 ENR Top 100 Design-Build Firms – Design-Build Contractor (Top 5).
- 2025 ENR Top 100 Green Contractors – Green Contractor (Top 3).
Benefits
- Discretionary Annual Bonus: Subject to company and individual performance.
- Comprehensive Benefits Package Including: Medical, dental and vision plans, 401k, generous PTO and paid company holidays, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability coverage, learning & development programs and more!
Compensation
- The salary range for this position considers a wide range of factors in making compensation decisions including but not limited to: Education, qualifications, skills, training, experience, certifications, internal equity, and location. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.
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Earn a OSHA-Recognized Safety Credential First
Clayco prioritizes site safety leadership, so holding an OSHA 30-Hour Construction certification before you apply signals field-ready competence. It also strengthens your H-1B specialty occupation argument by pairing your degree with a role-specific, industry-recognized credential.
Target Clayco's Active Project Markets Strategically
Clayco concentrates large project pipelines in markets like St. Louis, Chicago, and the Southeast. Applying to openings tied to active construction phases, rather than pipeline postings, puts you closer to teams with immediate headcount needs and a stronger internal case for sponsorship.
Align Your Degree Field to Specialty Occupation Standards
USCIS scrutinizes whether Construction Superintendent roles qualify as specialty occupations. A bachelor's degree in civil engineering, construction management, or architecture, directly tied to your proposed duties, is the clearest path to a defensible H-1B petition for this function.
Clarify Sponsorship Type Before Accepting an Offer
Confirm whether Clayco is filing a cap-subject H-1B, an employer-sponsored Green Card, or a TN for Canadian or Mexican nationals before you sign. Each pathway has different filing windows and timelines that affect your start date and work authorization continuity.
Use Migrate Mate to Surface Clayco's Open Roles
Construction Superintendent openings at Clayco move quickly once a project is awarded. Use Migrate Mate to filter active sponsoring employer listings by role and visa type so you can apply before positions close or headcount is reallocated to internal candidates.
Prepare a Project Portfolio That Documents Scope and Value
For PERM or EB-3 filings, DOL requires evidence that the role is genuinely specialized. A portfolio listing project types, square footage, subcontractor counts, and budget ownership gives your employer concrete documentation to support the labor market test and prevailing wage determination.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Clayco sponsor H-1B visas for Construction Superintendents?
Yes, Clayco has sponsored H-1B visas for Construction Superintendent roles. Because USCIS requires these positions to qualify as specialty occupations, your application is strongest when the role requires a specific bachelor's degree in a field like civil engineering or construction management and your duties align closely with that credential. Roles with broad, generalist responsibilities can face additional scrutiny during adjudication.
How do I apply for Construction Superintendent jobs at Clayco?
You can apply through Clayco's careers page or find sponsorship-eligible openings using Migrate Mate, which filters Construction Superintendent roles by visa type so you can confirm sponsorship availability before applying. When applying, tailor your resume to reflect project scale, site leadership responsibilities, and any multi-trade coordination experience, since Clayco's superintendent roles typically span large-scale commercial or industrial builds.
Which visa types does Clayco commonly use for Construction Superintendents?
Clayco has used H-1B, TN visa, F-1 OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1 visa, and employer-sponsored immigrant visas including EB-2 and EB-3 for this function. TN visa is available to Canadian and Mexican nationals whose role qualifies under USMCA occupational categories. F-1 OPT and CPT are common for recent construction management or engineering graduates entering the field. EB-2 and EB-3 Green Card sponsorship is available for longer-term hires after an established employment relationship.
What qualifications does Clayco expect for a sponsored Construction Superintendent?
Clayco typically looks for candidates with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, construction management, or a related discipline, combined with direct field experience managing subcontractors, schedules, and site safety. For H-1B purposes, the degree must be directly tied to the role's core duties. Practical experience with large commercial or industrial projects, proficiency with construction management software, and an OSHA safety certification strengthen both your candidacy and the underlying sponsorship petition.
How do I time my application given H-1B cap deadlines and project hiring cycles?
H-1B cap registrations open each March for an October 1 start date, meaning Clayco would need to file your petition in spring for fall employment. Construction project awards often drive hiring decisions, so connecting with Clayco's recruiting team in the January through February window gives you the best chance of being included in that cycle. If you're on F-1 OPT, your 60-day grace period and any remaining OPT time affect how quickly a cap-gap or new petition must be filed.