Project Superintendent Jobs
Project Superintendent jobs are open across commercial construction, residential development, civil infrastructure, and industrial sectors, from assistant superintendent to senior and program superintendent, with specializations in ground-up builds, tenant improvements, and heavy civil. Find a role that fits from the openings below and apply directly.
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Responsibilities:
- Demonstrate the ability to manage teams of electricians. Consistently complete projects on time, within budget, and in a safe manner. Helps establish performance goals and motivate crews to consistently meet or exceed goals.
- Lead and manage crews comprising apprentices, journeypersons, crew leaders, lead persons, and field supervisors. Delegate tasks and responsibilities effectively, ensuring alignment with project objectives.
- Lay out project work and coordinate timely scheduling of materials, tools, and equipment to meet project scope, budget, and schedule. Supervise on-site construction projects, trade contractors, and field personnel to ensure projects are completed within established parameters.
- Quality Assurance and Client Satisfaction. Review project documents, plans, and specifications to ensure compliance. Resolve construction difficulties, coordinate field installations, and oversee project close-outs. Foster and maintain positive relationships with customers/clients, ensuring satisfaction with project outcomes.
- Ensure adherence to standard operating procedures, project costs, time constraints, and quality standards.
- Conduct annual performance evaluations for assigned personnel as directed.
- Report to the General Superintendent, Project Manager, or Project Executive. Interact with other field personnel and support staff, including Estimating, Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, and other corporate services.
- Engage with owners, owner representatives, architects, engineers, trade contractors, vendors, and other stakeholders involved in project-related activities.
- Maintain required licensing and training requirements.
- Perform other related duties as required and assigned.
- License Requirements: In states where required.
- Education: High school graduate, holder of G.E.D., or equivalent studies/experience.
- Experience: Completion of an approved electrical apprenticeship program. Four or more years of field supervision/management experience and meets position requirements.
- Specialized Skills: High level interpersonal relationship skills, proficiency in communication skills, organization skills, and must be technology/computer proficient.
Responsibilities:
- Demonstrate the ability to manage teams of electricians. Consistently complete projects on time, within budget, and in a safe manner. Helps establish performance goals and motivate crews to consistently meet or exceed goals.
- Lead and manage crews comprising apprentices, journeypersons, crew leaders, lead persons, and field supervisors. Delegate tasks and responsibilities effectively, ensuring alignment with project objectives.
- Lay out project work and coordinate timely scheduling of materials, tools, and equipment to meet project scope, budget, and schedule. Supervise on-site construction projects, trade contractors, and field personnel to ensure projects are completed within established parameters.
- Quality Assurance and Client Satisfaction. Review project documents, plans, and specifications to ensure compliance. Resolve construction difficulties, coordinate field installations, and oversee project close-outs. Foster and maintain positive relationships with customers/clients, ensuring satisfaction with project outcomes.
- Ensure adherence to standard operating procedures, project costs, time constraints, and quality standards.
- Conduct annual performance evaluations for assigned personnel as directed.
- Report to the General Superintendent, Project Manager, or Project Executive. Interact with other field personnel and support staff, including Estimating, Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, and other corporate services.
- Engage with owners, owner representatives, architects, engineers, trade contractors, vendors, and other stakeholders involved in project-related activities.
- Maintain required licensing and training requirements.
- Perform other related duties as required and assigned.
- License Requirements: In states where required.
- Education: High school graduate, holder of G.E.D., or equivalent studies/experience.
- Experience: Completion of an approved electrical apprenticeship program. Four or more years of field supervision/management experience and meets position requirements.
- Specialized Skills: High level interpersonal relationship skills, proficiency in communication skills, organization skills, and must be technology/computer proficient.
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Who's Hiring
- Baker Construction Enterprises17
- Wharton-Smith15
- Sundt14
- Turner Construction Company13
- ROMANOFF11
Top Industries Hiring
- Construction & Real Estate39
- Staffing & Recruiting10
- Energy6
- Manufacturing2
- Consulting & Professional Services2
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in project superintendent jobs.
- 5 or more years of field supervision experience on commercial or civil construction projects
- OSHA 30-Hour Construction Safety certification
- Demonstrated ability to manage subcontractors across multiple trades simultaneously
- Proficiency with construction management software such as Procore or Buildertrend
- Strong understanding of construction drawings, specifications, and building codes
- LEED, PMP, or equivalent project credentials preferred for larger general contractors
Tips for Your Project Superintendent Job Search
Quantify your project delivery record
Your resume should list project values, square footage, and schedule adherence for each job you supervised. Hiring managers compare superintendents by the scale and complexity they've delivered, so vague descriptions of 'overseeing construction' won't separate you from the pack.
Highlight subcontractor coordination experience
Call out how many trades you've managed simultaneously on a single site. Owners want to see that you can run concrete, MEP, and finishes crews in parallel without letting one trade bottleneck another, so name the specific trades and project phases you coordinated.
Align your certifications to the project type
OSHA 30 is expected on most commercial sites, but heavy civil roles often prioritize ATSSA or HAZWOPER credentials. Match the certifications on your resume to the project type listed in each posting before you apply.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists project superintendent openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match your project type and experience level and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare a project brag sheet for interviews
Before your interview, put together a one-page summary of two or three projects you're proud of, including the delivery outcome, any schedule recovery you led, and how you handled a significant site challenge. Interviewers ask behavioral questions, and concrete examples close the deal faster than general answers.
Negotiate start date around your current closeout
Leaving a project before punch list completion follows you in a small industry. If you're wrapping up a job, name your realistic available date in your application and explain the project stage. Hiring managers respect honesty about closeout obligations more than an optimistic start date you can't keep.
Project Superintendent Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most project superintendents?
The companies hiring the most project superintendents right now include Baker Construction Enterprises, Wharton-Smith, and Sundt, with the largest share of openings in Florida, Texas, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Activity tends to cluster around general contractors with active commercial or infrastructure pipelines.
How many project superintendent jobs are remote?
About 9% of project superintendent openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, since most roles require a daily on-site presence to manage crews and inspections. The sub-roles most likely to allow partial remote work are program-level or multi-site superintendents who spend time on reporting, scheduling, and subcontractor coordination from an office or home.
How do you become a project superintendent?
Most project superintendents start in the field as a laborer, carpenter, or foreman and move into assistant superintendent roles once they've demonstrated the ability to read plans and manage a crew. From there, you take on progressively larger scopes, earn your OSHA 30 certification, and build a history of delivered projects. Formal construction management education helps but is rarely required if your field experience is strong.
Can you get hired as a project superintendent with limited experience?
Breaking in at the superintendent level with little experience is difficult because the role carries direct accountability for schedule, safety, and subcontractor performance on active job sites. The most practical path is to start as an assistant superintendent or field engineer on a mid-size project, shadow the lead superintendent closely, and document every phase you touch so you can speak to it concretely when you apply for your first lead role.
What does the project superintendent interview process look like?
Most project superintendent interviews run two to three rounds. The first is usually a phone screen with HR or a recruiter covering your project history and certifications. The second is a technical interview with a senior superintendent or project executive where you walk through a past project in detail, describe how you handled a schedule slip or safety incident, and sometimes interpret a set of drawings or a construction schedule.
Where can I find and apply to project superintendent jobs?
You can find and apply to project superintendent jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the United States in one place. Search the listings to find roles that match your project type, experience level, and location, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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