Superintendent

AlphaX • Full-time • Santa Fe Springs, CA, US • $135,000 - $162,000 / year • 1w ago

Our client has spent more than five decades earning the trust of some of Southern California's most demanding public agencies. They hold active, multi-year on-call contracts across major cities, counties, and water districts throughout the region — and they win repeat business because their projects get done right, on time, and without surprises. The work is real: underground utilities, water and sewer systems, storm drain infrastructure, and the kind of complex general engineering projects that require someone who's seen it all and knows how to move.

They're looking for a Superintendent who owns the field — someone who's grown up in California underground utilities and public works, knows how to manage crews and subcontractors in a demanding environment, and holds the standard without being told to. If you take personal pride in how a job runs and you want to bring that to an organization that will actually notice, this is worth a conversation.

What You'll Own

Direct day-to-day field operations across underground utility and general engineering projects — water, sewer, storm drain, vaults, conduit, and related infrastructure
Manage crews, subcontractors, and equipment to keep projects on schedule, within budget, and in full compliance with safety and quality standards
Serve as the primary field point of contact for public agency inspectors, project owners, and municipal representatives
Coordinate with project managers and estimators to ensure field conditions align with project scope, and flag changes or unforeseen conditions early
Enforce safety protocols consistently — maintaining a work environment where no one cuts corners and every crew member goes home the same way they arrived
Drive daily production and hold the team accountable to schedules without sacrificing quality or safety
Manage submittals, RFIs, daily reports, and documentation to support project close-out and public agency requirements
Mentor foremen and field staff, building the kind of crew that performs whether you're on-site or not

Requirements

Deep field experience in underground utilities and general engineering — water, sewer, storm drain, and related public infrastructure
A career built in California, with strong familiarity with California public works contracting, prevailing wage requirements, and public agency inspection and compliance processes
Meaningful public works experience is strongly preferred; candidates whose background skews heavily private or commercial should note that the majority of this work is public agency
Ability to read and interpret civil and utility construction plans in the field
Proven track record managing multiple crews and subcontractors simultaneously on complex, active job sites
Strong communication skills — you can hold a firm line with a subcontractor in the morning and walk an agency inspector through a tricky condition in the afternoon
California-based background required; candidates must have direct, in-state construction experience

Benefits

Competitive compensation commensurate with experience (to be disclosed to qualified candidates)
Consistent workload backed by long-term, multi-year on-call contracts with major public agencies across Southern California
Owner-led organization where the work is steady, the culture is no-nonsense, and strong performance gets recognized
The opportunity to bring real leadership to the field on infrastructure projects that matter to the communities they serve