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Senior Superintendent
Balfour Beatty
Location : Santa Ana, CA, 92701
Job Type : Temporary
Salary : 160,000.00 - 200,000.00 USD / MONTH
Date Posted : 1 December 2025
Balfour Beatty
Senior Superintendent
Salary:160,000.00 - 200,000.00 USD / MONTH
Summary
Balfour Beatty Construction is seeking a Senior Superintendent to join our team. This role helps provide overall leadership for on-site field administration, supervision and technical management for all construction operations on assigned project(s), including direct supervision of other project superintendents, assistant superintendents, foreman, subcontractors, and other construction related personnel. Directing them in planning, coordination and execution of work on time, within budget, attaining or exceeding profit goals, implementing and maintaining zero harm commitment, working with the project manager on the overall management of the project, promoting and enhancing client relationships and the company image. A senior superintendent is capable of delivering large and complex projects or multiple smaller projects generally with one or more reporting superintendents.
Essential Functions
Project Financial Responsibilities
- Participate with the project manager in issuance of monthly progress report, monthly payment applications, anticipated cost report, and other financial cost reports.
- In coordination with the project manager develop general conditions budget, and through labor cost reporting manage and control the budget.
- Review, approve, and code subcontractor and vendor payment applications and miscellaneous invoices.
- Strategize with the project manager to ensure risk is addressed at the project level
Preconstruction Services
- Assist preconstruction and project management to develop an initial project
- schedule and communicate sequence and schedule updates to all subcontractors and vendors.
- Prepare or assist in preparing operations related components of proposals and
- presentations, including logistics plans, phasing plans, project risk assessments, quality control plans, safety plans etc.
- Lead construction delivery portions of presentations.
Project Start-up and Scheduling
- Develop, maintain, and enforce a project site logistics plan and temporary facilities plan.
- Actively participate and/or lead post-bid, buyout, owner/architect/contractor, coordination, lead team, subcontractor, staff, scheduling, and post-mortem meetings.
- Review and provide feedback on all purchase orders and subcontracts.
- Perform a qualitative review of all contract documents for potential conflicts or interpretation issues to mitigate risk.
Project Administration, Operations and Close-out
- Develop, implement, maintain, and enforce a project site specific safety program that achieves an effective implementation of Zero Harm program.
- Develop, implement, maintain, and enforce a project specific quality assurance and workmanship program to include all subcontractors.
- Management of an OSHA site visits.
- Working knowledge of all project plans, specifications, contract with owner, subcontracts, purchase orders, daily correspondence, shop drawings, submittals, and all other project related documents, and maintain a complete and accurate set of as-builts.
- Perform and monitor all jobsite control reporting measures including daily reports, payroll, quantity reporting, accident and incident reports, emergency action plan, erosion and sediment control documentation, and timesheets.
- Ensure timely project completion through project scheduling and pull planning, monitoring and expediting of material deliveries and the management of material and document submittals/approvals.
- Responsible for supervision of layout and field engineering in accordance with all project requirements.
- Ensure that all requirements of insurance, safety, labor relations, classifications, wage rates, and Equal Employment Opportunity are met
- Proactively identify and solve problems to minimize risk.
- Develop and execute a plan for monitoring the completion of punch list items and coordinate all required field inspections.
- Understand local labor requirements, availability and capability for self-perform work.
- In the absence of other superintendents being assigned to the project, the senior
- superintendent assumes all duties and responsibilities of the superintendent.
- Understand all trade contractor’s means and methods in accordance with the project contract documents.
- Coordinate daily construction activities within existing operating facilities.
Minimum Requirements/ Qualifications
Experienced in managing complex, high-profile projects, including operationally sensitive environments such as Detention/ Justice facilities with a focus on maintaining safety, minimizing disruption to ongoing operations, and delivering immersive, technically advanced facilities.
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- B.S. in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field, preferred, not required.
- 8+ years of commercial construction field experience .Depending upon the project size, scope, and complexity the years of experience may vary. Depending upon the role, this may require demonstrated ability to assist with more than one project at a time.
- Previous or current Superintendent experience working on commercial ground-up construction projects over $50 million.
- Detention Center/ Justice and education project experience preferred
- Demonstrates solid presentation skills and verbal/written communication skills.
- Exhibits commitment to quality by evaluating project-related processes and making necessary changes, using customer input to make improvements, and meeting or exceeding internal and external customer expectations.
- Demonstrates proficiency using a personal computer (PC) and company communication tools, such as email, internet, and Microsoft products (e.g., Word, Excel, Office).
- Demonstrates proficiency using scheduling software.
- Ability to read plans and specs.
- Ten years or more of direct supervisory experience related to subcontractor management.
- Demonstrates proficiency using a personal computer (PC) and company communication tools, such as email, internet, and Microsoft products (e.g., Word, Excel, Office).
- Demonstrates proficiency using scheduling software.
- Ability to read plans and specs.
- Able to meet minimum driving record requirements.
Become Part of Our Team
As an industry leader Balfour Beatty offers employees a comprehensive benefits package with competitive salaries and more including:
- Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
- Health Savings Account
- 401(k) with company match
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Dependent & Medical Reimbursement)
- Vacation Time
- Sick Time
- Holidays
- Paid Volunteer time
- Tuition Assistance
- Employee Referral Bonus
About us
Balfour Beatty US is an industry-leading provider of general contracting, at-risk construction management and design-build services for public and private sector clients across the nation. Performing heavy civil and vertical construction, our teams build the unique structures and infrastructure that play an important role in how people live, work, learn and play in our communities. Our teammates have an instinctive passion for innovating that is fueled by a relentless curiosity, a drive to employ lean practices and processes and the determination to find a better way. Through Zero Harm®, we are challenging the construction industry’s assumptions about safety. We believe that no level of harm should come to anyone as a result of our business.
Consistently ranked among the nation’s largest building contractors by Engineering News-Record, our US business is a subsidiary of London-based Balfour Beatty plc (LSE: BBY).
Balfour Beatty is an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by federal, state or local law.
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Phone: (214) 468-4700
Email:BBTalent@balfourbeattyus.com
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Freqently Asked Questions
In Santa Ana, a Senior Superintendent must navigate unique local labor laws and coordinate construction activities within busy urban settings. The role demands heightened attention to minimizing disruption in operationally sensitive areas, such as justice facilities, which is less common in other regions.
Santa Ana's construction sector shows increasing demand for Superintendents experienced in managing large-scale commercial projects, especially in public infrastructure. Balfour Beatty’s focus on safety and complex project delivery reflects a competitive market valuing leadership in technically advanced environments.
Local employers, including Balfour Beatty, favor Superintendents who demonstrate proficiency in project scheduling software, OSHA safety compliance, and have experience with ground-up commercial builds over $50 million. Strong communication and subcontractor management skills are also highly prized.
Senior Superintendents oversee multiple projects or complex builds, leading teams including Assistant Superintendents and foremen. They manage budget controls, risk strategies, and client relations, whereas Assistant Superintendents focus more on day-to-day site supervision under senior guidance.
Balfour Beatty emphasizes a zero harm safety culture where Senior Superintendents develop and enforce site-specific safety programs. They lead OSHA site visit management and ensure all subcontractors adhere to stringent safety and quality assurance standards.
Yes, the salary range for Senior Superintendents at Balfour Beatty in Santa Ana spans $160,000 to $200,000 per month, complemented by comprehensive benefits like health insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and tuition assistance, making it a highly competitive compensation package.
Superintendents at Balfour Beatty can progress to senior leadership roles by demonstrating expertise in handling large, complex projects, excelling in budget management, safety enforcement, and client engagement. The company’s national reach offers diverse project experiences facilitating upward mobility.
They employ advanced scheduling software and pull planning techniques to synchronize subcontractors and material deliveries, ensuring efficient workflow across projects. Regular coordination meetings and proactive risk assessments help in timely project completion despite complexities.
Santa Ana’s urban setting requires Senior Superintendents to expertly manage logistics within operational facilities, balancing construction progress with minimal disruption. The local workforce dynamics and regulatory landscape also influence labor relations and compliance strategies.
Yes, these projects demand heightened sensitivity to security and operational continuity, requiring superintendents to integrate rigorous safety protocols while coordinating complex construction sequences, all without interfering with ongoing facility operations.
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