Traveling Superintendent Commercial Construction

Traveling Superintendent – Commercial Construction

Location: Southeast Alaska

Travel: Project-based throughout Southeast Alaska

Compensation: $105K–$125K

An established general contractor is seeking an experienced Traveling Superintendent to lead field operations on commercial and industrial construction projects throughout Southeast Alaska.

This is a hands-on field leadership role for a Superintendent who can take ownership of the jobsite, lead both self-perform crews and subcontractors, and maintain strong control over safety, schedule, productivity, and quality.

What You'll Do

• Serve as the primary onsite construction leader from mobilization through punch list and turnover.


• Direct daily activities of self-perform crews, subcontractors, suppliers, and other field personnel.


• Track production, manpower, labor hours, and percentage complete for self-performed work.


• Develop and maintain short-interval schedules and participate in overall project scheduling.


• Lead weekly subcontractor coordination meetings and proactively prevent trade conflicts.


• Review drawings, specifications, submittals, and shop drawings to identify constructability issues.


• Develop detailed RFIs and work with project management and design teams to resolve field issues.


• Plan upcoming work, deliveries, site logistics, manpower requirements, and subcontractor activities.


• Lead jobsite safety efforts, toolbox talks, orientations, and ongoing safety compliance.


• Monitor workmanship and quality to ensure work is completed correctly the first time.


• Identify productivity issues and implement solutions to improve field performance.


• Coordinate closely with Project Managers while serving as the onsite point of contact for owners, designers, and trade partners.


• Lead project punch list and field closeout activities.


• Assist with recruiting, hiring, and building local crews when required by the project.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of commercial construction experience, including experience working for a commercial general contractor.


• Proven Superintendent or field leadership experience on commercial or industrial projects.


• Strong experience supervising self-perform labor and subcontractors.


• Ability to manage manpower, productivity, short-term scheduling, safety, quality, and site logistics.


• Strong understanding of construction sequencing and the ability to plan work several steps ahead.


• Ability to read and interpret drawings, specifications, submittals, and other construction documents.


• Experience developing work plans focused on safety, quality, and productivity.


• Comfortable working with construction scheduling, PDF markup, and project-management/ERP systems.


• Strong communication and leadership skills with the ability to work effectively with crews, PMs, subcontractors, owners, and design teams.


• Willing and able to travel extensively throughout Southeast Alaska.


• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship.

The Opportunity

This is a strong opportunity for a field-focused construction leader who enjoys running the work, developing crews, solving problems, and taking ownership of project execution.

The organization offers a strong backlog of work, long-term career growth, and opportunities for high-performing field leaders to take on increasing responsibility over time.