General Superintendent Civil - Primoris Energy Services

Position Overview

We’re looking for a General Superintendent to take the lead on all civil construction activities across our large industrial and power generation projects. You bring deep experience in heavy industrial construction—including simple-cycle and combined-cycle facilities—with specialized expertise in concrete finishing, formwork, reinforcing steel, excavation, and foundations for rotating equipment.
You’ll be the driving force behind safe, on-schedule, and on-budget execution, working hand-in-hand with project leadership and every discipline on site.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise all civil craft personnel, foremen, general foremen, and superintendents on site
• Plan, schedule, and coordinate all civil construction activities aligned with the project schedule
• Oversee and coordinate:
  – Excavation and underground work
  – Structural and equipment foundations
  – Concrete placement and finishing
  – Formwork and carpentry operations
  – Reinforcing steel installation
  – Anchor bolt setting and embedment installation
  – Equipment pad and rotating equipment foundation construction
• Ensure proper installation and verification of complex anchor bolt patterns, templates, and embedments for turbines, generators, pumps, and other critical rotating equipment
• Coordinate with project management, engineering, survey, quality, safety, and other craft disciplines
• Ensure compliance with all safety policies and regulatory requirements, including OSHA and site-specific rules
• Conduct daily job briefings, toolbox talks, and pre-task planning
• Monitor productivity, manpower loading, equipment utilization, and material usage—adjusting plans to meet milestones
• Review drawings, specifications, civil details, and work packages for proper execution
• Interface with inspectors, client representatives, survey teams, and vendors
• Identify and resolve field issues, constructability concerns, and work conflicts
• Enforce quality control standards, dimensional tolerances, and inspection requirements for concrete and embedded items
• Support equipment setting, alignment activities, and turnover requirements

Qualifications

Required

• 10–15 years of experience in heavy civil or industrial construction, including direct power generation work
• Proven experience on large industrial, simple-cycle, and combined-cycle power projects
• Strong hands-on and supervisory experience with:
  – Excavation and underground utilities
  – Concrete foundations and structural concrete
  – Concrete finishing and formwork systems
  – Reinforcing steel installation
  – Anchor bolt and embedment installation
  – Rotating equipment foundations and equipment setting support
• Prior experience as a Civil General Superintendent or Superintendent on large-scale projects
• Strong understanding of civil drawings, survey control, foundation tolerances, and construction sequencing
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, structural details, specifications, and equipment foundation layouts
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills
• Strong commitment to safety and quality

Preferred

• NCCER certification or equivalent construction credentials
• Experience on utility-scale or large industrial EPC projects
• Familiarity with both union and non-union work environments
• Experience with heavy equipment operations and crane coordination
• Experience supporting turbine, generator, and major equipment installations

Work Environment

• Ability to work extended hours, nights, weekends, and shutdown schedules as project needs require
• Comfortable working in industrial environments, including excavation areas, elevated work, confined spaces, and outdoor conditions
• Willingness to travel or work at remote project locations

Benefits

• • Competitive compensation paid weekly
  • Best-in-class; Medical, Dental, Vision, and LTD/STD
  • 401(k) with company match, vested day-one
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan [ESPP]
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, and Community Service Paid Time Off
  • Pet Coverage "For our Furry Friends"
  • Legal Assistance Coverage
  • Award winning safety programs

Company Overview

Primoris was formed in 2004 as the parent company and is traded on the NYSE under the symbol PRIM. We provide a wide range of construction, maintenance, and engineering services for power generation, oil and gas, chemical, pipeline, utilities and distribution, and civil infrastructure clients. Primoris is ranked in the top 1% of the prestigious Top 600 Specialty Contractors List by Engineering News-Record (ENR), having built projects throughout the U.S. and Canada. For additional information, please visit www.prim.com.

Primoris Energy Services is a major direct-hire contractor in the U.S. delivering self-performed turnkey industrial construction and EPC services. We offer these services to our clients within the refining, gas processing, chemical/petrochemical, hydrogen, power generation, mining, pulp and paper industries from the first groundbreaking activity all the way through commissioning and start-up of the project. Primoris forms a partnership with our customers and major stakeholders from early-stage engineering through construction completion and commercial operation, safely, on-time, and within budget.

EEO Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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