Underground Construction Supervisor

GridSource is seeking a hands-on Construction Supervisor to lead underground telecom construction in the Charlotte market. This is a boots-on-the-ground leadership role and the connective link between our field crews, back-office support, and business operations (production reporting, deliverables, and invoicing). The Construction Supervisor serves as the eyes and ears of construction leadership in the field. Roughly 75% of the role is tactical: directing crews, equipment, and materials every day to hit production, safety, and quality targets. The remaining 25% is strategic: staying ahead of the next build package, forecasting resource and material needs, and surfacing field risks before they affect the schedule or the customer. Key Responsibilities Field Execution & Crew Leadership (~75%) Lead daily operations for one or more microtrenching and underground civil crews, starting with the 7:00 AM warehouse kickoff: crew assignments, equipment, materials, and the day's production plan. Drive daily production against linear-footage and task targets; reallocate labor and equipment in real time to keep work moving. Own job-site safety: run daily tailboards/JSAs, enforce PPE, traffic control, and safe-dig practices, verify 811 locates and potholing before excavation, exercise stop-work authority, and lead incident reporting and follow-up. Enforce quality standards for trench depth and width, conduit/microduct placement, backfill, and surface restoration per design, customer, and municipal specifications; drive punch-list and rework closure. Manage field equipment: daily inspections, utilization, maintenance coordination, and minimizing downtime. Manage field labor: timekeeping and attendance, onboarding and training new hires, coaching, and performance management. Ensure complete, accurate, and on-time field documentation, including daily reports, production quantities, photos, and redlines/as-builts, that feeds deliverables and invoicing. Serve as the primary field contact for customer representatives, inspectors, municipal staff, and residents/property owners; resolve field issues and complaints promptly and professionally Planning, Look-Ahead & Risk Management (~25%) Review upcoming build packages and design prints ahead of mobilization; identify constructability issues, permit and locate requirements, and traffic control needs. Forecast labor, equipment, and material needs two to four weeks out and coordinate with the warehouse, procurement, and project coordination teams. Identify and escalate field risks early (utility conflicts, permit or inspection delays, weather, staffing gaps, equipment failures) with a recommended path forward. Act as the bridge between field and back office: validate production quantities for invoicing, support closeout packages and customer deliverables, and coordinate with engineering, permitting, and project management. Track and report field KPIs (production, safety, quality, rework) and recommend process improvements as operations scale. ???????Required Qualifications Must be local to the Charlotte, NC metro area. 3+ years of construction experience with microtrenching. Experience supervising or leading civil construction crews. Ability to read and interpret construction prints and design packages. Working knowledge of 811/utility locate processes, safe-dig practices, and work-zone traffic control. Comfortable with mobile field-reporting apps, email, and basic spreadsheets. Valid driver's license and acceptable driving record. Able to report to the warehouse by 7:00 AM, work overtime as needed, and work weekends when required. ???????Preferred Qualifications Experience managing multiple civil construction crews at once, preferably in the telecom industry. Solid understanding of telecom civil construction and distribution methods (microtrenching, directional boring, open trench, conduit/microduct placement, handholes/vaults, and underground drops). Balanced background in strategic project management…

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