What is the Opportunity?Aecon is seeking a Civil Superintendent to support the delivery of utility-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects under an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) model. The Civil Superintendent will be responsible for the safe and effective execution of civil construction activities in the field, working closely with project management, engineering, quality, subcontractors, and other project stakeholders.
The Civil Superintendent will oversee day-to-day civil construction activities, ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with project drawings, specifications, quality requirements, and schedule commitments.
Location: Milwaukee, WI
What Youll Do Here:- Lead and oversee daily field execution of civil construction activities for BESS and associated electrical infrastructure.
- Coordinate civil scopes including site preparation, excavation, grading, foundations, concrete, underground utilities, drainage, roads, fencing, and other site works.
- Supervise and coordinate subcontractors, field crews, equipment, materials, and construction activities to support project schedules and milestones.
- Work closely with Project Managers, Project Coordinators, engineering, quality, safety, procurement, and other project teams to resolve field issues and maintain construction progress.
- Review construction drawings, specifications, work packages, and technical documents to ensure field activities are executed in accordance with project requirements.
- Monitor daily and weekly construction progress and support development of look-ahead schedules, workforce planning, sequencing, and resource requirements.
- Identify potential construction constraints, schedule impacts, constructability concerns, and field risks and work with the project team to develop mitigation plans.
- Coordinate inspections, testing, deficiency resolution, and quality requirements for civil construction activities.
- Monitor subcontractor performance, productivity, workmanship, and compliance with project requirements.
- Ensure materials, equipment, drawings, permits, and other construction requirements are available to support planned field activities.
- Participate in construction coordination, planning, safety, and progress meetings and ensure field-related action items are addressed.
- Maintain accurate daily reports, progress records, quantities, field documentation, and construction records.
- Coordinate interfaces between civil construction and electrical, mechanical, commissioning, and other project disciplines.
- Support turnover, punch-list completion, commissioning readiness, energisation, and project closeout activities.
- Promote and enforce a strong culture of safety, quality, accountability, and operational excellence throughout field execution.
What You Bring to the Team:- Post-secondary education in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Engineering Technology, or a related discipline is preferred. Equivalent relevant construction experience will also be considered.
- 7+ years of progressive civil construction experience, including experience in a Superintendent, General Foreperson, Supervisor, or similar field leadership capacity.
- Experience delivering civil scopes on EPC, power generation, transmission and distribution, renewable energy, utilities, or major infrastructure projects.
- BESS, substation, renewable energy, or utility-scale power project experience is strongly preferred.
- Strong knowledge of civil construction methods, including earthworks, excavation, grading, concrete, foundations, drainage, underground utilities, roads, and site development.
- Demonstrated experience supervising subcontractors, field crews, equipment, and construction activities on complex projects.
- Strong understanding of construction drawings, specifications, work packages, inspection requirements, and project schedules.
- Experience coordinating civil work with electrical and other construction disciplines in a multidisciplinary project environment.
- Strong understanding of construction safety, quality control, productivity, sequencing, and field execution.
- Ability to identify constructability issues and proactively resolve field constraints to maintain project progress.
- Strong leadership, communication, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work effectively with project management, engineering, quality, safety, subcontractors, clients, and field personnel.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and familiarity with construction management, scheduling, and project documentation systems is considered an asset.
- Ability and willingness to work in a site-based construction environment and support project requirements.
- This position is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Regular travel to the Milwaukee project site will be required.
