Pile Driver Superintendent

Pile Driver Superintendent

Job Summary

Crofton offers industry-leading solutions in marine construction, pile driving, and crane rental & rigging. We execute all our projects with safety and integrity. Crofton is a growing company with a highly collaborative and dynamic work environment and with team members who work vigorously to meet our customer’s needs. No two days are the same! Crofton is seeking a Pile Driving Superintendent to join our team.

This position is responsible for operating machinery that hammers piles into the ground to support building foundations, bridges, piers, etc., and reviews building plans, ensuring pilings are installed accurately. The ideal Pile Driving Superintendent will be situationally aware, safety-driven, able to manage pile driving crew(s), and multiple work operations effectively.

Duties/ Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate pile driving operations including installation of piles, cofferdams, fendering, and foundations.
• Direct and assist crews in setting or guiding placement of pilings (pre-cast, steel, timber) and structural supports.
• Plan, schedule, and coordinate daily activities with project managers, pile drivers, labor crews and foremen.
• Supervise and work with crane operators, rigging crews, and subcontractors to safely complete lifting and placement operations.
• Supervise and move construction materials and other heavy materials on construction sites.
• Monitor jobsite safety, enforce company policies, and conduct safety meetings.
• Ability to accurately read tape measures, precision scales, calipers, and blueprints.
• Ability to comprehend and develop job specifications from construction plans.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
  
  

Required Skills/Abilities

• Perform work in a marine environment.
• Lead and work from heights (pile drivers will typically be required to climb pile driving leads or work out of a manlift wearing fall protection)
• Physically, workers must be able to see well (naturally or with correction)
• Direct and climb and/or maintain balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
• Rigging and signaling certification preferred.
  
  

Education And Experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a pile driver, heavy civil, or marine construction with at least 2 years in a supervisory role preferred.
• Ability to acquire and maintain base access.
• HS Diploma or GED Equivalent
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to lift up to 40 pounds at times.
• Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like.
• Exposure to construction and marine site dangers.
• Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers.
• Operating motor vehicles or heavy equipment.
• Ability to see and respond to dangerous situations.
• Ability to respond quickly to sounds and handle noisy environments
• Able to traverse all areas of the jobsite in all types of weather; this may require walking, climbing, reaching, bending, crawling, or stretching.
  
  

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee incumbent in this position. A review of this Job Description has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of the fundamental job duties. All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the individual will possess the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform each job duty proficiently; requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.