Arcadis

Field Construction Supervisor

Arcadis
Posted 10/20/2026full-timeUnited StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $58,320 - $97,200 per yearWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in construction supervision and management, particularly in industrial facilities, with a strong focus on fire protection systems and compliance with safety and regulatory standards. Proficient in overseeing subcontractors, conducting site inspections, and ensuring adherence to project specifications and quality requirements.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Construction SupervisionFire Protection SystemsSubcontractor OversightOSHA ComplianceNFPA Standards Knowledge

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
PMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Support Construction Administration and Owner’s Representative services for construction projects at industrial facilities
  • Provide field leadership and oversee subcontractors performing civil, mechanical, electrical, and other construction work
  • Serve as the owner’s primary on-site representative during construction activities
  • Monitor subcontractor performance, staffing, productivity, workmanship, and compliance
  • Verify construction follows approved drawings, specifications, permits, applicable codes, schedules, quality requirements, and regulatory requirements
  • Conduct routine site inspections and document progress and deficiencies
  • Coordinate daily field activities with facility operations personnel and project stakeholders
  • Oversee removal and decommissioning of existing AFFF foam suppression systems
  • Monitor PFAS-related decontamination, flushing, waste handling, transportation, and disposal
  • Oversee installation of replacement fire suppression systems, including water-based, fluorine-free foam, sprinkler, deluge, detection, alarm, and releasing systems
  • Coordinate impairment management, temporary fire protection, fire watches, shutdowns, and system cutovers
  • Support acceptance testing, commissioning, turnover, and project closeout
  • Review field reports, schedules, daily logs, testing documentation, and quality records
  • Participate in progress and subcontractor coordination meetings
  • Track RFIs, submittals, shop drawings, punch-list items, and corrective actions
  • Review contractor progress, potential schedule impacts, change orders, payment applications, and completed work quantities
  • Promote and enforce health, safety, OSHA, site-specific safety plan, and environmental requirements
  • Verify hazardous and non-hazardous waste handling and support incident investigations
  • Verify materials, equipment, installations, as-built documentation, and closeout deliverables
  • Witness pressure tests, flushing, acceptance testing, integrated system testing, and commissioning events
  • Maintain deficiency logs and oversee punch-list completion

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 5+ years of construction supervision or construction management experience
  • 3+ years of experience with industrial facility construction projects preferred
  • Demonstrated experience overseeing subcontractors in active industrial facilities
  • Working knowledge of fire protection systems, including sprinkler, foam, deluge, detection, and alarm systems preferred
  • Experience with contractor scheduling, safety oversight, and quality control
  • Strong problem-solving, team communication, and documentation/reporting skills
  • Strong working knowledge of construction drawings and specifications, with the ability to identify deviations, resolve field conflicts, and ensure subcontractor compliance with design intent
  • Ability to travel extensively to project sites
  • Experience with AFFF transition, PFAS-related remediation, or fire suppression system replacement projects preferred
  • Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Fire Protection, or related discipline is desirable, not required
  • Knowledge of NFPA standards, including NFPA 11, NFPA 13, NFPA 15, NFPA 16, NFPA 30, and related fire protection codes
  • OSHA 30-Hour certification preferred
  • NICET certification, Certified Construction Manager (CCM), Project Management Professional (PMP), or similar credentials preferred
  • Experience within chemical manufacturing, petroleum, aerospace, industrial manufacturing, or distribution facilities preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • Employee assistance program (EAP)
  • 401(k)
  • Short-term disability (STD)
  • Long-term disability (LTD)
  • AD&D insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • Reward and recognition program
  • Wellbeing benefits
  • Adoption assistance
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Nine paid holidays
  • 15 days PTO accruing per year

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Hard Skills
Construction ManagementField LeadershipQuality ControlContractor SchedulingDocumentation/ReportingSite InspectionsAFFF TransitionPFAS RemediationFire Suppression System ReplacementConstruction Drawings Analysis
Soft Skills
Problem-SolvingTeam Communication
Certifications & Qualifications
OSHA 30-Hour CertificationNICET CertificationCertified Construction Manager (CCM)Project Management Professional (PMP)
Industry Keywords
Industrial FacilitiesChemical ManufacturingPetroleumAerospaceIndustrial ManufacturingDistribution Facilities