Who We Are
We are field professionals. Problem solvers who take pride in doing difficult work the right way.
Subsurface Construction Company is a design-build geotechnical specialty contractor serving the Southeast since 1995. We deliver excavation support and deep foundation systems—soil nail walls, soldier pile walls, sheet pile walls, ground anchors, rock bolts, micropiles, and aggregate piers—on complex, high-risk jobsites.
Our culture is built on core values that guide how we work in the field and with our partners earning our reputation of being Responsive, Reliable & Fair:
Our Core Values
- Honest – We tell the truth about conditions, progress, and challenges.
- Respectful – We treat crews, partners, and clients professionally at all times.
- Self-Motivated – We take ownership and act without waiting to be told.
- Creative – We solve field problems within the boundaries of safety and design.
Join the Subsurface Team
We’re Hiring an Assistant Superintendent – Smithfield, NC
This is not a field leadership role for everyone.
The Assistant Superintendent role at Subsurface is a shadowing and development position designed to prepare you to become a full Superintendent. You will work directly alongside an experienced Superintendent, observing, learning, and gradually taking on responsibility as your competence grows.
If you want a clear path to Superintendent and are willing to learn the role by being fully immersed in field operations, keep reading.
If you are looking for limited responsibility, this position is not for you.
The Mission
Build the work as designed—safely, and on schedule.
Success in this role means:
- Issues are identified and addressed responsively, not allowed to linger.
- Clients, crews and project managers can rely on clear direction and follow-through.
- Safety and quality standards are applied fairly and consistently.
- Field documentation accurately reflects jobsite reality.
Speed without safety, quality, or reliability is failure.
Who This Role Is For
This role is for someone who:
- Is honest about progress, constraints, and risks.
- Leads with respect while holding the line on standards.
- Is self-motivated and takes ownership of daily execution.
- Applies creative problem-solving within approved plans and safety rules.
- Is responsive when issues arise and decisive in addressing them.
- Is reliable in follow-through and commitments.
- Is fair in directing crews and enforcing rules.
What You Will Do
- Assists the lead Superintendent with commercial projects.
- Coordination and management of all on-site construction activities and subcontractors.
- Assist on all scheduling with the project.
- Monitor construction for strict compliance with plans and specifications.
- Demonstrate and maintain effective and open dialogue with project team regarding changes in work, job conditions and subcontractor relations.
- Manage and track material and manpower to meet all deadlines.
- Ensure that all safety procedures and standards are followed within the guidelines of OSHA, federal, state and local laws.
- Complete all required safety training and model safety practices.
- Learn SCC processes and develop competencies to become a full Superintendent within the first year.
What You Must Bring
Required
- High School Diploma required; 2 years of college preferred.
- Regularly required to use hands to handle objects, tools, or controls with proper PPE.
- Communicate verbally (both speaking and hearing) in potentially noisy environments.
- Must speak and understand English at a level appropriate to receive and comprehend specialized safety and training instructions in potentially noisy environments.
- Work in remote, difficult to access locations.
- Valid Driver's License without restriction, required.
- Must pass (with results acceptable to Subsurface) applicable background check.
- Must pass Worksteps Evaluation.
- Must have driving records within company standards.
- Ability to read and understand basic instructions, including safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
- Willing and able to perform physically strenuous work in all weather conditions.
Preferred
- OSHA 10 ETD
- First Aid / CPR
Physical & Field Requirements
- Ability to walk and carry loads up to 100 pounds on uneven and sloping surfaces.
- Work outside in extreme heat and cold weather conditions.
- Walk, stand, and climb 4 to 6 hours per day.
- Twist and or reach to complete daily activities.
- Regularly required to use hands to handle objects, tools, or controls with proper PPE.
- Communicate verbally (both speaking and hearing) in potentially noisy environments.
- Must speak and understand English at a level appropriate to receive and comprehend specialized safety and training instructions in potentially noisy environments.
- Work in remote, difficult to access locations.
- Full time travel.
- Must be able to work up to 12-hour days; 7 days per week, if necessary.
Why Subsurface
We provide:
- 100% Employer Paid Health Insurance.
- 9 Paid Holidays.
- 401K Matching.
- Quarterly Company Performance Bonus.
- Opportunities for continued development.
- A family-oriented work culture grounded in faith, respect, and integrity.
