Deep Foundations General Superintendent

GSI is seeking a General Superintendent to join our Casing Drilling operations leadership team. This role sits on the Division Management Team and reports to the Division Operations Manager. You'll join a team that already includes experienced casing-focused General Superintendents — the expectation is that you bring your own expertise, push the standard higher, and grow alongside peers who take this work as seriously as you do.

We're looking for a leader who understands that deep foundation, small diameter drilling is not about spinning steel. It's about installing structural systems correctly the first time, in unstable slopes, emergency geohazard conditions, and structurally sensitive environments where installation accuracy, casing integrity, and ground control determine project success. If you've operated at that standard and now want to build the teams that do, this is where you scale your impact.

What You'll Do

As General Superintendent, you provide senior field leadership across multiple crews and Superintendents executing geohazard mitigation, slope stabilization, and deep foundation drilling projects across the U.S. You are the senior technical and operational decision-maker in the field — managing safety, production, quality, people, and client relationships simultaneously across your assigned Squad-Teams.

• Live by and actively reinforce Company Core Values; ensure every crew member understands and operates within GSI's safety program and culture — protecting the people around you is priority one
• Lead, coach, and formally evaluate Superintendents on a minimum bi-annual basis; administer performance coaching and bonuses within specified ranges
• Provide direct support to Superintendents to ensure their success on active projects — concentric casing systems, duplex head drilling, dual rotary systems, percussion systems, tie-back and micropile casing, and grouting operations
• Develop and maintain training plans for all personnel in your business unit, from Driller Helpers through Senior Drillers; communicate weekly training priorities aligned to active project demands
• Attend Division Management meetings; keep leadership informed of major project developments, safety events, client issues, and crew performance — good and bad
• Coordinate crew logistics and scheduling in collaboration with the scheduling team, balancing operational requirements with leave, travel rotation, and project access windows
• Coordinate work and communications between Squad-Teams, departments, and Divisions; manage the interface between GSI crews, engineers, clients, and subcontractors
• Ensure each crew is installing products in accordance with job drawings, project worksheets, engineered specifications, and Standard Operating Procedures — verticality, alignment, embedment tolerances, grout control, and structural load transfer principles are non-negotiable
• Maintain and strengthen relationships with owners, general contractors, engineers, and vendors
• Drive crew performance, rapidly address deficiencies, and lead by example in the field

What Separates Good from Elite at the GS Level

Competent General Superintendents manage crews and hit schedules. Elite ones do more:

• Anticipate subsurface and logistical challenges before they escalate to project risk
• Build Superintendents and Senior Drillers who can independently protect casing integrity, improve production efficiency, and mentor their own crews
• Take ownership of the structural outcome across every project in their portfolio — not just the schedule
• Elevate team standards across the division, not just within a single crew
• Demonstrate the discipline and technical credibility to lead people who take real pride in precision work

What You Bring

Required:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in geotechnical drilling, deep foundation construction, or closely related heavy civil or ground support environments
• Minimum 3 years as a Superintendent or equivalent field leadership role, with demonstrated experience managing multiple crews or Superintendents simultaneously
• Deep hands-on experience with casing drilling systems — concentric casing (Symmetrix, ODEX, Elemex, or equivalent), duplex head, dual rotary, and/or percussion systems
• Proven ability to lead crews advancing casing through collapsing overburden, mixed face conditions, variable rock-to-soil transitions, high groundwater, and flowing sands
• Strong understanding of casing sequencing, grout control, and structural load transfer principles — you can teach these, not just execute them
• Proven ability to read scopes, specs, and engineered plans and hold crews accountable to quality and schedule from the ground up
• Strong, clear communication with crews, clients, engineers, and internal leadership
• Ability to motivate teams under pressure, manage competing priorities, and make sound decisions in poorly defined or rapidly changing field conditions
• Comfort with 100% travel — outdoor work across climates ranging from mountains to deserts
• Valid driver's license required; CDL-A is a plus

Preferred — but not required to apply:

• Experience on slope stabilization, soil nail, rock anchor, shotcrete, or grouting projects in addition to drilling
• OSHA 30 or construction safety certification
• Experience interfacing with geotechnical engineers or contractor oversight teams on complex ground support projects
• Micropile or tieback installation experience in high-consequence or structurally sensitive environments

Why General Superintendents Choose GSI

• Ownership. Every employee earns equity in the company — no investment required. You're an actual owner here.
• Autonomy. You run your division's field operations. GSI trusts you to make calls and stands behind the decisions you make.
• Real advancement. Clear path to Operations Manager and Division leadership. GSI promotes from within and the path is well-worn.
• Work that matters. You're not building parking lots. You're installing structural systems that protect infrastructure and keep communities safe.
• Schedule structure. Travel is real — this is 100% travel. But GSI actively works to get you home when you're off. When you're off, you're off.
• Safety recognized externally. ADSC Safety Award, Association of Geohazard Professionals Safety Recognition, and Gold Shovel Standard certified — because our safety culture is real.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive hourly rate based on experience
• Annual performance bonus
• Equity ownership program
• 100% paid travel (flights, hotels, food, and other travel)
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (HSA/FSA eligible)
• Life, disability, and accident insurance
• 401(k)
• Generous paid time off

Work Conditions

• Outdoor work in climates ranging from mountains to deserts
• Active construction site hazards and noise levels
• Regular lifting of 75 lbs+
• Extensive travel — up to 100% across the U.S.