Site Superintendent

Job Title: Site Superintendent

Job Description

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Site Superintendent to join our dynamic team. This position is rotation-based on project sites and involves leading crews and managing equipment through all phases of mobilization, operations, and demobilization.

Responsibilities

• Ensure dredges, crews, and sites are following best safety practices.
• Relay executive safety messages and discuss with the crews.
• Review and act on all crew safety concerns.
• Safely plan all work and logistical functions to avoid damages to pipeline and infrastructure.
• Understand and enforce union contract obligations.
• Manage logistics and coordination for any ancillary equipment on site.
• Responsible for crew schedule with assistance of deck managers.
• Review and approve crew payroll and travel.
• Responsible for on-site inventory, assuring correct pipeline allotment, and tracking soundings per policy.
• Perform on-site maintenance to all pipe, cubes, fittings, etc., and communicate deficiencies to maintenance for off-site maintenance.
• Accurately track and place all subline installed and recovered on site.
• Scout out yard facilities, access points, site features, etc., when first arriving on site.
• Ensure adequate heavy lift areas, crew boat landing, and crew parking are secured.
• Complete and distribute daily mobilization/demobilization brief.
• Complete and QC all trucking and tow plans.
• Oversee demobilization and ensure final clean-up and walk-through of all facilities is completed.
• Understand and execute project in accordance with the cost and production estimates.
• Ensure required training is arranged for crew.
• Verify and follow up that site teams have the required tools and equipment for project execution.
• Approve or reject NSE requests in a timely fashion.
• Manage fuel for all plant on site.
• Manage 3rd party vessel on/off hire and schedule all tug evolutions.
• Enforce company policy and procedure with crew.

Essential Skills

• At least 5 years of relevant experience in dredging and/or marine construction.
• Experience in waterside crane operations.
• Coordination of tug boats, including scheduling and managing tug evolutions and vessel logistics.
• Expertise in marine logistics, including handling pipelines, tow plans, and site mobilization/demobilization.
• Proven ability to lead and schedule hourly crews.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Marine Operations Experience is nice to have.
• No certifications or additional experience required beyond core skills.
• Not oil and gas focused position.
• Rotation schedule: 14 days on / 7 days off.
• Flexible: Candidates who want to work longer rotations will be accommodated.
• Travel position: Must be willing to travel to multiple project locations.

Work Environment

You'll be joining a collaborative team that values safety, efficiency, and professionalism in a dynamic marine construction environment. The team size varies by project but typically includes experienced crew members and support staff working together to deliver high-quality results. The dress code is practical and safety-focused, requiring appropriate PPE for all site activities. This is a rotation-based position with a schedule of 14 days on and 7 days off, and flexibility for longer rotations if desired. As this is a traveling role, you'll work at different project sites, offering variety and exposure to unique marine operations.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Lake Charles, LA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $49.00 - $54.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Lake Charles,LA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Apr 30, 2026.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I is embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent
• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

Actalent is an equal opportunity employer.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services. For more than 40 years, we've helped visionary companies advance their goals. Headquartered in the United States, our teams span 150 offices across North America, EMEA, and APAC-with four delivery centers in India led by 1,000+ extraordinary employees who connect their passion with purpose every day.

Our Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, and Chennai delivery centers are hubs of engineering expertise, with core capabilities in mechanical and electrical engineering, systems and software, and manufacturing engineering. Our teams deliver work across multiple industries including transportation, consumer and industrial products, and life sciences. We serve more than 4,500 clients, including many Fortune 500 brands. Learn more about how we can work together at actalentservices.com.