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Who We Are

Ruby-Collins is an industry-leading, employee-owned general contractor headquartered in Atlanta, GA. For more than 70 years, we’ve been a trusted builder in the water and wastewater space, completing over $3 billion in work for communities across the country.

Consistently named one of the Southeast’s best places to work and a top contractor, our culture is grounded in safety and respect—every person home safe, every day. We value our people as our greatest strength and invest in clear paths for growth, learning, and advancement.

We also show up as neighbors. Beyond the work itself, our teams stay connected to the communities we serve, contributing time, expertise, and steady partnership where it matters most.

Industry-Leading Insurance & Benefits

We maintain a flexible and results-driven environment built on trust. To fully support our professionals and their families, we offer a premier compensation and benefits package:

  • 100% Company-Paid Family Healthcare: $0 premiums for Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance, completely covering you and your entire family.
  • Extended Year-End Rest: PTO plus an annual company closure between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
  • Comprehensive Coverage: 100% company-paid Short-Term Disability (STD), Long-Term Disability (LTD), and Life Insurance policies.
  • Financial Security: A competitive 401(k) plan with company match, alongside annual raises and performance bonuses.
  • Advanced Wellness: $0 telemedicine access and 24/7 personal nurse/EAP support networks.
  • Top-Tier Culture: Work within a collaborative environment consistently named a “Best Place to Work” in the Southeast.

Job Overview

The Water Plant Construction Superintendent is a senior-level field leader responsible for the management, strategic oversight, and execution of self-perform crews and subcontractors on major water and wastewater treatment plant construction projects. This role focuses on long-term planning, resource allocation, site logistics, and coordination of structural concrete, process piping, equipment installation, site utilities, and complex treatment systems.

Duties & Responsibilities

Strategic Oversight & Quality Assurance

  • Manage and optimize the performance of multiple field crews and subcontractors performing water plant construction activities.
  • Ensure consistent production and cross-functional coordination across civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, process piping, and equipment installation phases.
  • Review and validate civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, process piping, and shop drawings to identify design conflicts or constructability issues before execution.
  • Establish and enforce water plant quality-control protocols and lead resolution of complex field engineering, installation, testing, and coordination challenges.

Safety & Compliance Leadership

  • Serve as the primary authority on job-site safety, ensuring all Foremen, crews, and subcontractors comply with OSHA standards, company policies, and plant-specific safety requirements.
  • Conduct regular site safety audits to address risks associated with excavation, heavy equipment, lifting operations, confined spaces, fall protection, and work around active plant systems.
  • Ensure environmental, erosion-control, permit, inspection, and regulatory requirements are implemented and maintained throughout construction.

Logistics, Planning, & Profitability

  • Develop, maintain, and manage look-ahead schedules with Project Managers and the General Superintendent, coordinating shutdowns, tie-ins, testing, and work across plant construction phases.
  • Oversee the strategic allocation and use of crews, subcontractors, heavy equipment, cranes, tools, materials, and work areas across the plant site.
  • Monitor project budgets, labor costs, and production rates, actively reviewing daily reports to identify variances and maintain project profitability.
  • Approve crew timecards, track material and production quantities, and maintain documentation for record drawings, daily logs, inspections, delays, and potential change orders.

Qualifications & Requirements

  • Experience: Minimum 5+ years of experience in Water or Wastewater Treatment Plant Construction Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent role.
  • Technical Expertise: Broad knowledge of water plant construction methods, including structural concrete, excavation, site utilities, process piping, equipment installation, testing, Pump Stations, startup, and commissioning support.
  • Plan Reading: Advanced proficiency in reading and interpreting civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, process piping, and instrumentation drawings and specifications.
  • Financial & Operational Acumen: Strong understanding of production rates, cost tracking, resource scheduling, and budget management.
  • Leadership: Proven ability to manage multidisciplinary crews, coordinate subcontractors and plant stakeholders, and mentor Assistant Superintendents and Foremen in technical and leadership skills.
  • Communication: Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills for coordinating with project owners, plant representatives, engineers, inspectors, safety officials, and project management teams.
  • Compliance: Authorized to work in the US, valid driver’s license & clean driving record (MVR), ability to pass pre-employment drug screening/physical.

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