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Blythe Development is seeking a Grading Superintendent to lead grading crews and oversee site development operations across the Carolinas. The role plans and controls construction activities, coordinates employees and subcontractors, and monitors production, safety, quality, schedules, and costs. The superintendent also performs field tasks as project needs dictate, including operating heavy equipment.
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Blythe Development, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, is a licensed general contractor specializing in site development, road construction, and golf course construction across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. We are 100% employee-owned. Founded in 1989 by Charlotte natives Jack and Frank Blythe, Blythe Development performs clearing, grading, storm drainage, sanitary sewer, waterline, curb and gutter, sidewalk, concrete paving, retaining walls, culverts, bridges, stone base, and asphalt paving. Our more than 900 employees enable us to self-perform 80% of site groundwork, providing greater control over safety, quality, schedules, and costs. Blythe Brothers Asphalt Company provides our asphalt services. Join our team as a Grading Superintendent. We are seeking an experienced heavy civil construction leader to oversee grading crews, site development operations, heavy equipment, subcontractors, production, jobsite safety, quality control, scheduling, and project cost control across the Carolinas. ## Job Overview The Grading Superintendent plans, organizes, and controls construction activities; leads employees and subcontractors; conducts quality inspections; and ensures compliance with company policies, procedures, and safety standards. The role requires flexibility to perform a wide variety of field tasks as project needs and workflow dictate. ## What You'll Do - Plan, organize, and lead one or more grading crews. - Coordinate construction activities according to project priorities, plans, and specifications. - Develop schedules and monitor crew and subcontractor attendance, productivity, and performance. - Calculate material quantities, coordinate deliveries, determine trucking needs, and schedule trucks. - Ensure all safety precautions and quality standards are met. - Oversee heavy equipment operations and operate equipment as needed. - Monitor costs and help keep projects within budget. - Prepare progress reports for project management. - Maintain required project documentation, field permits, and licenses. - Adapt to changes in schedules, project locations, and shift times. Required Experience and Qualifications - 10+ years of heavy civil grading experience. - 5+ years of supervisory experience. - Experience operating a motor grader and other relevant heavy equipment. - Ability to lift, push, pull, and/or carry 50+ pounds. Benefits - Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP). - Paid time off. - Vehicle allowance. - Company-provided cell phone. - 401(k) with company match. - Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and supplemental insurance programs. Equal Opportunity Employer Drug-Free Workplace For more information, or to apply now, you must go to the website below. Please DO NOT email your resume to us as we only accept applications through our website. https://blythedevelopment.isolvedhire.com/jobs/1877202-617991.html
How this job compares
Set against the 1,312 open Construction Superintendent jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$107–150K/yr403 salary ranges
- US median$45–57/hr106 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 25 open Construction Superintendent jobs in South Carolina and 1,312 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in South Carolina
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Construction Superintendent postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 1,065 postings).
- Education
- 47 of the 1,312 open Construction Superintendent jobs (4%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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