Regional Construction Supervisor
Watershed Progressive
Ojai, California
| Job Type | Permanent |
| Salary | $82,000 - $105,000 per year |
| Benefits | Paid Vacation & Holidays Training, Wellness, and Health Stipends 401(k) Match Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance Options Life, Dental, and Vision Insurance Options |
| Deadline | Oct 31, 2026 |
| Min. Experience | 5+ years |
Watershed Progressive (WP) seeks a Regional Construction Supervisor to coordinate landscape installation operations within an assigned California region. This role supports a broad range of residential, school/campus, public agency, community, and commercial landscape installation projects, including LID, green infrastructure, rainwater, greywater, stormwater, irrigation, native planting, and water conservation systems.
The Regional Construction Supervisor reports to the Installation Hub Director and works closely with Project Managers, Forepersons, field staff, design and engineering teams, subcontractors, vendors, clients, and project partners. This position is responsible for regional scheduling, forecasting, project readiness, capacity planning, training needs, development of new work, quality control support, construction documentation, and consistent field standards within the assigned region unless otherwise directed by the Installation Hub Director.
GENERAL JOB DUTIES
Regional Construction Forecasting & Scheduling
- Maintain the annual regional construction forecast and update it for new projects, delays, change orders, staffing changes, and schedule shifts.
- Generate and maintain a rolling four-week construction calendar for assigned regional projects.
- Coordinate project sequencing, site readiness, staffing, equipment, subcontractor support, material timing, and travel needs before mobilization.
- Identify scheduling conflicts, labor gaps, resource constraints, and forecast changes before they affect project progress.
Project Readiness, Feasibility & Development of New Work
- Review contracts, scopes, plans, specifications, budgets, schedules, and site conditions for constructability, cost impacts, safety needs, schedule risks, and efficiency opportunities.
- Provide construction input during proposal development, bidding, project planning, and preconstruction review for residential, school/campus, public agency, community, and commercial landscape installation projects.
- Evaluate potential new work for feasibility, staffing capacity, timeline, equipment, materials, subcontractor needs, risk, and budget implications.
- Advise design and project teams on practical installation methods, sequencing, site constraints, and opportunities to improve regional efficiency and project delivery.
Coordination, Reporting & Budget Awareness
- Check in weekly with Project Managers and Forepersons regarding project status, budget concerns, staffing needs, construction readiness, field constraints, and change-order issues.
- Provide weekly written regional construction updates to the Installation Hub Director, including project status, upcoming labor needs, schedule risks, budget concerns, site-readiness concerns, training needs, and priority decisions needed.
- Support development and review of construction budgets, estimates, phasing plans, bid information, submittals, progress notes, closeout documentation, and field updates as assigned.
- Review subcontractor and vendor information for scope alignment, schedule feasibility, budget consistency, and conformity with project requirements.
Capacity Planning, Training Needs & Field Standards
- Assess regional field capacity based on workload, staff availability, crew skill level, subcontractor needs, and project complexity.
- Recommend hiring needs, subcontractor support, workload adjustments, temporary staffing needs, training needs, or layoff considerations to the Installation Hub Director when needed.
- Identify training needs related to safety, field leadership, technical installation, tool/equipment use, documentation, quality control, communication, and WP construction standards.
- Support consistent onboarding, field standards, documentation practices, and training systems in coordination with the Installation Hub Director and HR when appropriate.
Construction Oversight, Quality Control & Risk Management
- Conduct site check-ins as needed to assess construction progress, quality control, safety concerns, staffing needs, site conditions, and schedule risks.
- Support Forepersons and field teams in resolving construction questions, sequencing issues, material concerns, field constraints, and escalation needs.
- Help maintain safe, efficient, professional, and solution-oriented field operations in coordination with Project Managers, Forepersons, field staff, subcontractors, and the Installation Hub Director.
- Represent assigned regional Installation Hub needs on the Operations Committee when requested and help improve construction standards, templates, procedures, documentation tools, and communication methods.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
- 5+ years of full-time construction supervision, construction project coordination, construction operations, or related field leadership experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in construction, Construction Management, environmental planning, water resources, landscape construction, or related field preferred; equivalent field and construction leadership experience may be considered.
- Experience coordinating residential, school/campus, public agency, community, or commercial landscape installation projects, including LID, green infrastructure, watershed, water conservation, or site-development work preferred.
- Experience with cost estimates, schedules, phasing, site grading, drainage, irrigation, rainwater, greywater, stormwater treatment systems, subcontractor coordination, and field quality control preferred.
- Experience reviewing plans, specifications, budgets, bid information, change-order issues, project documentation, and field reports.
REQUIRED SKILLS & ABILITIES
- Strong regional construction coordination, scheduling, forecasting, project-readiness, and organizational skills.
- Ability to evaluate field capacity, construction feasibility, staffing needs, training needs, budget concerns, and project risks.
- Strong professional communication with Project Managers, Forepersons, field staff, subcontractors, vendors, clients, partners, and leadership.
- Creative, integrative, constructive, detail-oriented, and team-focused approach to work in a fast-paced environment with competing deadlines.
- Working knowledge of water conservation, greywater, rainwater, watershed hydrology, stormwater, irrigation, native planting, typical materials, pump systems, and applicable code/compliance considerations.
- Able to read and understand plans, specifications, schematics, field documentation, and construction-related project information.
- Able to travel for short and extended periods throughout California and regularly visit active outdoor project sites.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office software and able to learn WP project management, documentation, and communication platforms.
WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
This position includes office-based planning and regular field/site visits. Work may include walking uneven terrain, reviewing active construction sites, wearing required PPE, traveling between project locations, and working in outdoor conditions. Essential duties must be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE ARE A PLUS
Rainwater harvesting system design and construction; greywater system design and construction; lawn/turf removal; irrigation systems; extensive knowledge of CA native plants; advanced certifications or equivalent experience such as ARCSA, QWEL, PDC, Water-Pro, ALDA, QSD, Aquascape, or Greywater Action; experience living in or working with marginalized communities; bilingual.
Please send your resume and cover letter to Applications@h2oprogressive.com
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| Category | General / Stewardship , Hydrology |