A strong construction superintendent resume proves three things in the top third of the page: the size of the jobs you ran, the crews and subcontractors you controlled, and your safety record. In TBG’s 12 open superintendent searches, 10 job descriptions ask for schedule control and 10 ask for subcontractor management. Your resume has to show both with numbers.
Superintendents in the TBG 2026 Construction Salary Survey earn $110,340 to $271,970 in base pay from Superintendent I to General Superintendent. The resume decides which level you get offered.
Last updated: October 2026
What Contractors Ask For in a Superintendent Resume
We read every requirement in TBG’s 12 open superintendent postings on October 24, 2026. Here is how often each one showed up.
| Requirement | Postings (of 12) |
|---|---|
| Schedule control | 10 |
| Subcontractor management | 10 |
| Jobsite safety | 9 |
| OSHA named | 7 |
| Owner or client communication | 6 |
| Travel | 6 |
| OSHA 30 by name | 4 |
| College degree | 0 |
Source: TBG open superintendent job postings, October 24, 2026.
Two things stand out.
Not one of the 12 postings asks for a college degree. Field experience is the credential.
OSHA 30 is named in 4 of the 12. Two list it as a requirement or qualification and two list it as preferred. If you hold it, put it near the top.
Show Your Level With Project Size
The fastest way to signal your level is the dollar value and type of the work you ran. The TBG 2026 Construction Salary Survey ties each superintendent level to a typical project size.
| Level | Typical Project Size | Base Pay Range |
|---|---|---|
| Assistant Superintendent | $5M to $15M | $87,300 to $134,190 |
| Superintendent I | $5M to $49M | $110,340 to $182,040 |
| Superintendent II | $10M to $100M | $106,900 to $214,690 |
| Superintendent III | $50M to $250M | $144,790 to $212,660 |
| General Superintendent | $250M+ | $173,600 to $271,970 |
Source: TBG 2026 Construction Salary Survey, base salary, 20th to 80th percentile, lowest to highest across six U.S. regions.
If your resume says “Superintendent” but never says what you built or what it cost, a hiring manager has to guess your level. They usually guess low.
Put the contract value, building type, and square footage on every project line. A line like “$42M, 4-story medical office building, 96,000 SF, occupied campus” tells a contractor more than a paragraph of duties. Check where your experience lands against current superintendent salary ranges before you set a number in your head.
Superintendent Resume Examples: Duty vs. Result
Google’s own recruiters teach a simple bullet formula: “Accomplished X, as measured by Y, by doing Z,” as CNBC reported. It works for field leaders because jobsites run on numbers already.
Here is how a duty becomes a result. These are examples of the format, so swap in your real numbers.
- Weak: Responsible for scheduling subcontractors.
Strong: Finished a $38M school addition 3 weeks early by resequencing 14 trade contractors around a summer occupancy window. - Weak: Managed site safety.
Strong: Ran 410,000 work hours with zero lost-time incidents across two tilt-up warehouses by holding daily pre-task plans with every foreman. - Weak: Handled inspections.
Strong: Passed final fire and life-safety inspection on the first attempt on a 120-bed hospital renovation by running weekly pre-inspections with the AHJ.
Every strong bullet has a number, a project, and the action you took. If you cannot attach a number, the bullet is probably a duty, not a result.
Superintendent Resume Skills and Keywords
Many contractors run resumes through an applicant tracking system first. Use the same words the job posting uses, and use them in sentences that prove you did the work.
The federal job profile for construction supervisors on O*NET lists the core field tasks: inspecting work for safety and specs, reading blueprints, scheduling crews, and coordinating with other trades. It also names the software supervisors use, including Procore, Primavera P6, and Microsoft Project.
Pull your keywords from three places:
- Field leadership: three-week look-ahead, pull planning, daily reports, subcontractor coordination, RFIs, submittals, punch list, closeout, commissioning.
- Safety: OSHA 30, site-specific safety plan, pre-task planning, EMR, toolbox talks, incident investigation.
- Software: Procore, Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Bluebeam, Excel.
Only list software you can use on day one. A superintendent who claims P6 and cannot build a schedule in the interview loses the offer. Our full construction resume guide covers formatting and keywords for every field role.
Superintendent Resume Template
Copy this layout and fill it in. Keep it to two pages.
NAME | City, ST | Phone | Email | Open to travel: Yes / No
SUMMARY
Superintendent with [X] years running [building types] from $[low]M to $[high]M. OSHA 30. Self-perform experience in [trade], if any.
CERTIFICATIONS
OSHA 30 (year) | First Aid/CPR | Any trade licenses
EXPERIENCE
Company, City, ST | Title | Years
Project: $[value]M, [type], [SF], [delivery method]
Crew and subs: [number] trades, peak manpower [number]
Result: [schedule, safety, or quality outcome with a number]
SOFTWARE
Procore | P6 or MS Project | Bluebeam | Excel
Mistakes That Cost Superintendents Interviews
Listing duties instead of jobs. “Oversaw daily operations” says nothing. Name the project, the value, and the result.
Hiding the safety record. If you have a strong record, say it with hours worked and incidents. Safety came up in 9 of our 12 open superintendent postings.
Leaving out travel. Half of the open postings mention travel. State plainly whether you will travel and how far.
Burying your best project. Put your largest or most complex job first, even if it was not your most recent.
Moving up from assistant? Our breakdown of assistant superintendent pay shows the jump you should expect, and the steps to become a superintendent map the experience your resume needs to show.
Construction Superintendent Resume FAQs
Do superintendents need a college degree on their resume?
No. None of TBG’s 12 open superintendent postings on October 24, 2026 asked for a degree. Contractors hire superintendents for field experience, project size, and safety record.
How long should a construction superintendent resume be?
Two pages is standard for a working superintendent. Put your largest project and your certifications on page one.
Should I list OSHA 30 on my superintendent resume?
Yes. OSHA 30 was named in 4 of TBG’s 12 open superintendent postings, and OSHA came up in 7. List it with the year you earned it.
How much do construction superintendents make?
Superintendent I to General Superintendent base pay runs $110,340 to $271,970 in the TBG 2026 Construction Salary Survey. The federal category for first-line construction supervisors shows a $79,920 median (BLS, May 2025).
What software should a superintendent list?
Procore, a scheduling tool such as Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project, Bluebeam, and Excel. O*NET lists Procore, Primavera P6, and Microsoft Project among the tools construction supervisors use.
How do I prepare for the interview after my resume gets a call?
Expect questions about how you recovered a schedule and handled a failing subcontractor. These construction leadership interview questions show what contractors ask.
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