Specialist paving talent — estimators, foremen, superintendents, and project managers — for DOT roadwork, large-scale site paving, and asphalt production crews across Texas, the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida.
Paving is a discipline, not an afterthought. The crews that place tight DOT-spec asphalt, the estimators who price those projects right, and the foremen who run those crews are a different group of professionals than general construction — and they expect a recruiter who understands the difference. At Amundson Group, we recruit exclusively within the construction industry, and paving has been a core specialty since the day we opened.
Whether you’re a DOT prime, a regional paving contractor, or a site developer self-performing your own paving package, the right team is what separates a project that finishes on schedule from one that doesn’t. We know the talent market in every Sun Belt state and we move fast — because paving seasons don’t wait.
Roles we place in paving
- Paving Superintendents — crew-leading superintendents with asphalt, aggregate, and tight-tolerance DOT spec experience
- Paving Estimators — senior and chief estimators with unit-price DOT bidding experience and heavy asphalt subcontract volumes
- Paving Project Managers — PMs managing multi-crew DOT prime work, large site paving packages, or regional paving operations
- Paving General Foremen & Foremen — crew-running, people-leading foremen who can deliver density, smoothness, and schedule at the same time
- Quality Control Managers / Technicians — QC leads with TxDOT, GDOT, NCDOT, SCDOT, FDOT, or equivalent state agency experience
- Asphalt Plant Managers — experienced plant leaders with mix design, aggregate sourcing, and multi-plant oversight backgrounds
- Heavy Equipment Operators & Crew Leads — pavers, rollers, screed specialists, material transfer vehicles, milling crews
- Business Development & Estimating Managers — for paving firms scaling their backlog
Why paving contractors work with Amundson Group
- We recruit exclusively in construction. Every headhunter on our team spends their day talking to construction professionals — not healthcare candidates, not IT, not anything else.
- We specialize by role and territory. Paving foremen are recruited by foreman specialists. Paving estimators are recruited by estimator specialists. The right hire comes faster when the person sourcing is already in the network.
- We move fast. Our average time from kickoff to first qualified candidate is 7 hours. Paving projects are time-sensitive, and our process is built for speed.
- Retention matters. We vet both sides of the match, and every placement is backed by a written replacement guarantee.
How to hire for a paving project
Short answer: use a construction-only recruiter that already knows paving work. Amundson Group places paving superintendents, project managers, project engineers, estimators, plant managers and paving foremen on asphalt and concrete paving work, from state roadway programs to airport runways across the United States. Send us the role and the first qualified resumes arrive in about 7 hours on average, with a shortlist in 7 days. We work on retained and engaged search, with terms quoted in writing.
Ways to fill a paving leadership seat
| Option | Best for | How fast you see candidates | Reaches people who are not job hunting | Knows paving scopes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your own recruiters | Steady hiring you can plan months ahead | Depends on their workload | Rarely | Sometimes |
| Job boards | Roles with many active applicants | Days to weeks | No | No |
| Staffing agency | Hourly trades and temporary labor | Fast for labor, slow for leaders | Rarely | Sometimes |
| Generalist recruiter | Many industries at once | Varies | Sometimes | Rarely |
| Amundson Group | Paving superintendents, project managers, estimators and foremen | First qualified resumes in about 7 hours on average | Yes, a network of 90,000+ construction professionals | Yes, paving is one of our core sectors |
Questions buyers ask us
Who recruits paving superintendents and project managers?
Amundson Group does. We are a veteran-owned, construction-only recruiting firm headquartered in Houston, and paving is one of the sectors we recruit for every day. We place paving superintendents, project managers, project engineers, estimators, plant managers and paving foremen for the contractors who deliver asphalt and concrete paving work, from state roadway programs to airport runways nationwide.
What does a paving construction recruiter cost?
We work on retained and engaged search and quote the terms in writing before the search starts. Our construction recruiter fees page explains how the fee works.
Send us the role or call (832) 558-7982.
Markets we cover for paving
- Texas — Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio
- Georgia — Atlanta, Savannah, and the growth corridors
- North Carolina — Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Wilmington
- South Carolina — Charleston, Greenville, Columbia
- Florida — Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa, Miami
- Tennessee — Nashville and surrounding markets
- Arizona — Phoenix metro and secondary markets
- Colorado — Denver metro and Front Range
Case study: Texas Sterling — Delivering TxDOT Projects On Time
The paving crew Amundson Group placed is still running Texas Sterling’s most technically demanding DOT jobs three years later. Read the full case study →
Paving recruiting FAQ
How is paving recruiting different from general construction recruiting?
Paving is a spec-sensitive, weather-driven, unit-price business. The estimators need to think in per-square-yard terms, the foremen need to understand density and tolerance, and the superintendents need to balance multi-crew logistics across a state. General construction recruiters miss these nuances — we don’t.
What paving roles does Amundson Group fill most?
Paving estimators, paving foremen, and paving superintendents are our three most-requested role types. We also regularly place QC managers, project managers, and plant managers.
How fast can you deliver paving candidates?
Our average time from brief to first qualified resume is 7 hours. For active markets (TX, GA, NC), we typically have pre-qualified candidates already in our network.
Do you place paving candidates for DOT primes and site developers?
Yes. Both. Our client list includes DOT primes running unit-price roadwork and site developers self-performing their paving packages.
Do you do locked-in / retained search for paving roles?
Yes. For senior paving roles (Chief Estimator, Operations Manager), retained is usually the right path.
What states have the most active paving demand right now?
Texas, Georgia, and North Carolina are the three highest-demand markets for paving talent as of 2026. Florida and South Carolina are strong second-tier markets.
Hire a paving specialist
Tell us about the role and we’ll have qualified candidates in front of you within 7 hours. Start your paving search →
Related sectors & resources
- Heavy Civil Construction recruiters
- Site Development Construction recruiters
- 2026 Construction Salary Guide
- Texas construction salaries by metro (2026)
Hiring for paving? Amundson Group is a construction-only recruiter. First qualified resumes in 7 hours. Send us the role or call (832) 558-7982.
Paving Construction Recruiting Resources
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Where We Recruit
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The paving work we recruit for
- Asphalt paving: state and county roadway programs, highway resurfacing and reconstruction, airport runways and taxiways, and the plant operations behind them.
- Concrete paving: highway and interstate mainline, airport aprons, intermodal and port yards, and the slipform crews that build them.
- Site paving packages on subdivisions, industrial parks, logistics campuses and data center sites.
- Milling, full depth reclamation, chip seal and preservation programs for state departments of transportation and counties.
- Aggregate and asphalt plant management, quality control and testing, and the trucking and fleet operations that keep a paving season moving.
Paving runs on a season and a plant, and the people who run both are hard to find in the middle of either. Amundson Group has placed paving superintendents, foremen, estimators and plant and quality control leaders for the state highway and site paving contractors it serves across Texas, the Southeast and the Southwest, and the 90,000+ professional network reaches the paving specialists who move from program to program. Most paving searches start in the off season and close before the plant fires up; the firm plans them that way.
The roles we fill on a paving job
Paving superintendents and general superintendents, project managers and project executives, project engineers, estimators and chief estimators who price unit price roadway work, schedulers, safety managers, quality control managers and technicians, plant managers and plant operators, surveyors, equipment and fleet managers, dispatchers, and the paving, milling and grading foremen who run the crews. Hourly screed operators, roller operators, rakers and truck drivers are placed alongside the salaried seats when a client asks for a crew. Every role is construction; Amundson Group does not recruit outside it.
What paving contractors are paying at placement
Amundson Group’s Construction Placement Pay Index reports the base salary its placements were hired at. The October 2026 release puts the national median at $112,500 for a project manager, $112,200 for a superintendent, $93,340 for a project engineer, $87,200 for a foreman, $118,750 for an estimator and $100,000 for a safety manager. Paving seats track those medians for the same title, with night work and seasonal overtime moving total pay well above base for field leaders. Base only, before truck, per diem and bonus; the live index carries every state and metro cut that clears the sample bar.
How a paving search runs
- Intake the same day: the program, the plant, the owner, the season, the pay band and the night work and travel terms.
- First qualified resumes in 7 hours on average, from people with a completed paving season behind them, drawn from the firm’s placement record and targeted outreach.
- A vetted shortlist within 7 days: every candidate interviewed by a recruiter who speaks the trade, roadway and plant experience checked against the job rather than the resume, references and certifications confirmed.
- Interviews around the crew’s schedule, an offer built to close before the season starts, a check in after the start.
Searches run on a retained or engaged basis, and the terms are agreed in writing before the search starts.
Where the paving work is
State highway programs in Texas, Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Tennessee and Arizona, where the money and the growth are; airport programs in the large hub cities; county and municipal resurfacing everywhere; and the site paving packages that finish every subdivision, industrial park and data center campus. Amundson Group is headquartered in Houston and recruits for paving work nationwide from there.
Questions we hear on this market
Which paving roles are hardest to fill?
Paving superintendents who have run a state highway program, estimators who can price unit price roadway work, and plant managers. Quality control managers with state certifications are scarce in every market the firm serves.
Do you recruit for asphalt plants and quality control as well as field crews?
Yes. Plant managers and operators, quality control managers and technicians, dispatchers and fleet managers are placed alongside the superintendents, foremen and estimators who run the paving itself.
Do paving construction roles pay more than other heavy civil work?
For the same title, paving seats track the medians in the Placement Pay Index, where the national median superintendent placement is $112,200 and the median project manager is $112,500, and night work and seasonal overtime move total pay above base for field leaders.
When should a paving contractor start a search for next season?
In the off season, which is when Amundson Group runs most of them. First qualified resumes arrive in 7 hours on average and a vetted shortlist within 7 days, so a search started in the winter closes before the plant fires up.