Site Superintendent

About our client

This firm brings exceptional capability and sophistication to projects in the ICI and residential construction sectors. Their involvement with public-private-partnership (P3) projects has given them competitive insight.

They also have a reputation of delivering high value & complex projects over the past decades.

Site Superintendent

High-Rise Project in York Region, Ontario

Reports to

Vice President Operations

Job Location

York Region ON

Annual Salary

$150K-$160K

Contract Duration

Permanent Full Time

Job Purpose :

In conjunction with Project Management, responsible for the direct supervision of field forces, and the efficient scheduling of the physical completion of all project work.

Major Responsibilities :

List essential job duties in order of importance

1) Coordinates subcontracts, drawings, and specifications to ensure conformity. Examines drawings and specifications for various work tasks and ensures current information is passed down to front line supervision and trades personnel.

Carries out inspections as needed.

2) Responsible for daily planning, creation and maintenance of project schedules, including subcontractor specialty schedules and short interval schedules.

Involved in creating work plans for each specific work activity.

3) Supervises and organizes workers; ensures workers are available and fully qualified to perform assigned duties. Reports on labor and materials.

Schedules crews according to available work packages for the project and all required equipment and materials necessary to complete tasks.

Monitors timely delivery of necessary materials to assure continued productivity.

4) Responsible for controlling costs, adhering to budgets and managing equipment-related expenses. Ensures staff is aware of production rates for assigned items of work.

5) Conducts regular safety meetings; maintains a safe work environment with the goal of keeping accidents and injuries to a minimum and complying with company and regulatory safety procedures.

Complies with EPA requirements for hazardous materials.

6) Coordinates subcontractors through a regular and disciplined series of meetings, questioning and verifying their plans and efforts, changing or augmenting as needed.

7) Assists project management team ensuring compliance with the legal and regulatory requirements of the city, state and federal government applicable to the project.

Alerts management to any potential concerns.

8) Participates in the development and implementation of appropriate portions of the jobsite quality, safety and production plans;

ensures maintenance of all records in accordance with project standards.

9) Coordinates with internal staff to build professional and productive relationships with owners, architects, engineers and unions if applicable.

Minimum Education & Certifications Required :

High School diploma; Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent equivalent.

Experience & Skills Required :

• 6 8 years of experience
• Excel basics. Primavera or the ability to create bar chart schedules in Excel from information contained in a Primavera schedule. CMiC experience desired.
• Strong communication skills, leadership skills, critical thinking and problem-solving abilities, and ability to prioritize, organize, manage time, and handle multiple tasks.

Basic surveying skills including GPS controlled equipment. Strong knowledge of heavy equipment.

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.