Field Supervisor

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Provides leadership to construction teams
• Acts as a mentor and provides support to all members of the installation team to ensure further growth and development of the company’s employees
• Champions the company’s safety and quality programs
• Provides feedback to the Construction Manager and/or Project Manager and client in order to collaboratively address performance issues while providing timely performance feedback to members of the installation team
• Conducts performance reviews
• Works with Scheduler, Project Manager and client to facilitate on-site scheduling
• Maintains contact with Project Manager and Shipping to schedule and receive deliveries of materials
• Provides daily reporting to the client and project management updating daily progress reports, supervisors’ workbooks, downtime reporting and expenditure documentation.
• Ensures that contract employees (including welders, surveyors, painters, etc.) are supervised and accountable for their functions on install projects
• Assists in ensuring travel and accommodation arrangements for install crews are properly booked and billed to the company
• Advises the sales team on project installation cost estimates as a part of the estimating process
• Works with the Scheduler to advise the Sales department on gaps in the installation schedule so that these gaps can be filled with projects
• Effectively manages all available resources to minimize downtime
• Actively works to mitigate company costs, including travel costs, overtime, equipment downtime, maintenance, housekeeping, safety, quality, etc.
• Supervises and manages all third-party service activity coordinating work activity with project requirements.
• Solicits ideas from install crew members with regard to cost saving measures, equipment improvements and sales opportunities
• Evaluates each installation project from start to finish with a view to minimizing variable costs attributable to the project and/or learning from experience to reduce costs in future
• Proactively looks for creative and innovative methods to make installation projects flow more smoothly
• Ensures installation crew members are mentally and physically fit for duty
• Works with administrative personnel to ensure required training courses are up-to-date for all crew members
• Ensures adherence to the highest quality materials, equipment and installation standards
• Proactively liaises with new and existing clients to secure any additional present and/or future work
• Assists with the formulation of department strategic plans
• Encourages good housekeeping habits to prevent injuries and property damage

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
The following are required:

• 3-5 years of experience in an operations environment within the construction industry (preferably installation)
• 3+ years prior supervisory experience, preferably within the construction industry
• Knowledge of the helical pile industry, including products and installation equipment
• Knowledge of industry-related tools (down-hole hammers, drill rods, bits etc)
• Performance and communication training or experience
• Basic mechanical experience