Construction Superintendent

Airswift; Kitimat; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking a Construction Superintendent to join a major client on an initial 1-year contract in Kitimat, BC. The role emphasizes proactive issue resolution, field leadership, and close collaboration with the EPC contractor to deliver safe, compliant construction.

You will drive best-in-class construction practices, manage schedule, quality, HSSE, and integration with stakeholders, and support the transition to Mechanical Completion and Commissioning.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of progressive hands-on oil and gas construction experience.
• Strong contractor management experience with EPC contracts on large projects.
• Experience with SIMOPS and construction sequencing.
• Excellent communication and relationship skills.
• Ability to quickly identify issues and propose recommendations.
• Experience with module installation and field hook-up.

Responsibilities

• Provide strong site leadership and enforce HSE expectations on site.
• Monitor progress and ensure works align with plans and quality standards.
• Identify bottlenecks and propose solutions to improve productivity.
• Manage integration between Construction, HSSE, Quality, Logistics and Asset teams.
• Support transition to Mechanical Completion and Commissioning.
• Lead and mentor EPC Contractor and subcontractors.

Skills

Contractor management

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Job description

One of our major clients is looking for a Construction Superintendent to join their team on an initial 1-year contract in Kitimat, BC.

Key elements of the role will include:

• Rapid identification and resolution of construction issues impacting schedule or quality
• Ensure construction activities are delivered in full compliance with Work Method Statements, design specifications, standards, and regulatory requirements
• Close coordination with the EPC contractor’s counterpart to anticipate risks and implement mitigation strategies early
• Drive best-in-class construction practices to support safe and efficient execution

The role requires a proactive, hands-on approach to issue resolution and continuous support to the owner’s team. Close collaboration with the EPC contractor and internal stakeholders will be critical to minimizing risk and maintaining project performance.

Specific accountabilities for this role are as follows:

HSSE

• Strong site leadership role, setting expectations with EPC Contractor to achieve the Goal Zero ambition.
• Drive HSSE performance of the EPC Contractor and Sub-Contractors through day to day engagement in the field.
• Positively and constructively intervene when any potentially unsafe act is observed.
• Prevent incidents through validation of implementation of planned HSE controls by EPC Contractor and subcontractors before the activity starts
• Drive to understand root causes of unsafe behaviours, situations and incidents through analysis and driving EPC Contractor to overcome these root causes with subcontractors.
• Ensure that design Technical Integrity in Construction is met by verifying that Technical Authorities and SME’s are engaged and present for required field inspections.
• Ensure SIMOPs being effectively managed at field-level.
• Ensure required environmental controls for the works are in place and functioning, and promptly report any observed gaps to the EPC Contractor and Owner Environmental representative.
• Be a visible leader and a consistent advocate for the Behavioral Based Safety and Care for People site programs.

Construction Execution & Performance

• Monitor construction progress of key activities and evaluate plan vs actual progress.
• Ensure construction activities are executed in accordance with plans, procedures, and quality standards.
• Supervise and monitor critical construction activities to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality execution
• Pro-actively identify EPC contractor bottlenecks affecting productivity or sequencing and propose solutions.
• Pro-actively identify constructability improvements and share with rest of owner’s team and the EPC contractor for potential implementation.
• Support resolution of technical queries, field changes, and design deviations during construction.
• Identify risks, constraints, and opportunities impacting construction delivery.
• Produce daily activity report to document construction activities and any observed issues in LNG Tank and BOG area.

Quality

• Foster a culture of ‘right first time’ and drive towards top quartile quality management
• Ensure that construction proceeds in accordance with approved design and specifications, and promptly flag instances where gaps are observed.
• Drive to understand root causes of poor workmanship and share information on observed trends with rest of Owner’s team.
• Conduct spot checks to ensure effective closure of punch items during completions phase by verifying that required work has been implemented for closed punch items.
• Champion Flawless Project Delivery, supporting effective transition from Construction / Pre-Com to Commissioning.

Schedule

• Observe work in the field to gain deep understanding of actual progress and causes of any gaps vs plan
• Proactively identify weak leading indicators with respect to progress, including poor interface management, productivity, and labor shortages
• Influence the EPC Contractor to prevent and recover from delays through a deep understanding of work fronts and resources needed to meet the plan
• Monitor key milestones to ensure construction follows the correct sequence and encourage the Contractor to avoid out-of-sequence work and ensure work construction completion to facilitate efficient completion of CSU scheduled activities.

Risk

• Contribute to keep the risk register & mitigation actions related to LNG Tank and BOG up-to-date.

Integration

• Develop strong Client/ Contractor relationship with the EPC Contractor and Subcontractors including LNG Tank Subcontractor
• Actively manage integration between Construction and;
• HSSE Team
• Quality Team
• Logistics/Material Team
• Asset
• Support the transition to Mechanical Completion and Commissioning by attending Mechanical Completion walkdowns when needed and ensuring timely closure of punch list items.

Leadership Capabilities

• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills that inspire and energize people and create a clear sense of direction and priorities with a One Team approach
• Ability to positively influence people, with or without authority, and effectively drive work processes and ensure compliance with policies
• Ability to drive execution and stretch the performance of oneself and people with a wide range of capabilities to deliver excellence and impact
• Comfortable with change and ambiguity such that informed decisions are made without undue delay
• Courage to hold strong to views when challenging current practices to encourage exploration of new ideas that drive improvement, i.e., Digitization

Demonstrate a strong personal commitment to Diversity and Inclusion through collaboration across functional and cultural boundaries.

To be successful, you will have:

• Minimum 15 years of progressive hands-on experience in oil and gas construction (mechanical or civil background preferred), with demonstrated experience in supervisory/leadership positions.
• Strong contractor management experience with EPC contracts on large or mega projects
• Strong understanding of construction sequences and SIMOPS
• Proven ability to work across multidisciplinary teams
• Ability to quickly (pro-actively) identify issues and propose recommendations
• Excellent communication and relationship skills.
• Experience with fabricated module installation and hook-up at site
• Experience with site installation/hookup of rotating equipment.