Construction Supervisor

Fathom Talent; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Project Manager to oversee significant construction projects valued over $20M. This role requires a strategic mindset focused on risk assessment, safety, and quality delivery. The ideal candidate will lead site activities and coordinate logistics while ensuring project timelines and standards are met. Applicants should possess strong leadership skills, project management experience, and a proactive approach to problem-solving, character, intelligence, and coachability.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering on projects over $20M.
• Coachable and willing to learn new things.
• Strong leadership and integrity.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, lead, control, and evaluate all site activities.
• Identify and analyze potential project risks.
• Direct foreman and tradesman in daily site activities.

Skills

Risk analysis

Project management

Scheduling

Health & Safety

General Conditions of Contract

Education

Gold Seal Certification

Project Management certification

Tools

PjM Software

Job description

Reporting to : President

Direct Reports : Assistant Site Super

Matrix : 30+ (Trades / End User Staff / Subcontractor / employees)

Key Performance Indicators

Safety

Quality

Risk analysis (predicting potential issues / assess / strategy / attack / remediate / alleviate issues)

Finishes

Mandate

Strongly supports the Health & Safety program.

Plan, organize, lead, controls, and evaluate all site activities.

Start to finish mindset.

Identify, analyze, communicate potential future events that may affect adversely the project.

Assess (root cause of potential issues)

Strategy (build an attack plan, budget, communicate, seek support and approvals)

Execute (Attack the issue)

Review and coordinate delivery dates of critical materials.

Direct foreman and tradesman in daily site activities.

Logistics :

Why New Role : Growth

After hours : sometimes on high risk / reward deliveries (example concrete pours)

Project Size : 30-50M$+

Site Timelines : 24 months – Then on to more projects

Travel : Minimal

Profile

Character, Experience, Intelligence, Coachable (in this order)

Character : Will Want Desire, Self Awareness, Accountability, Integrity

Experience :

Delivering on a 20M$ + Projects

Gold Seal & Last Planner Nice to Have

Understand Audience : Trades / Construction / Steel / Transport / End User.

Scheduling / PjM Software experience

General Conditions of Contract

Stories Relating to :

i. Health & Safety (improved KPI)

ii. Scheduling / Planning / On Time Delivery (accelerated delivery KPI)

iii. Quality (turnkey delivery end user delight)

iv. Risk analysis – issue averted.

vi. Civil work

Coachable – You’ll be learning new things.

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