Construction Supervisor

Concord Projects; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Concord Projects is seeking a Construction Supervisor to oversee a commercial construction project from start to finish, coordinating the subtrades and construction team to meet schedule and budget targets.

You will monitor drawings, prepare schedules, manage shop drawings, and ensure safety and quality on site while maintaining client relations and project documentation. Prior experience in multi-family and commercial builds is preferred.

Qualifications

• Interpret blueprints and shop drawings for discrepancies.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate trades and manage stakeholders.
• Strong safety mindset and ability to lead safety orientation sessions.

Responsibilities

• Know project drawings and contract documents to identify errors and discrepancies.
• Prepare project schedule with input from all trades and coordinate permits, materials and labour.
• Schedule, review and coordinate shop drawings to ensure accurate transfer of information to trades.
• Review on-site work for quality and schedule; document activities and escalate concerns.
• Coordinate on-site trade activities to ensure completion and address concerns quickly.
• Monitor on-site safety compliance, lead safety sessions, distribute PPE and answer safety questions.
• Maintain project documentation in CM software (minutes, concerns, cost controls, scheduling).
• Control costs by initiating purchase orders, reviewing invoices against estimates, ensuring work matches forecasts.
• Request pricing and prepare change orders as needed by client or prime consultant.
• Inspect project with client/prime consultant for deficiencies; coordinate corrections with trades.
• Assist handover to client by coordinating move-in requirements and orientation.

Skills

Blueprints & shop drawings

Stakeholder communication

Safety focus

Project coordination

Cost and schedule awareness

Education

Construction management education or trade training

Tools

Procore

Microsoft Project

Outlook

Job description

Concord Projects is seeking a Construction Supervisor to monitor and supervise a commercial construction project to successful completion with the subtrades and the Construction team. Success is defined by proactive management of project activities, sustaining positive subtrade and client relationships, and delivering projects on-time and within budget.

Reporting to the Construction Manager, the Construction Supervisor will:

• Know the project drawings and contract documents intimately to proactively identify errors, omissions, and discrepancies.
• Prepare project schedule with input from all trades, then arrange and coordinate all project requirements from permits and approvals to materials and labour.
• Schedule, review, approve and co-ordinate all shop drawings to ensure accurate information is transferred to trades.
• Review all work in progress to ensure accuracy, quality and on-schedule. Document activities and escalated concerns to the Construction Manager as required.
• Coordinate trade activities on-site to ensure work is complete and concerns are addressed and resolved quickly.
• Monitor jobsite safety compliance and address non-compliance. Lead safety orientation sessions, distribute PPE as required, and answer workers questions aboutsafety topics.
• Maintain project documentation in construction management software such as meeting minutes, concerns addressed, cost controls, and concerns with scheduling or quality.
• Control project costs by initiating purchase orders, reviewing all invoices to confirm actual costs align to estimates, and the work is satisfactorily completed.
• Request pricing and prepare change orders as requested by client or prime consultant.
• Inspect and review the complete project with the client/prime consultant for any deficiencies or incomplete work. Coordinate trade(s) to correct and address.
• Assist and support project handover to the client by coordinating move in requirements and providing orientation.

You will fit in at Concord if you are:

• Driven and excited about working in the construction industry.
• Focused on building relationships and capable of relating to stakeholders of all backgrounds.
• Safety focused, and enjoy talking about safety topics at every opportunity.
• A clear, professional communicator who influences positive outcomes by modeling cooperation and overcoming conflict to get back to the work.
• Detail oriented and constantly thinking about constructability to solve construction problems.
• Solutions-focused and identify problems before they happen to keep projects on-schedule and under budget.

Our next teammate has:

• A minimum of three years’ superintendent experience building new construction multi-family and multi-level commercial projects
• An ability to interpret, coordinate and analyze blueprints and shop drawings for discrepancies
• Experience reviewing and coordinating sub-contracts with tender documents
• Understanding of local building code requirements
• Hands-on experience in the construction industry is an asset
• Experience in Microsoft Office software, specifically Projects and Outlook
• Experience with construction software, preferably Procore
• Post-secondary education in construction management or a trade preferred

Concord Projects is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and abilities, and we do not discriminate on any ground protected under The Human Rights Code (Manitoba). If you need accommodation during the application or interview process, contact [e-mail] and put “accommodation request” in the subject line. We’ll work with you to find a solution.