Field Leader: Millwright Superintendent

Ledcor; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ledcor is seeking a seasoned Millwright Superintendent to lead our Industrial division across Western Canada. You will oversee safe, efficient, and high‑quality millwrighting and mechanical installation activities, guiding field crews from planning through turnover on major projects.

As a site leader, you’ll champion safety, manage crews and subcontractors, coordinate with engineers and PMs, and ensure work is on schedule and within budget.

Qualifications

• 3-8 years of mechanical/industrial construction supervision experience
• Journeyperson Millwright designation required
• Proven experience as a General Foreman/Superintendent or similar supervisory role
• Experience supervising crews of 10-20+ millwrights
• Strong knowledge of mechanical systems, installation, alignment, rigging and commissioning
• Ability to plan, sequence and manage mechanical work scopes to meet schedules
• Solid understanding of drawings, mechanical documentation and contract requirements
• Experience with project budgets, cost controls and contract management
• Demonstrated safety leadership and cross‑functional collaboration
• Strong communication and teamwork to solve complex project challenges

Responsibilities

• Ensure all millwrighting work is completed according to drawings, specs, manuals, and codes
• Execute mechanical and millwright construction activities including installation, alignment, rigging, and completion
• Maintain site safety standards meeting corporate/regulatory requirements
• Review and update construction schedules to meet milestones
• Oversee care and maintenance of mechanical tools and forecast equipment needs
• Review invoices against field POs and report discrepancies
• Hire and mentor hourly crews and prepare timecards for job costing
• Prepare field change orders for owners/representatives
• Collaborate with engineers to clarify scope via RFIs
• Develop resource-loaded 3-week lookahead schedules aligned with milestones

Skills

Leadership

Mechanical systems

Scheduling

Safety leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Teamwork

Construction supervision

Education

Journeyperson Millwright designation

Job description

Ledcor is seeking a seasoned Millwright Superintendent to lead our Industrial division across Western Canada. You will oversee safe, efficient, and high‑quality millwrighting and mechanical installation activities, guiding field crews from planning through turnover on major projects.

As a site leader, you’ll champion safety, manage crews and subcontractors, coordinate with engineers and PMs, and ensure work is on schedule and within budget.