Millwright Superintendent

Ledcor; Fort Saskatchewan; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 165,000; 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 millwright and mechanical installation activities from planning through turnover.

Key responsibilities include coordinating crews, subcontractors, schedules, budgets, and safety while ensuring alignment with drawings and codes. Strong leadership and communication are essential for success in this site-based role.

Qualifications

• 3-8 years of mechanical or industrial construction supervision experience.
• Journeyperson Millwright (Industrial Mechanic) designation required.
• Proven experience as a General Foreman, Superintendent, or similar supervisory leader.
• Experience supervising Millwright General Forepersons, Forepersons, and crews of 10-20+ millwrights.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical systems, equipment installation, alignment, rigging, and commissioning.
• Ability to plan, sequence, and manage mechanical work scopes to meet project schedules.
• Solid understanding of construction drawings, mechanical documentation, and contract requirements.
• Experience with project budgets, mechanical cost controls, and contract management.
• Demonstrated commitment to safety leadership, stakeholder collaboration, and team development.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and teamwork skills with the ability to address complex project challenges and stakeholder needs.

Responsibilities

• Oversee safe, efficient, and high-quality execution of all millwrighting and mechanical installation activities.
• Coordinate manpower, equipment, subcontractors, schedule, quality, safety, and interfaces with other teams.
• Ensure site safety requirements meet or exceed corporate standards and regulatory expectations.
• Review and update construction schedule; meet mechanical milestones and completion targets.
• Forecast equipment needs and oversee care and maintenance of tools and assets.
• Review invoices against field purchase orders and report discrepancies.
• Lead hourly millwright crews; approve timecards for accurate job costing.
• Prepare field change orders for owners or representatives as required.
• Draft RFI’s with engineers to clarify scope, drawings, or installation requirements.
• Develop resource-loaded 3-week lookahead schedules aligned with milestones.

Skills

Leadership

Safety leadership

Scheduling

Communication

Teamwork

Budgeting

Contract management

Problem solving

Supervision

Mechanical systems

Education

Journeyperson Millwright designation

Job description

Description

We’re looking for a seasoned and forward thinking Millwright Superintendent to help lead our growing Industrial division as we take on a series of major projects across Western Canada. In this pivotal role, you’ll oversee the safe, efficient, and high quality execution of all millwrighting and mechanical installation activities, driving field excellence from initial planning through to final turnover.

Essential Responsibilities

• Ensure all millwrighting work is completed according to approved drawings, specifications, equipment manuals, and applicable codes, while maintaining efficiency in labour and materials
• Responsible for the execution of mechanical and millwright construction activities, including equipment installation, alignment, rigging, setting, and mechanical completion. Coordinates manpower, equipment, subcontractors, schedule, quality, safety, and interfaces with piping, structural, electrical, and commissioning teams
• Ensure site safety requirements meet or exceed corporate standards, regulatory expectations, and Workers’ Compensation Board requirements
• Review, maintain, and update the construction schedule, ensuring mechanical milestones and completion targets are met
• Oversee the care, operation, and maintenance of mechanical tools, equipment, and company assets; forecast equipment needs in coordination with other superintendents and the Construction Manager
• Review subcontractor/supplier invoices against field purchase orders and report discrepancies to the Project Manager or accounting team
• Hire, lead, and mentor hourly millwright crews in collaboration with Construction/Project Managers; approve and submit detailed timecards for accurate job costing
• Prepare field change orders to be signed by owners or their representatives as required
• Work with coordinators/engineers to craft and submit RFI’s to clarify scope, drawings, or installation requirements
• Develop and implement resource loaded 3week lookahead schedules aligned with overall project milestones

Qualifications

• 3-8 years of mechanical or industrial construction supervision experience
• Journeyperson Millwright (Industrial Mechanic) designation required
• Proven experience as a General Foreman, Superintendent, or similar supervisory leader
• Experience supervising Millwright General Forepersons, Forepersons, and crews of 10-20+ millwrights
• Strong knowledge of mechanical systems, equipment installation, alignment, rigging, and commissioning
• Ability to plan, sequence, and manage mechanical work scopes to meet project schedules
• Solid understanding of construction drawings, mechanical documentation, and contract requirements
• Experience with project budgets, mechanical cost controls, and contract management
• Demonstrated commitment to safety leadership, stakeholder collaboration, and team development
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and teamwork skills with the ability to address complex project challenges and stakeholder needs

Work Conditions

• Travel required; fulltime project location will be determined within Western Canada
• Site based role; rotational shift may apply depending on project requirements
• Ability to work evenings, holidays, weekends, and travel away from home as needed

Additional Information

Ledcor builds and maintains infrastructure in various industries including oil and gas, transportation, and mining. We’re experts in all infrastructure construction and maintenance related projects. Our vast projects include: full-scale contract mining, earthworks, foundations, highways, bridges, roads, waterways and resources, airports, rapid transit, underground utilities, pipelines, independent power projects and site reclamation.

Our workplace culture has been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures, and a Top 100 Inspiring Workplace in North America.

Our competitive total rewards package provides compensation and benefits that support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing. We offer exciting, challenging work with opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge.

Employment Equity

At Ledcor we believe diversity, equity, and inclusion should be part of everything we do. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status or any other identifying characteristic are encouraged to apply.

Our True Blue team consists of individuals from all backgrounds who contribute diverse perspectives and experiences to Ledcor. We are committed to continuing to build on our culture of empowerment, inclusion and belonging.

Adjustments will be provided in all parts of our hiring process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance by submitting a request via email. For more information about Ledcor’s Inclusion and Diversity initiatives, please visit our I&D page.

• Fort Saskatchewan, AB