Onsite Civil & Structural Construction Lead (LNG)

Brunel; Kitimat; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Brunel is seeking a Civil and Structural Construction SME Supervisor to support a major LNG expansion project in Kitimat, British Columbia. This onsite role leads civil and structural construction activities, reviews methods, and interfaces with EPC teams to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient execution.

The position requires deep expertise in earthworks, foundations, reinforced concrete, structural steel erection, and SIMOPS, with a focus on eliminating schedule risk and enhancing

Qualifications

• 15+ years hands-on Civil & Structural construction experience on major capital projects.
• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, Structural Engineering, or equivalent industry experience.
• Strong Civil & Structural construction and engineering knowledge including foundations and piling systems, reinforced concrete structures, structural steel erection, and earthworks.
• Demonstrated project execution experience on major greenfield and brownfield projects.
• Strong understanding of construction sequencing and SIMOPS.
• Demonstrated experience participating in constructability reviews and developing practical solutions that improve construction execution and minimize rework.
• Demonstrated ability to proactively identify construction issues impacting schedule and implement timely, effective solutions.
• Demonstrated experience ensuring construction activities are executed in accordance with approved Work Method Statements, engineering specifications, quality requirements, regulatory requirements, and HSSE expectations.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing and resolving RFIs, field changes, design deviations, and non-conformances during construction execution.
• Demonstrated experience working closely with EPC contractors and multidisciplinary teams to resolve technical issues, mitigate risks, and maintain construction performance.
• Strong understanding of construction quality processes, including field inspections, audits, NCR investigations, and corrective action verification.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the discipline authority for civil and structural construction activities, including earthworks, piling, concrete, structural steel, foundations, drainage, and temporary works.
• Participate in constructability reviews, workshops, and safety reviews to ensure designs and Work Method Statements are optimized for safe, efficient, and practical construction execution.
• Review and validate constructability, design intent, and field execution strategies.
• Review Work Method Statements, CWPs, and IWPs to ensure alignment with engineering standards, regulatory requirements, project specifications, and HSSE expectations.
• Provide technical direction on site issues, RFIs, field changes, and non-conformances.
• Ensure alignment with design basis, codes, standards, and project specifications.
• Monitor construction progress of key activities and evaluate planned versus actual performance.
• Proactively identify EPC contractor bottlenecks affecting productivity or sequencing and recommend practical solutions.
• Ensure construction activities are executed in accordance with approved plans, procedures, specifications, and quality standards.
• Proactively identify constructability improvements and support implementation opportunities with the EPC contractor.
• Act as the interface between contractor field engineering personnel and the owner's construction team.
• Support resolution of technical queries, field changes, and design deviations during construction.
• Identify risks, constraints, and opportunities impacting construction execution and project performance.
• Conduct field audits and inspections to verify installation quality and adherence to project requirements.
• Review quality assurance and quality control activities during execution.
• Participate in NCR investigations, including root cause analysis and verification of corrective actions.
• Ensure construction activities comply with HSSE requirements, regulatory obligations, and project standards.
• Promote a safety-first culture and adherence to project requirements.
• Work closely with engineering, construction, quality, project controls, and EPC contractor teams to support issue resolution and construction execution.

Skills

Civil & Structural construction

Project execution

Constructability reviews

Communication & relationship mgmt

HSSE focus

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in civil or structural engineering

Job description

Brunel is seeking a Civil and Structural Construction SME Supervisor to support a major LNG expansion project in Kitimat, British Columbia. This onsite role leads civil and structural construction activities, reviews methods, and interfaces with EPC teams to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient execution.

The position requires deep expertise in earthworks, foundations, reinforced concrete, structural steel erection, and SIMOPS, with a focus on eliminating schedule risk and enhancing