Site Superintendent

Traine Construction and Development; St. Catharines; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Site Superintendent to oversee construction projects in St. Catharines. In this pivotal role, you will manage on-site activities, ensuring compliance with safety regulations and project specifications. Your leadership will guide a team of construction personnel, fostering collaboration with architects and engineers. This position offers a chance to work on exciting multi-family residential projects, contributing to the creation of vibrant communities. Join a team that values hard work and provides opportunities for professional development and involvement in meaningful charitable projects.

Benefits

Robust performance bonus program

Health and Dental plan

Investment opportunities in real estate

Professional Development and ongoing training

Qualifications

• Experience with wood frame multi-family projects is essential.
• Strong management and leadership skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Lead on-site activities ensuring projects are executed safely and efficiently.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to meet project specifications.

Skills

Project Management

Leadership

Blueprint Reading

Safety Compliance

Problem Solving

Communication

Education

Gold Seal Certification

Red Seal Ticket in Carpentry

Tools

MS Project

Bluebeam

Procore

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Traine Construction and Development (Traine) is currently seeking a highly skilled and motivated Site Superintendent to join our exciting organization! As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for the supervision of all construction activities that take place on the worksite, ensuring the highest of standards with respect to workmanship and efficiency. This position leads and manages all on-site construction personnel and the enforcement of all required safety and work regulation policies.

This is a construction site-based position at our new project in St. Catharines, Ontario.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and lead all on-site activities; ensure project construction is executed in a safe, timely, and efficient manner.
• Manage site flow of information: RFIs/ ASIs/ SSIs/ ESIs/ MSIs/ etc.
• Collaborate with project manager, architects, engineers, and other stakeholders to ensure project specifications are met.
• Collaborate with PM to create, monitor, and maintain the project construction schedule on a regular basis.
• Liaise with all City Officials and create strong working relationships.
• Chair weekly trade meetings, assist with monthly site meetings with the development team, PMs, Directors, and trade partners as necessary.
• Create and update lookahead schedules and monitor sub trades to comply and maintain productivity daily and weekly.
• Review and interpret blueprints, shop drawings, and construction documents and able to identify conflicts and issues in advance.
• Coordinate, supervise, and schedule trade partners, suppliers, and vendors.
• Review on-site work to confirm that project is being built as per drawings, specifications, code, and ensure that all finishes are to Traine and industry standards by conducting regular site walkthroughs to monitor progress and quality of work.
• Manage, direct, and mentor Traine field staff and ensure they have the proper tools, materials, and instructions to complete their tasks.
• Maintain an organized, clean, and efficient multifamily job site, while ensuring and enforcing compliance with all safety policies and procedures.
• Responsible for field documentation such as daily logs, progress photos, overseeing daily safety inspections, and other required reports.
• Order materials and schedule inspections as necessary; includes coordinating offsite utilities and review with the applicable authority.
• Anticipate and overcome challenges throughout the course of the project with positive and creative solutions with a never-give-up attitude. Investigate and resolve any issues that arise and mediate issues as required.
• Oversee and manage construction projects full circle from excavation to building handover.
  
  

Qualifications And Experience

• Wood frame multi-family 4-6 story on concrete parkade experience on at least 2 projects from start to finish is required.
• Gold Seal Certification is considered a strong asset (or in the process of achieving your Gold Seal Certification).
• Red Seal Ticket in Carpentry considered an asset.
• First Aid ticket considered an asset.
• Possess a valid Driver’s License, no restrictions.
• Experience on multi-building projects with phased occupancy.
• Ability to lead and evaluate trade partner performance is essential.
• Ability to read plans, specifications, details, sections, elevations, schematics, shop drawings, and all other documentation.
• Strong management, delegation, planning, and leadership skills.
• Attention to detail and a safety-first mindset.
• Proficient with MS Project, Word, Excel, Bluebeam, and Procore.
• Advanced knowledge of various construction disciplines, safety regulations, scheduling, cost control, quality control, engineering drawings, and other documents.
• Personable and professional with trade partners, stakeholders, consultants, and employees.
• Successful completion of a background check is required.
  
  

Working Conditions

• Availability 24/7 may be required.
• Physical ability to lift up to 75-pounds repeatedly throughout the day.
• Travel to site and off-site locations will be required.
• Overtime and weekends as required.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Hazards associated with the trade.
• Work both indoors and outdoors through all weather conditions in all seasons.
  
  

Benefits

In return for your hard work and dedication, you will be rewarded with a very competitive salary (based on experience) and a full range of benefits, including:

• Robust performance bonus program.
• Opportunities to be involved in life-changing charitable projects.
• Ranked top 10% Health and Dental plan in Canada.
• Ranked top 5% Health and Dental plan in the construction industry.
• Investment opportunities in real estate projects.
• Professional Development and ongoing training.
  
  

Traine Construction and Development has been in business for 25 years; based in Kelowna, BC and working throughout Canada on multi-family residential construction projects for our property management division, Mainline Living, to operate. We create communities that residents are proud to live in and we are proud to operate. From Ontario to British Columbia, Traine prides itself on building excellent multi-family communities and great careers! By joining our team, you'll find yourself working amongst a group of friendly, team-oriented individuals who strive to deliver exceptional results.

Salary range: $120,000-140,000.

Candidates with less experience who demonstrate strong potential may be considered for the Assistant Site Superintendent position.