Site Superintendent (Winnipeg)

Wales McLelland Construction; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Performance-based bonus

RRSP matching

Comprehensive health benefits

Vehicle allowance

Employee referral program

Anniversary service recognition

Learning and development program

Job summary

Wales McLelland Construction is seeking a Site Superintendent to oversee construction activities on WM worksites, including supervising sub-trades, site workers, and maintaining WM safety and quality standards.

The role requires coordinating field staff, reviewing plans, maintaining schedules, and managing documentation such as timecards and daily reports while upholding Occupational Health and Safety Act requirements. This full-time position is on-site at WM projects in Canada.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience as a Site Superintendent for a General Contractor.
• Concrete experience with tilt-Up and cast-in-place projects is ideal.
• Ability to handle high pressure, fast-paced environments with trades, budgets and deadlines.
• Demonstrated understanding of construction means and methods for commercial/industrial projects.

Responsibilities

• Supervise all site crews including employees, sub-trades and visitors.
• Direct field staff to complete projects on schedule and within budget.
• Ensure on-site work meets WM quality standards.
• Review plans to identify cost savings and construction issues.
• Attend pre-construction meetings as required.
• Prepare schedules with the Project Manager.
• Manage day-to-day field activities to meet milestones and finalize schedules.
• Maintain up-to-date as-built drawings with trades.
• Forecast issues two weeks ahead to prevent delays.
• Control scope changes and ensure current contract documents are used.
• Order materials and schedule inspections as needed.
• Coordinate with Project Manager for schedule updates.
• Prepare and expedite project deficiency lists.
• Maintain organized job site and office.
• Ensure safety compliance with Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

People management

Education

Construction Management certificate/diploma or trade qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

SiteMax

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Site Superintendent is responsible for overseeing the construction activities that take place on Wales McLelland (WM) worksites. You will be involved in the supervision of sub-trades, WM site workers and maintaining compliance with WM safety and quality standards.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervise all work crews on the site including employees, sub-trades and visitors
• Direct all field staff to achieve completion of the project on schedule, within budget
• Ensure all work on site is completed to WM quality standards
• Understand the project plans/specifications to identify possible cost savings measures, and potential construction problems
• Attend pre-construction project meetings as required
• Prepare schedules in conjunction with the Project Manager
• Manage the day-to-day field activities to ensure project milestone dates and overall schedule completion date is met
• Ensure that as-built drawings are prepared on an ongoing basis by all trades during the construction period
• Manage and look ahead no less than 2 weeks to proactively identify issues that could lead to delay
• Manage changes in project scope to ensure that the most current contract documents are used at all times to prevent avoidable re-work
• Order materials and schedule inspections as necessary throughout the construction process
• Liaise with Project Manager as needed to provide updates and possible changes to project schedule
• Prepare and expedite project deficiency lists
• Maintain an organized job site, including site construction office
• Ensure timely and cordial interaction with Accounting
• Maintain daily paperwork such as timecard entry into system, field reports, schedule updates and email correspondence
• Ensure all employees and contractors adhere to safety policy/standards to maintain a safe job site and ensure that the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act are enforced
• Responsible to for ensuring all safety related matters or issues are dealt with and communicated appropriately

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum 3 years of experience as a Site Superintendent working for a General Contractor
• Concrete experience like tilt-Up and cast-in-place would be ideal
• Demonstrated ability to handle high pressure situations in a fast paced, constantly changing environment (dealing with trades, budget constraints, tight project deadlines)
• Construction Management certificate/diploma or Trade Qualification is considered an asset
• Successful track-record in completion of commercial or industrial projects ($5-$20 Million Project Value)
• Demonstrated understanding of construction means and methods associated with construction of commercial buildings, tenant improvements and related site-work
• Exceptional organizational, interpersonal and communication skills
• The ability to lead by example and set standard of professionalism
• Strong computer skills: Microsoft Office, SiteMax (Project Tracking/Timecard System)

BENEFITS:

In addition to a positive and respectful work environment, the following are some of the benefits of working at Wales McLelland:

• Competitive compensation package
• Performance-based bonus
• RRSP matching
• Comprehensive health benefits
• Vehicle allowance
• Employee referral program
• Anniversary service recognition
• Learning and development program

Please note that we can only accept candidates who are eligible to work in Canada.