Superintendent

Fuze HR Solutions; Dartmouth; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership opportunities

Performance bonuses

RRSP, TFSA, pension options

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Drug coverage and virtual care

Life, AD&D, disability insurance

Parental leave and family care support

Health & lifestyle spending accounts

Mental health support & EAP

Career growth & mentorship

Professional development & training

Broad opportunities to learn and grow

Job summary

Fuze HR Solutions is recruiting a Superintendent – Construction for a Halifax, Nova Scotia project. The role offers a base salary range of 110,000 to 150,000 CAD and leads site safety, supervision, and coordination activities across trades and partners.

The ideal candidate will have a Journeyman certificate or engineering degree, 5+ years of field supervision, and strong scheduling, contract, and stakeholder management skills to deliver on safety, budget, and schedule.

Qualifications

• Journeyman certificate or engineering degree in a related discipline.
• Enrollment in Gold Seal program preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive field supervision experience.
• Proven experience supervising a construction workforce.
• In-depth knowledge of construction industry practices and specifications.
• Understanding of project scope and basic engineering principles.
• Scheduling principles proficiency and ability to apply logic to plans.
• Coordinate multiple scopes with three-week lookahead schedules.
• Ability to read contracts and identify risks and opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Support safety program implementation on site and ensure compliance.
• Supervise and mentor project team, including direct and indirect reports.
• Communicate with internal teams and trades to meet safety, quality, and schedule requirements.
• Collaborate to proactively manage problems, interferences, and schedule conflicts.
• Coordinate with field engineers, estimators, and subcontractors to ensure plans meet drawings and specs.
• Liaise with clients, other site contractors, and labour representatives.
• Develop and manage the overall project schedule and critical path.
• Create, maintain, and execute the Project Execution Plan and lookahead schedules.
• Monitor budgets, forecasts, and profitability targets and ensure documentation.

Skills

Field supervision

Scheduling software

Team leadership

Safety program

Contract knowledge

Education

Journeyman certificate or engineering degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Construction PM systems

Job description

Superintendent – Construction

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Base Salary Range $110,00 to $150,000

Our Client is a leading construction organization committed to delivering high-quality projects while creating opportunities, careers, and stronger communities. You'll have the opportunity to support a major project from concept to completion, collaborating closely with project partners and stakeholders to deliver safe, efficient, and successful outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Project Manager to ensure implementation of the company's safety program, including integrating safety requirements into all site plans and procedures and adhering to all safety and record-keeping requirements.
• Supervise, direct, coach, train, and mentor the project team, including direct and indirect reports.
• Effectively communicate with internal teams and trades while ensuring performance, productivity, quality, and safety requirements are met.
• Collaborate consistently with the Construction/Project Manager and project team to proactively manage potential problems, work interferences, and schedule conflicts or setbacks.
• Liaise between field engineers, estimators, and subcontractors to ensure construction complies with drawings and specifications.
• Liaise with clients, other site contractors, union and labour relations representatives, and site and office personnel.
• Visualize the entire project, develop the overall project schedule, identify the critical path, and anticipate constructability issues.
• Develop and implement the Project Execution Plan (PEP) and resource-loaded three-week lookahead schedules.
• Create, maintain, and execute the project plan and schedule while ensuring compliance with budget and quality requirements.
• Review and understand contracts and subcontracts and develop plans to identify and mitigate risks while maximizing opportunities to ensure financial targets, including budgets, forecasts, and profitability, are achieved.
• Maintain project administration correspondence and comply with documentation requirements.
• Develop and maintain strong, customer-focused relationships with all project stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Journeyman certificate or undergraduate/engineering degree in a related discipline.
• Enrollment in the Gold Seal program is preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in field supervision preferred.
• Proven experience successfully supervising a construction workforce.
• In-depth knowledge of the construction industry and company operations, including building materials, construction specifications, methods, and procedures.
• Understanding of project scope and ability to apply basic engineering principles and develop solutions within construction plans and schedules.
• Proficient understanding of scheduling principles and the ability to apply logic to develop project plans using scheduling software.
• Ability to coordinate multiple scopes of a construction project, including scheduling, monitoring, and coordinating workforce and trade contractors using three-week lookahead schedules.
• Thorough understanding of productivity rates, labour cost reporting, and the ability to interpret cost reports.
• Ability to complete material, labour, and equipment takeoffs.
• Thorough understanding of contract language with the ability to identify and mitigate risks while identifying and leveraging opportunities.
• In-depth knowledge and application of safety and environmental principles, procedures, and legislation.
• Ability to lead and run effective site meetings with clients, consultants, trades, workforce, and internal employees.
• Ability to present at client meetings and support project pursuit activities.
• Demonstrated conflict-resolution skills, problem‑solving abilities, and professional judgment.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective stakeholder relationships.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and construction/project management systems.

What’s on offer:

Base Salary Range $110,00 to $150,000

• Employee ownership opportunities that build long-term value
• Annual discretionary performance bonuses
• RRSP, TFSA, and pension contribution options
• Flexible medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Prescription drug coverage and virtual care services
• Life, AD&D, and disability insurance
• Paid parental leave and family care support
• Health and lifestyle spending account options
• Mental health and wellness support, including Employee Assistance Programs
• Career growth pathways, leadership development, and mentorship programs
• Access to professional development and construction training
• Ongoing opportunities to learn new skills, explore different roles, and grow your career across sectors and regions

Fuze HR Solutions is committed to building a diverse, accessible, and equitable workforce. Our approach is twofold. Both internal, where we focus on creating a diverse and inclusive environment for our employees, and external, where we source and recruit from the most diverse candidate pools. Our teams are educated on current best practices at attracting, retaining, and working with the most talented and diverse candidates.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to accommodating every candidate and encourage those who identify as a member of a visible minority group, or a person with a disability and requiring specific accommodations, to apply.

For all questions, comments and feedback on our diversity and inclusion programs and policies or to request information relating to accommodation measures, please contact your local Fuze HR Solutions branch.

We look forward to working with you.

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

At Fuze HR, we may use AI-powered tools to assist with some of the behind-the-scenes tasks in recruitment. These tools help us work more efficiently and stay organized, but all final hiring decisions are made by our team of real people.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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Contract Info / Information sur le contrat

• Job ID / No. du Poste: 60445308
• Open Positions / Postes Ouverts: 1