Superintendent - Highway Maintenance (CMA 509)

Ledcor; Stony Plain; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSP matching

Profit sharing

Training & development

Team building

Career growth

Job summary

Ledcor is seeking an experienced Superintendent to oversee highway maintenance across Stony Plain and surrounding areas in Alberta. You will manage safe, efficient operations, coordinate across multiple sites, and ensure compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements.

You will lead front-line teams, drive performance, and engage clients while maintaining a strong safety culture and quality standards. The role offers long-term contract opportunities and community impact.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of highway maintenance, construction or infrastructure project experience in a senior supervisory role across multiple worksites.
• Strong planning, scheduling, financial, and contract administration skills.
• Proven leadership and effective communication with clients and diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily field operations across Stony Plain, Drayton Valley, Glenevis and Mayerthorpe areas with emphasis on planning, resources, execution and performance tracking.
• Lead health, safety and environmental protection aligned with Ledcor HS&E standards and OH&S legislation.
• Provide strategic leadership to front-line leaders to meet contract, schedule, budget, safety, quality and client objectives.
• Monitor financial and operational performance using key metrics; address risks and budget challenges proactively.
• Coach and develop front-line leaders; drive continuous improvement and subcontractor compliance with policies.
• Develop knowledge of contract terms and collective agreements; support operational leaders as a resource.
• Oversee fleet and asset management and assist with field-related client negotiations as required.

Skills

Leadership

Project Planning

Safety Management

Contract Administration

Communication

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Civil Engineering

Construction Management

Job description

Description

Join our growing Highway Maintenance team and play a key role in the successful delivery of highway maintenance in the General Edmonton Area. Our long-term contracts provide the opportunity for you to establish roots in a local community, build exceptional relationships and lead a diverse team of highway maintenance professionals committed to the challenge of keeping Alberta’s highways safe.

You are an experienced Superintendent who will play a key role in the oversight, delivery and performance of a large and challenging provincial highway maintenance contract including the Stony Plain, Drayton Valley, Glenevis and Mayerthorpe areas.

You have 8+ years of experience working with highway maintenance, construction or infrastructure projects. Leveraging your experience and expertise, you’ll be responsible for overseeing the safe and efficient execution of project operations, ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations, safety standards and contractual performance expectations.

The successful candidate is a strong communicator and people leader with proven experience managing geographically diverse construction or operations teams with a proven ability to plan, communicate, and deliver on identified targets and milestones

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee daily field operations, ensuring effective planning, resource allocation, execution, and performance tracking for the Stony Plain, Drayton Valley, Glenevis and Mayerthorpe areas
• Lead all aspects of health, safety, and environmental protection on the project
• Apply the Project Specific Safety Program to ensure full compliance with Ledcor HS&E standards and applicable OH&S legislation
• Provide strategic leadership and direction to front-line leaders to achieve contract, schedule, budget, safety, quality, environmental, and client satisfaction objectives
• Monitor operational and financial performance through regular review of key metrics and reports; proactively address risks and budget challenges
• Support front-line leader development through coaching, performance management, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Manage subcontractor compliance and field-level risk in accordance with company policies
• Develop strong knowledge of contract terms, collective agreements, and act as a resource to operational leaders
• Provide oversight of fleet and asset management
• Support client relations and assist with field-related negotiations as required

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of highway maintenance, construction, infrastructure or operations experience in a senior supervisory role, including over multiple worksites
• Technical training, trade certification, or equivalent industry experience; post-secondary education in civil engineering, construction management, or related field is an asset
• Experience in highway, infrastructure, or bridge maintenance projects strongly preferred
• Strong understanding of health, safety, environmental, and quality management systems
• Proven planning, scheduling, financial, and contract administration skills
• Effective communicator with the ability to lead teams and engage clients and stakeholders
• Experience with performance-based contracts, continuous improvement, and ISO or similar management systems considered an asset

Ledcor offers an industry-leading benefits package including RSP matching, profit share, ongoing employee training and development, team building and career growth opportunities.

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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.