Superintendent, Rail Infrastructure | General Contractor | Toronto / Vancouver – Outpost Recruitment

Outpost Recruitment; Old Toronto; On-site; CAD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic infrastructure contractor as a Superintendent, where you will lead health and safety initiatives while driving project success in civil and infrastructure construction. This full-time permanent role offers the chance to work on exciting projects, including elevated guideways, and requires a proactive leader with 8-10 years of experience. Enjoy a competitive salary and a fantastic benefits package, including 4 weeks of vacation, fitness membership, and training opportunities. This is your opportunity to make a significant impact in a collaborative environment that values innovation and excellence.

Benefits

4 weeks' vacation

Monthly public transit pass

Fitness membership

Training opportunities

Summer hours

Qualifications

• 8-10 years’ experience in civil and infrastructure construction.
• Experience in constructing elevated guideways is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead health and safety initiatives on site and ensure compliance.
• Develop and drive the construction schedule with the project team.
• Collaborate with trade partners and ensure project success.

Skills

Leadership in Health, Safety and Environmental Protection

Construction scheduling

Problem-solving skills

Team collaboration

Knowledge of construction disciplines

Strong communication skills

Education

Construction related certificate, diploma or degree

Tools

Scheduling software

Quality control systems

Job description

Our client, an infrastructure contractor, has an opening for a Superintendent to join their civil & infrastructure team in Vancouver BC or Toronto, ON. Competitive salary: $130k - $180k depending on experience. Outpost Recruitment is excited to work with our client on this full-time permanent role. They are seeking personnel to help with constructability review and preconstruction initially before construction starts in Q1 2025.

The Role of Superintendent:

• Leadership in Health, Safety and Environmental Protection on the project.
• Apply the requirements of the project specific safety standards to promote HS&E standards, applicable OH&S acts, regulations and codes with all employees and trade partners on the project.
• Use your proactive approach to determine project materials are supplied and in compliance with our first-class Quality Program.
• Establish and identify on-site manpower requirements.
• Take a hands-on approach to leading, mentoring and walking with our team on site to support the project team.
• Collaborate with our trade partners and consultants.
• Develop and drive the construction schedule in conjunction with the project team ensuring that completion dates and milestones are met.
• Put problem-solving skills to work and recommend innovative methods that will increase effectiveness and efficiency to ensure project excellence and productivity.
• Collaborate with the Project Manager for all construction site start-up details including the schedule.
• Be a role model during coordination meetings with our clients and associated representatives.
• Stay on top of workforce training for the site team and ensure all training is up to date.
• Actively receive delivered materials on site according to policy.
• Ensure that the project is built according to the approved plan, specifications, shop drawings, and applicable building codes and that all content is current.
• Be a keeper of construction site inventory and work with our Logistics team to ensure accuracy.
• Keep construction site documentation organized.
• Celebrate project success and completion and be a key member of the project wrap-up process.

Experience and Requirements:

• 8-10 years’ experience in the civil and infrastructure construction industry.
• Experience in the construction of elevated guideways is required.
• A construction related certificate, diploma or degree.
• A proven track record of project success and team collaboration.
• Strong knowledge of construction disciplines, safety regulations, scheduling, quality and cost control.
• The ability to quickly identify problematic situations, identify possible causes, produce effective solutions and collaboratively lead a large team to successful completion.
• A passion to develop, maintain and execute the project schedule.
• Good computer skills and previous experience with scheduling software.
• Knowledge of the market.

Ideal Candidate:

Only candidates with authorization to work in Canada will be considered. Please clearly highlight relevant work experience, project overviews and project scale ($) in your resume. Great benefits package, 4 weeks' vacation, monthly public transit pass, fitness membership, training opportunities, summer hours and more.