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

General Contractor; Toronto, Vancouver; On-site; CAD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great benefits package

4 weeks’ vacation

Monthly transit pass

Fitness membership

Training opportunities

Summer hours and more

Job summary

General Contractor seeks a Superintendent for civil & infrastructure work in Vancouver BC or Toronto, ON. Salary range $160k–$200k CAD yearly. The role focuses on HS&E leadership, on-site supervision, and driving the construction schedule with a skilled team.

Ideal candidates bring 8–10 years in civil infrastructure, experience with elevated guideways, and a solid scheduling background. Requires a construction certificate/diploma or degree and strong collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years in civil/infrastructure construction.
• Experience in elevated guideways is required.
• Construction-related certificate, diploma or degree.
• Proven track record of project success and collaboration.
• Knowledge of safety regs, scheduling, quality and cost control.
• Ability to lead a large team to successful completion.
• Strong schedule development and maintenance abilities.
• Solid computer skills and scheduling software experience.
• Knowledge of the market and client expectations.

Responsibilities

• Provide HS&E leadership on the project.
• Apply safety standards and OH&S regs for all staff and trade partners.
• Ensure materials meet the Quality Program requirements.
• Establish and identify on-site manpower needs.
• Mentor and lead the on-site team on the project.
• Collaborate with trade partners and consultants.
• Develop and drive the construction schedule with the team.
• Identify innovative methods to boost productivity and quality.
• Coordinate site start-up details with the Project Manager.
• Be a role model in client coordination meetings.
• Maintain up-to-date workforce training.
• Receive delivered materials on site per policy.
• Ensure build aligns with plans, specs and codes.
• Maintain construction site inventory with Logistics.
• Keep site documentation organized.
• Celebrate project success and wrap-up activities.

Skills

Team leadership

Problem solving

Scheduling

On-site supervision

Education

Construction certificate/diploma/degree

Tools

Scheduling software

Job description

Our client, an infrastrutcure contractor has an opening for a Superintendent to join their civil & infrastructure team in Vancouver BC or Toronto, ON. Competitive salary: $160k – $200k depending on experience. Outpost Recruitment is excited to work with our client on this full-time permanent role.

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
• Superintendent will 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 meeting 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:

• Superintendent will have 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 authorisation 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