Webber – Area Supervisor – York – Infrastructure Management

Ferrovial Agroman SA; Canada; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accommodation available

Job summary

Webber Infrastructure Management Canada Limited, a Webber Group Company, seeks a supervisor to oversee maintenance crews and ensure contract compliance across road assets. The role focuses on scheduling, coordination and safety training, with emphasis on incident response and documentation.

You will work between office and field, applying strong ? knowledge to improve methods, efficiency and cost control while coordinating with subcontractors and ministry staff in Canada.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• Minimum five years in construction/road maintenance with supervisory experience.
• Valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record required.

Responsibilities

• Perform condition assessment of pavements, signs, guardrails, tunnels, bridges, vegetation and other assets; schedule and coordinate all work.
• Determine best approach (self-performance or sub-contract) for bringing assets into contract compliance.
• Inspect ongoing and completed work for contract compliance.
• Supervise maintenance crews and provide required safety and work standard training.
• Respond to emergencies and coordinate on-site responders; report accidents and near misses.
• Coordinate with fleet teams for inspection, calibration and repair of fleet.
• Manage highway project assets and materials; identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Create and manage work orders and ensure documentation per contracts.
• Interact with ministry staff, other contractors and the public to address issues.

Skills

Math basics

Communication

Contract reading

Report writing

Safety awareness

PPE use

MS Excel

MS Word

Team supervision

Multitasking

Education

High School Diploma

Driver's license

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

Fleet inspection tools

Construction software

Job description

Join Ferrovial: Where Innovation Meets Opportunity

Ferrovial is a global leader in infrastructure, working on complex problems and creating positive impacts.

Webber, part of Ferrovial Construction, specializes in heavy civil, waterworks, energy, and infrastructure management.

Job Description

Position Summary

Identifies or verifies required maintenance work, interprets contract, schedules and coordinates in-house or sub‑contractor work and ensures work meets contract specifications. Responsible for supervising maintenance crews effectively.

We offer competitive pay, and other benefits.

The pay range for this position is $75k to $80k annually.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform condition assessment of pavements, signs, guardrails, tunnels, bridges, vegetation and other contract infrastructure and assets. Schedule and coordinate work to be performed.
• Work with the Operations Manager to determine the best approach (self-performance or sub-contract) for bringing assets into contract compliance considering cost, timelines and efficiency. Plan and coordinate all work items.
• Inspect ongoing and completed work to insure compliance with contract requirements.
• Supervisory responsibility including the selection, development and performance management of maintenance crews. Facilitate all required new hire training and ongoing required safety and work standard training.
• Respond to incident emergencies and coordinate work of on‑site responders. Report accident/injury (actual and near misses).
• Coordinate with the fleet teams/mechanic for inspection, calibration and repair of the fleet.
• Manage, monitor and control highway project assets and materials.
• Identify opportunities for changes and improvements in work methods, processes, efficiency and cost reduction.
• Create and manage successful completion of all work orders.
• Review claims for damages on the highway system for validity; arranges for collection of data on such claims.
• Work with the field coordinators to ensure accurate documentation and reporting of the work as per the contractual requirements as well as the company policies.
• Work with field coordinators to manage the inventory for consumables.
• Detail directly with ministry staff, other contractors, external agencies and the general public to respond to complaints and issues, by phone or in person, on matters such as drainage, signs, entrance permits and road conditions.
• Work with the Contract Manager to identify and qualify subcontractors and assists in negotiating contract parameters with sub‑contractors.
• Assist and monitor routine work plan activities such as traffic control and maintenance work.
• Be available for emergency response rotations as needed for overtime, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Other duties as assigned by the Contract Manager.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Perform basic math functions and calculations.
• Ability to effectively communicate.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business documents, technical procedures and contracts.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to identify, troubleshoot and resolve practical problems.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to multitask, use resources effectively and meet scheduled deadlines.
• Strong computer skills in MS Excel and Word as well as familiarity with the Internet.
• Highly developed sense of safety awareness and perceptive ability.
• Ability to recognize hazards inherent in routine and non‑routine tasks and make adjustments to avoid loss, injury or accident.
• Ability to communicate with co‑workers/subcontractors, understand and follow verbal and written safety instructions.
• You will be required to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) appropriate to your job.
• As a supervisor, you are required to lead by example; encourage co-workers and supervised employees to correctly use PPE; follow proper safety rules and take appropriate corrective actions to enforce PPE use and safety rules within your area of supervised responsibility.

Education and Experience

• High School Diploma.
• Minimum five years work experience in construction and/or road maintenance industry is required. Previous supervisory experience is required.
• Valid driver's license and an acceptable driving record (required).

Work Conditions/Physical Demands

Physical Demands

• The employee is regularly required to stand, sit, walk on a wide range of surfaces; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear. Ability to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted, use manual and powered pneumatic, hydraulic, gas, and electric powered tools and equipment.

Work Environment

• The incumbent will split working time between office and field work.

Office Environment

• The employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time and occasionally stand and/or walk for short periods of time. Use hands and fingers; reach with hands and arms. Vision abilities include close and distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Field Environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is routinely exposed to outside weather conditions including extreme heat and cold. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high precarious places; fumes or airborne particles. Occasional exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate and sometimes high.

Webber Infrastructure Management Canada Limited, a Webber Group Company, is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all qualified candidates, including those with disabilities. We will accommodate applicants' needs, upon request, throughout all stages of the recruitment process. Please inform us of the accommodation(s) that you may require. Information received relating to accommodation will be addressed confidentially.

Webber, a Ferrovial company, and its group of companies, are equal opportunity employers. We treat all job applications equally, regardless of gender, color, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, covered veteran status or protected genetic information (each, a “Protected Class”), or any other protected class in accordance with applicable laws.