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

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: $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
• 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