Superintendent - Civil

Colas is a Canadian leader in transportation infrastructure - materials, construction, and maintenance. From roads to rail, airports to ports, we build some of the most important projects that connect our communities.

Backed by our network of Colas companies across Canada and the Colas Group worldwide, Colas offers a wide range of innovative and sustainable solutions for the construction and maintenance of transportation infrastructure.

Join the largest transportation infrastructure group in the world and help connect Canada. 

Mission

Join us in an exciting adventure to complete the Edmonton Valley Line West LRT - a remarkable legacy project that will redefine our community’s transportation landscape! Be part of this transformative journey and help us create a lasting impact for generations to come!

The Superintendent - Civil, will work closely with the Stops and Utility Complexes team to coordinate the project to the satisfaction of the client, consistent with the costs, schedule, and contractual requirements. Will be responsible for coordination of all production requirements related to the work, including but not limited to safety, quality, administration, scheduling, cost controls, client/ subcontractor/ craft communication and management. Heavy civil earthworks, concrete or LRT experience is required.

Main Responsibilities

• Ensure Construction is in full compliance with the Project Agreement, including matters relating to quality, safety, environment, and life cycle performance, such as Project’s ECO Plan, Health and Safety Plan, and all applicable legislation.
• Interface management between internal and adjacent teams, includes subcontractors.
• Coordinate with other segments to schedule adjacent works ensuring that the enabling functions are performed in accordance with the schedule. 
• Ensure maintenance of total quality performance standards, procedures and audit controls to meet project requirements.
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase the efficiency, effectiveness and quality of site operations.
• Foster client confidence in project leadership, this is done in the field and in meetings as assigned by your manager. 
• Assist in interpretation of drawings and specifications for field crews and craft supervision, facilitating solutions to inquiries to the design team in cooperation with the Construction Field Coordinators and management group. 
• Contribute to the preparation and execution of work plans and work packages, understanding the milestones and what resources are required to accommodate the project demands. 
• Direct and ensure completion of work activities on site in accordance with engineering plans
• Provide other technical office support as required by the project team.
• Assist in developing cost estimates, reviews and budgets, including contributions to schedule development and efficiency analysis. 
• Maintain effective relationships with stakeholders, both internal and external, this includes notifications and interaction with the Project Communications Team. 
• Promote respect for the environment and communicates, incorporating environmental controls in work planning and scheduling, including reviewing and participating in monitoring with environmental monitors and resolving corrective actions that may arise. 
• Ensure budgets are managed and maintained by coordinating material and equipment needs and cost understanding of the materials and equipment ordered.
• Attend daily prestart meetings with the crews, including subcontractors, recording names of attendees, confirm daily tasks and work to be completed.
• Establish and maintain the expected crew hours for specific tasks, ensure that shifts are not overrunning hours and maintain the budget with crew control measures. 
• Develop crew resource strategies that account for peaks and valleys in all work cycles and seasons as well as staffing of the crews accordingly (I.E. – apprentice to JM ratio, GF to worker ratio). 
• Check and approve time sheets as they are submitted, verify that hours match the intended duration, hold accountable field staff for their hours worked relative to their deliverable output. 
• Physically maintain an on-site presence to monitor progress, address and manage issues and other site related matters as they arise. 
• Full participation in safety deliverables, including but not limited to inspections, near miss reporting, incident investigation, on boarding new staff, JHA/FLHA/SWP development. 
• Accountable to management for the team’s safety performance for assigned work scope. 
• Ensure that work areas are set up for success with access, routing, parking, and general logistics. 
• Work with the Construction Field Coordination team to ensure that concrete, survey, quality, safety and Environmental inspections are booked and executed with accuracy. 
• Complete Daily reports in project control software and physical notes. 
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Completed post-secondary degree or diploma in engineering, construction-related discipline, OR related trade designation and equivalent work experience is an asset 
• Minimum of 3 years proven heavy civil construction experience, preferably in LRT or similar public infrastructure projects
• Experience with earthworks, removals, concrete and heavy machinery
• Valid Class 5 license; clean abstract preferred
• Ability to negotiate the terrain of an in-process construction site, including climbing stairs and ladders, steep/ slippery terrain, walking, and working outdoors in all types of Edmonton weather and conditions

Skills, Competencies, Attributes
• Ability to read and interpret contract specifications, drawings and other construction documents
• Proven leadership skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated organizational skills within a multi-deadline multi-discipline project
• Computer proficiency including MS Office and SharePoint 
• Ability to work in field or office as required, with a focus on field-oriented tasks
• Highly motivated, able to complete assignments with minimal direct supervision
• Knowledge of standard health, safety, and environmental requirements and practices in the construction industry
• Flexibility to manage multiple project scopes simultaneously, meet the time demands of unpredictable activities
• Effective and efficient problem solving and decision-making skills, thoughtful, proactive and creative
• Demonstrated sense of urgency and strong commitment to achieving goals

DIVERSITY IS IMPORTANT TO US
At Colas, we believe our workforce should reflect the diversity of the communities we connect. By living our core values of Caring, Sharing, and Daring, we welcome all those who help create the links that bring us together. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of age, ethnicity, national origin, religious beliefs, disability, marital or family status, gender, gender identity or expression.