Site Superintendent - Langley, Canada - Pacific Reach Properties

Pacific Reach Properties

Verified Company

Langley, Canada

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

About the Role:

This position is not a traditional single site role. It will include office work and travel to and from sites as needed.

The superintendent's job is to run the day-to-day operations on multiple construction sites and control the short-term schedule for those sites.

The position is well suited to someone with restoration and/or maintenance experience.

This individual will work closely with the Project Manager and fulfill an integral role on the project. On smaller projects, this individual will also perform duties normally associated with a Project Manager.

Responsibilities:

The Site Superintendent provides leadership and is responsible for, although not limited to;

Supervising all trade workers
Ensuring the safety of own forces and subcontractors
Following WorksafeBC Occupational Health and Safety regulations
Productivity of crew members

As a key participant in the relationship with the company, other contractors, and the client, the Site Superintendent has the following specific areas of responsibility:

1. Safety

The Site Superintendent must provide leadership that results in a safe work culture, is responsible and accountable for the safety of the crew under his/her direction, and must understand and accept the importance and legal liability of the role.

This includes:

Knowing and understanding Worksafe BC requirements
Knowing, understanding, communicating and ensuring compliance with WorksafeBC, and company safety policies and procedures
Facilitate mandatory safety tool box meetings
Ensuring completion of initial safety and hazard assessments
Participating in safety/incident investigations
Liaison with staff of an operating facility and conducting weekly meetings to ensure resident safety.

2. Leadership and Supervision

This includes:

Communicating the job to and with own forces and subcontractors
Assigning own forces tasks
Recognizing, addressing and resolving issues/problems among/between subcontractor
Maintaining work standards and outlining behavioral expectations to ensure crew morale and productivity
Ensuring own forces and subcontractor compliance with project policies and procedures
Ensuring own forces and subcontractor compliance with company policies and procedures

3. Planning and Scheduling

The Site Superintendent is accountable for following project plans and schedules and ensuring that own forces and subcontractors under his/her direction perform daily and weekly activities to meet production goals.

This includes:

Translating general work requirements into a prioritized work plan for the site
Working with own forces and subcontractors to overcome work challenges
Periodically reassess daily goals to meet forecasted production

4. Employee Relations

The Site Superintendent must champion an inclusive employee relations culture, is accountable for the adherence to policies and procedures by own forces and subcontractors to ensure a respectful and inclusive work environment.

This includes:

Recognizing, addressing and resolving issues/problems among/between subcontractor

Promoting, supporting and facilitating teamwork and harmony between all workers by promoting and fostering a positive, visible teamwork attitude among all workers

5. Quality Control
The Site Superintendent is accountable for ensuring that the completed work meets quality standards.

This includes:

Onsite assessment prior to commencing work to ensure that the job is ready, and addressing any concerns
Overseeing the execution of the work, including quality and production, ensuring that the
Subcontractors work to job specifications and follows the plans
Inspecting and measuring completed work

6. Administration
The Site Superintendent is accountable for the preparation of reports as required by the employer.

This includes:

Maintaining daily log & site reports
Verifying deliveries
Reporting on work progress
Completing safety reports as required
Daily time keeping & reporting
Worker violation reports

Qualifications and Skills:

Has 2 to 3 years' experience in building trades (tradesperson, apprentice or assistant)
Has a strong understanding of construction methodology
Has a valid and clean BC driver's license

Knows and Understands:

Company and project safety programs
Occupational Health and Safety and environmental issues
WorksafeBC and insurance provisions
Employment standards and company policies
How to read plans

Has the ability to:

Lead own forces and subcontractors
Effectively communicate orally and in writing, with good comprehension
Manage differences and diversity at the work site
Organize and delegate work
Handle the administrative duties of position, including completion of required documents

Shows that they:

- are ready to take on new challenges and are willing to learn
- have good work ethic