Superintendent-civil - Langley, Canada - Pedre Contractors Ltd

Description

SUPERINTENDENT JOB DESCRIPTION
All employees must know and understand the job description, qualification requirements and management expectations for their position. All employees must know and understand their responsibilities with respect to Pedre's Occupational Health and Safety Program.

• Create, maintain and execute the project plan and schedule and ensures compliance with budget
• Supervise and coordinate all construction activities
• Supervise, direct, coach and train assistant superintendents, coordinators, hourly foreman and hourly staff assigned to project
• Help create site specific plans and procedures; ensures the implementation of Pedre's Safety Program to create a safe work environment throughout the jobsite; adhere to the safety and record keeping requirements
• Oversee and assist with planning and execution of all technical aspects of the jobsite.
• Ensure project materials and workmanship meets the project quality standards and design requirements
• Obtain necessary information from engineers, designers, inspectors, municipal/provincial authorities, utility owners and owners
• Resolve and advise senior management of potential problems, work interferences or schedule difficulties while assisting in circumventing/resolving such conflicts; anticipate and resolve project issues and schedule difficulties
• Other duties as required
• Ensure Foremen have all necessary supplies, tools etc.

Qualification Requirements

• 2 year college diploma and/or apprenticeship in related trades
• Minimum 10 years of construction related experience
• Has been employed with a large general contractor
• Indepth knowledge of the construction industry operations specifically construction specifications, building materials, methods and procedures
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office software, including Excel, Word and Outlook
• Understand the technical aspects of civil construction
• Ability to lead, mentor, educate and assess trade performance on the job and aspects of occupational health and safety
• Experience with scheduling and coordinating contractors
• Ability to visualize the entire project and anticipate constructability issues and embed solutions in the construction plans and schedules
• Ability to visualize and create the project schedule's critical path
• Experience executing management meetings with trade contractors performing the work and record on weekly basis
• Ability to schedule, monitor and forecast resources for optimum efficiency and implement development plans
• Ability to manage others and many facets of the construction project and assume responsibility
• Proficient ability to interpret contract drawings and specifications with special emphasis on civil projects such as selfperformed castin place concrete work, road building, earthwork, bridges, underground utilities and retaining walls
• Effective oral and written communication skills

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Site Supervision**•Responsible for the weekly planning and operation of their jobs.

• In collaboration with the Project Manager a detailed schedule for the following week should be completed by the end of day WED.
• Ensure all site resources (labour, machinery, materials, sub

- contractors, etc.) are effectively utilized and monitored in order to achieve efficient and timely completion of the projects.

• If production is not being met help mitigate costs or boos production.
• Gain Project manager approval PRIOR to authorizing additional overtime.
• Monitor and mitigate additional project costs (i.e., rentals, wasted material etc.) and mitigate whenever possible.
• Inform Project Mangers of any cost overruns.
• Identify and track extra work opportunities.
• Ensure all the required documentation is being filled out and in place and easy to access when needed.
• Ensure the assigned company service truck is properly maintained, organized and clean. Any damage or maintenance issues must be reported to Shop Foremen immediately
• Ensure all materials, personnel, trucking and sub

- contractors have been accurately ordered by 2 pm the day prior.

• Ensure FOB system is being used daily by crews.
• Ensure time sheets are approved and submitted daily to Project Managers.

2. Site Safety**2.1. Full understanding and working knowledge of Pedre's Occupational Health and Safety Program must be achieved, ensuring all site personnel adhere to it at all times.

2.2.

Ensure that up-to-date copies of the Occupational Health and Safety Manual, WHMIS book, Traffic Management Plans, and Workers Compensation Act are on site and available.

2.3. Ensure the site's hazard assessment is updated on a daily bases. Foremen must communicate the job/site hazards effectively to all individuals on site; this includes all workers, sub
- contractors, municipal representatives, etc.

2.4. Ensure all site safety documentation is being completed and submitted daily

2.5. Ensure the appropriate safet