Site Superintendent - Waterloo, Canada - SG Cunningham

Description

Site Superintendent

Are you looking to build a career in the construction industry, where day-in and day-out you can go home feeling accomplished and appreciated? This is the environment we have created here at SG Cunningham.

SG Cunningham is looking for an experienced Site Superintendent to begin full-time, permanent work with an exciting, community-minded company. In this role, you will oversee construction on the job site. Job sites at SG Cunningham range in size from small (e.g., maintenance and small renovations) to large (e.g. ground-up construction).

The Site Superintendent may also be required to use carpentry skills and other hands-on construction skills from time to time.

We believe no job is too small - every project is important


Benefits:

• Fulltime, permanent employment with a company you can genuinely be proud to work for.
• Industryleading wages and benefits package, including mileage.
• A company vehicle or a vehicle allowance.
• A company smart phone and tablet (or laptop).
• Full support to help you grow in your career. We encourage everyone on our team to explore professional development whether that be taking courses at Conestoga College or the GVCA to increase your skill set.
• Work with an amazing team (that is also fun) We offer all team members performance incentives.
• Great work/hard work does not go unnoticed.
• Our company has an awardwinning Health & Safety program and a robust safety culture. You can rest assured that all health and safety measures are being taken so that you can perform your job safely.
• Our team is professional, hard working and excited to continually build incredible spaces inside and out.
• Plus we wear really cool Roots work gear

Qualifications:

• Experience as a Site Superintendent in the construction industry
• Formal education preferred (college courses or diploma in construction techniques/technology)
• Fluent in the interpretation of blueprints, shop drawings and construction specifications
• Surveying knowledge: the ability to lay out a building and set elevations
• Proven track record of completing projects on time
• Ability to troubleshoot problems with schedule and/or constructability
• Excellent communication skills (required for communicating with the Project Manager, clients, employees, subtrades)
• Comfortable using appbased technology

(Note:

training will be provided.)

• Good understanding of construction documents (e.g. change orders)
• General knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations, as well as completion of relevant construction safety courses (e.g. Working at Heights)
• A valid driver's license (G) with a clean driving record
• Gold Seal Certification is an asset

Responsibilities:

• Supervising construction activities
• Coordinating the work activities of various subtrades
• Reviewing blueprints, shop drawings and construction specifications
• Ensuring all work is completed according to specifications and reporting any nonconformities
• Ensuring work progresses on schedule
• Enforcing site safety in accordance with the Occupational Health & Safety Act
• Ensuring construction personnel have the required safety training certificates
• Ensuring all onsite construction equipment is in good working order
• Motivating the crew to achieve desired results
• Ensuring job progresses on schedule by completing handson tasks as required

About SG Cunningham:

SG Cunningham is a family-owned and operated general contractor and construction management firm that has been serving Waterloo Region and Southwestern Ontario since 1976.

Through a company-wide focus on proactive and entrepreneurial thinking, our team approaches every project with a vision of transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary (regardless of size).

With each and every project, we aim to exceed our clients' expectations by delivering first-class service through constructive collaboration, diligent management and effective communication.

SGC is known for our excellent work and our strong values: quality, integrity, transparency, innovation, health & safety excellence and supporting our community.

SGC is proud to support our community by investing in the charities, not-for-profits, hospitals and institutions that take care of our families, friends and neighbours.

We believe giving back is part of good corporate citizenship, and an ethos of giving back is a major part of our company culture.

Here's what our employees have to say:

• "Our company treats everyone with great respect
• not only our clients, but our co-workers, our subcontractors and suppliers. We're a diverse group that respects equality and fairness for all. We're fun, yet we keep safety at the forefront of every decision."
• Paul, Site Superintendent (with SGC 6 years)_

- "We are a team-oriented company with a background in all areas of general construction and project management. We strive to do the best by staying on top of the