Assistant Superintendent
- Squamish, BC, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Apply by
- Experience
- Dedicated to quality and service with 5+ years of successful experience in a technical role
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
As part of our Construction Management Team, our Site Assistant Superintendent will work under limited supervision with a Project Manager (PM) and Consultants to complete quality construction projects while maintaining high safety standards. Site Assistant Superintendent must exercise considerable independent judgment and initiative, tact and courtesy in contacts with vendors, contractors, consultants and clients.
Duties And Responsibilities
Duties And Responsibilities
- Set up Site office and establish positive relationships with affected business’ and/or people
- Manage and direct all site personnel
- Read and interpret plans and specifications, provide clarification to site employees and trade contractors
- Manage and resolve all site related issues
- Direct work of all Trade contractors, establish schedule, workflow, and priorities through the use of effective scheduling
- Develop scopes of work and details for Purchase Orders, Change Orders or Back-charges to trades
- Monitor budget spending and advise on cost overruns and cost savings
- Source site supplies and rental tools
- Record daily site reports, timesheets, and job progress photos
- Coordinate inspections and occupancy permits
- Assists with the development of a competent and efficient construction site team by recommending the employment of qualified applicants and identifying when current site staff need additional training.
- Participate in weekly and/or monthly consultant/client/trade meetings
- Other duties as required
- Dedicated to quality and service with 5+ years of successful experience in a technical role
- Demonstrated work experience with projects up to $10M in value, or in managing/supervising a scope of similar size on a larger project
- Work well under pressure, juggling multiple responsibilities with numerous interruptions
- Construction skills are required, including the ability to use small hand and power tools and precision measuring and testing devices, as well as equipment and materials applicable to the construction and carpentry trades.
- Must be able to lift and carry materials and equipment weighing up to fifty pounds on an as needed basis; prolonged standing and frequent bending, stooping, and reaching is required on a daily basis. A full range of physical motion is required in order to operate manual and electrically powered power tools and construction-related equipment.
- The ability to move throughout the jobsite, including climbing stairs and working at heights from ladders of scaffolding to perform construction related work is required.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite including Project and email communication
- Experience with Procore is an asset
- Self motivated, detail oriented, and organized
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and team management
- Problem-solver and ability to “think outside the box”
- Current with all construction and building codes, standards, and regulations
- Strong local contacts for qualified sub-contractors
- Possess a valid driver’s license, insurance, and reliable vehicle
- Hold, at minimum, Intermediate Occupational First Aid certificate with transport endorsement
- Work is typically conducted at a site trailer with Site Superintendent and Project team, however work may occasionally occur outside or from a vehicle should circumstances or the project require
- Work the hours the job takes to get done, it is the Superintendents responsibility to effectively manage these hours to maintain project schedule and work/life balance
More about this job
Responsibilities
Manage site personnel and trade contractors, coordinate schedules and workflows, and resolve construction-site issues while maintaining quality and safety standards. Monitor budgets, document daily progress, coordinate inspections and permits, and participate in meetings with clients, consultants, and trades.
Requirements
Requires at least five years of successful experience in a technical role and experience managing projects or scopes of work up to $10 million. Candidates should have construction and team-management skills, proficiency with Microsoft Office and Project, a valid driver's license and reliable vehicle, and at least an Intermediate Occupational First Aid certificate with transport endorsement.
Skills
- Construction Site Management
- Team Management
- Construction Scheduling
- Plan And Specification Interpretation
- Budget Monitoring
- Cost Control
- Trade Contractor Coordination
- Change Order Management
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Project
- Procore
- Construction Safety
- Building Codes And Regulations
- Communication
- Problem-Solving
- Occupational First Aid
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Categories
- Construction
- Management & Leadership
- Trades
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- Construction Management
- Site Superintendent
- Project Management
- Construction Scheduling
- Trade Contractors
- Construction Plans
- Specifications
- Purchase Orders
- Change Orders
- Back-Charges
- Budget Monitoring
- Cost Overruns
- Site Reports
- Timesheets
- Progress Photos
- Inspections
- Occupancy Permits
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Microsoft Project
- Procore
- Construction And Building Codes
- Occupational First Aid
- Transport Endorsement
- Hand Tools
- Power Tools
- Carpentry Trades