Senior Superintendent
- AB, Canada
- Alberta, Canada, Canada
Full-time
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Original job description
Job title: Senior Superintendent
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (on-site)
Employment type: Full-time
About the role
Our client is growing its data center delivery capability and looking for an experienced Senior Superintendent to join the team in Edmonton, Alberta. You’ll lead day-to-day site operations on large-scale, mission-critical projects, keeping work safe, on schedule and to the highest quality standard from groundbreaking through to commissioning and handover.
We’re open to candidates already in Edmonton and to those willing to relocate or travel.
What you’ll do
- Lead and oversee all on-site construction activities on data center and other mission-critical projects
- Manage site schedules, short-interval planning and daily work sequencing
- Coordinate trades, subcontractors, suppliers and deliveries on site
- Work closely with project managers, engineers and design teams to resolve issues quickly
- Review drawings, specifications and submittals to ensure work is built to spec
- Monitor progress, quality and productivity, and report clearly to project leadership
- Support testing, commissioning and handover activities
- Champion site safety, quality and regulatory compliance at all times
- Mentor assistant superintendents, foremen and site teams
What we’re looking for
- Proven senior-level experience as a superintendent on large commercial or industrial projects, ideally data centers or comparable mission-critical facilities
- Strong working knowledge of electrical, mechanical and structural construction sequencing
- Track record of delivering complex projects safely, on time and within budget
- Confident managing subcontractors, site logistics and multi-trade coordination
- Excellent leadership and communication skills
- Solid understanding of health and safety practices
- Based in Edmonton, Alberta, or willing to relocate or travel
Nice to have
- Experience with hyperscale or colocation builds
- Hands-on commissioning experience (Levels 1 to 5)
More about this job
Responsibilities
Lead daily on-site construction operations for data center and other mission-critical projects, coordinating trades, subcontractors, schedules, logistics, and project teams. Monitor safety, quality, progress, and productivity, and support commissioning and handover while mentoring site personnel.
Requirements
Requires senior-level superintendent experience delivering large commercial or industrial projects, ideally data centers or comparable mission-critical facilities, with a record of safe, on-time, on-budget delivery. Candidates should have strong multi-trade coordination, construction sequencing, subcontractor management, leadership, communication, and health and safety knowledge; Edmonton-based candidates or those willing to relocate or travel are considered.
Skills
- Construction Site Operations
- Data Center Construction
- Mission-Critical Projects
- Construction Scheduling
- Short-Interval Planning
- Trade Coordination
- Subcontractor Management
- Site Logistics
- Construction Drawing Review
- Quality Control
- Construction Safety
- Electrical Construction Sequencing
- Mechanical Construction Sequencing
- Structural Construction Sequencing
- Commissioning
- Team Leadership
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- Construction
- Management & Leadership
- Trades
- Engineering
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- Data Center Construction
- Mission-Critical Facilities
- Commercial Construction
- Industrial Construction
- Site Operations
- Construction Scheduling
- Short-Interval Planning
- Work Sequencing
- Trade Coordination
- Subcontractor Management
- Site Logistics
- Construction Drawings
- Specifications
- Submittals
- Quality Control
- Productivity Monitoring
- Health and Safety
- Regulatory Compliance
- Electrical Construction
- Mechanical Construction
- Structural Construction
- Testing
- Commissioning
- Handover
- Hyperscale Builds
- Colocation Builds