Civil Superintendent

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Superintendent - Civil

Requisition ID: 10159

Location:

Coquitlam, British Columbia, CA, V3K 5X6

Pay Type: Salary

Salary Range: $110,000 - $125,000 per year

Travel Requirement: 21-30%

WHO IS LAFARGE?

As a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Lafarge is enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure and improving living standards around the world. With sustainability at the core of our strategy, we are becoming a net-zero company, with our people and communities at the heart of our success. We are driving circular construction as a world leader in recycling to build more with less. It’s all thanks to our 70,000 talented people around the world who are passionate about building progress for people and the planet through four business segments: Cement, Ready-Mix Concrete, Aggregates and Solutions & Products.

WHO ARE LAFARGE PEOPLE?

Lafarge people are passionate about finding better ways to build. They embrace innovation and improvement with a pioneering spirit. They work as trusted partners, creating better solutions and experiences for their customers, communities, and colleagues.

Overview:

The Superintendent - Civil is responsible for overseeing daily field operations, coordinating with owners and general contractors, and organizing crews and sub-contractors. The Superintendent – Civil is responsible for ensuring contracts are completed safely, on time, on budget, in compliance with specifications and customer expectations, ensures accurate revenue and cost information is provided to the accounting staff in a timely matter, and to review invoices and cost reports prior to release.

The Superintendent - Civil is integral in developing and maintaining the capability of the GVA operations organization to increase construction revenue and capability. This includes coaching and mentoring direct reports and continually promoting a culture of agility, collaboration, and empowerment (ACE) enabling continuous improvement.

Responsibilities:

Health and Safety:

• Ensures safe and healthy working conditions in sites under his/her responsibility
• Ensure strict compliance with all health and safety rules and country regulations
• Ensure daily accountabilities are being met by reports
• Engage with all levels of employees, ensuring personnel are actively seeking solutions to identified risks
• Ensure contractors are active in Avetta
  
  
  

Operations Management:

• Constant monitoring of crews to ensure safety standards are adhered to
• Schedule crews to meet completion dates
• Lead foremen in coordinating daily tasks, including personnel, equipment, and materials
• Maintain quality as per specifications
• Minimizing deficiencies and rework
• Maintain a daily diary
• Estimate and/or assist estimators with tenders and change orders
• Assist in effective fleet management including equipment utilization, mobilization, maintenance
• Ensure that expectations are clearly defined to workers
• Attend and participate in project meetings
• Sign off on payroll
• Troubleshoot and resolve concerns regarding constructability with project team
• Manage field projects
  
  
  

Customer Focus:

• Work with customers to resolve problems either internal or external
• Promotes solution-based selling to maintain strong customer relationships and be proactive in understanding customer needs
• Maintain and develop strong working relationships with customers and/or representatives
• Close collaboration with colleagues within the Construction management teams, other product lines and project stakeholders
• Promotes extra products and services including coaching internal customer contact points on this topic
• Promote branded products
  
  
  

Financial Management:

• Responsible for following processes and monitoring results in order to meet all financial targets, including budgets, forecasts and profitability levels
• Responsible for accurate and timely entry and maintenance of data in order to support job cost accountants
• Timely and accurate customer account management following standard operating procedure
• Attending and participating in monthly job cost review meetings with the project team
  
  
  

People Management:

• Supervise, train, and act as mentor to all crews
• Promotes an ACE culture
• ‘Walks the floor.’ Takes the time to be present in all locations of the operations, and to be open to all levels of the organization, to communication and concerns
• Recruiting and hiring qualified employees
• Ensure the right persons are in the right position, reflecting the Group diversity commitments. Hires and dismisses staff in co-ordination with HR, as required.
  
  
  

Environment, Land & Community Relations:

• Ensure environmental standards are met and adhered to
• Ensure strict compliance to all environmental regulations
• Ensure interruptions/disruptions to the community are clearly communicated
  
  
  

Specific Accountabilities:

• Review project contract documents organize crews, materials; plan, organize and schedule work and determine cost effectiveness; lay out traffic control plans with rental vendors and contractors
• Throughout project execution, attend job progress meetings to ensure compliance to contract specifications submitted scheduling and quality standards
• Consult with clients, vendors, subcontractors and others to discuss and formulate estimates, organize and manage contracts and resolve issues
• Order materials and delivery specific to the project
• Supervise subcontractor activities and coordinate activities between subcontractors and operations
  
  
  

Qualifications:

Education:

• Engineering diploma or equivalent from a college or technical school an asset; a minimum five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
  
  
  

Experience and Skill Set:

• Minimum of 5 years of field experience
• Good knowledge of Road Building Construction, including Grading, Asphalt Paving, Concrete works and working in unionized environment
• Proven team leadership
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
• Strong communication, negotiation and change management skills
• Ability to foster and grow a strong safety culture
• Independent thinker with a high capacity of working under pressure and stress
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret plans and specifications, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations
• Ability to effectively present information in writing, and respond to questions from a group of managers, clients, customers and the general public
• Ability to calculate figures, amounts, such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area circumference and volume
• Ability to apply basic concepts of algebra and geometry
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form
• Computer proficient in word processing and spreadsheet applications
  
  
  

What We Offer:

• Base salary between $110,000 - $125,000
• Bonus opportunity of up to 20% of base salary
• Competitive health & dental benefits package
• Competitive retirement plans package
• Paid vacation time
  
  
  

As part of our dedicated focus on the health and safety of all employees, a pre-employment medical, including drug and alcohol testing and a criminal record check, will be required.

Your Lafarge Experience

At Lafarge, there is endless opportunity for you to play your part. Whether you’re in a technical, managerial, or frontline role, you can shape a career that works for you. With us you’ll have the chance to embrace the passion we share for our planet. You’ll be encouraged to seek out diverse perspectives, share your ideas and build the skills and connections you need to perform at your best. Because it’s only when we work together in a culture where everyone thrives, that we can build the world we all want to live in.