Senior Construction Lead — Kitimat, BC

Location: Kitimat, British Columbia

Engagement: Multi‑year contract

Rotations: 5x2 or 14x7 (camp available for FIFO)

Role Overview

The Senior Construction Lead supports the delivery of major early‑works packages for a large‑scale industrial megaproject in Kitimat. The scope includes marine infrastructure, demolition, dredging, ground improvement, geotechnical programs, and site support activities. This role leads a small owner‑side construction team and manages multiple contractors to ensure safe, high‑quality, and efficient execution in a remote, unionized, and operationally sensitive environment.

Key Responsibilities

Safety Leadership

- Set and uphold strong safety expectations across all work fronts
- Ensure robust planning, permitting, and regulatory compliance
- Drive proactive hazard identification and root‑cause analysis
- Build a culture focused on prevention and continuous improvement

Quality Management

- Ensure construction meets design and specification requirements
- Promote “right‑first‑time” execution
- Prevent defects through robust planning and prerequisite controls
- Minimize punch lists to support efficient handover

Execution & Delivery

- Lead a small owner‑side construction team on site
- Manage contractor performance and enforce contractual expectations
- Oversee marine works, demolition, dredging, ground improvement, and geotechnical programs
- Interrogate contractor schedules, identify risks, and drive recovery plans
- Maintain strong interface management with operations, engineering, HSSE,



and other project stakeholders
- Protect schedule through disciplined scope control

Leadership & Culture

- Shape a high‑performance, safety‑focused construction culture
- Build strong relationships across project teams and external stakeholders
- Identify weak signals early and act decisively
- Drive continuous improvement, especially in repetitive construction activities

Required Background

- 15+ years of experience in major industrial project execution
- Proven leadership of site teams in complex environments
- Experience delivering marine, civil, geotechnical, or heavy industrial scopes
- Brownfield experience within or adjacent to operating assets
- Strong contract management capability
- Ability to lead in remote, unionized, and weather‑challenged environments
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Work Conditions

- Rotation options: 5x2 or 14x7, 10‑hour shifts
- Camp accommodation available for non‑local personnel
- Must be legally entitled to work in Canada
- 50‑hour work weeks; nights/weekends/on‑call as required
- Travel to other project locations as needed
- Compliance with drug‑free and harassment‑free workplace policies

Special Challenges

- Heavy interface coordination with operations, marine, HSSE, and site support teams
- Engagement with regulatory bodies and local communities
- Integration of lessons learned from earlier project phases
- Managing repetitive marine and civil scopes requiring continuous improvement
- Coordinating inputs across multiple geographic locations

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