Site Supervisor – Commercial Construction

Location: Cambridge, Ontario

Salary: $83,000–$130,000 per year

Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Travel: Must be willing to travel out of province

Schedule: Must be flexible for night work as required

About the Company

Our client is an established Canadian design-build and general contracting firm specializing in commercial construction projects across a variety of sectors. Their work includes interior fit-outs, renovations, retail and restaurant construction, rollouts, shopping centres, and ground-up developments.

The company works with well-known commercial clients and is recognized for delivering rapid-paced projects where quality, scheduling, coordination, and strong site leadership are critical.

Due to continued project activity, they are looking to add an experienced Site Supervisor who can take ownership of projects in the field and is comfortable working in different locations across Canada.

The Prospect

The Site Supervisor will be responsible for the day-to-day management of commercial construction sites, coordinating subcontractors, trades, suppliers, schedules, safety, and overall project execution.

This position is well suited to a hands-on construction professional who has worked across multiple types of commercial projects and is comfortable managing both renovation and ground-up work.

The successful candidate must be flexible regarding travel and working hours, including occasional night work depending on project requirements.

Responsibilities

- Manage daily construction activities on site from project start through completion.

- Coordinate subcontractors, trades, suppliers, deliveries, and site personnel.

- Ensure work is completed according to drawings, specifications, schedules, and quality standards.





- Monitor construction schedules and identify potential delays or site issues.

- Maintain strong communication with Project Managers, clients, consultants, trades, and other project stakeholders.

- Conduct site meetings and coordinate upcoming work.

- Ensure compliance with health and safety requirements and company policies.

- Review drawings and specifications and identify potential construction conflicts.

- Coordinate inspections, deficiencies, commissioning, and project closeout activities.

- Maintain accurate site documentation, daily reports, photographs, and progress records.

- Ensure sites remain organized, professional, and safe.

- Resolve day-to-day construction challenges and escalate significant project issues when required.

- Support successful delivery of projects on schedule and within expected quality standards.

Qualifications

- Previous experience as a Site Supervisor, Superintendent, Construction Supervisor, or similar role within commercial construction.

- Strong experience with commercial interior fit-outs and renovations.

- Experience with retail, restaurant/QSR, shopping mall, rollout, or ground-up construction projects is highly desirable.

- Strong knowledge of commercial construction methods, sequencing, materials, and trades.

- Ability to read and interpret architectural, structural, and construction drawings.

- Strong subcontractor and trade coordination experience.





- Good understanding of construction health and safety requirements.

- Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.

- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced construction environment.

- Comfortable working independently and taking ownership of site operations.

- Valid driver's licence.

- Must be willing and able to travel outside Ontario when required.

- Must be flexible to work evenings or overnight shifts when project schedules require.

What the Company Offers

- Competitive salary of $83,000–$130,000, depending on experience.

- Opportunity to work on a wide variety of commercial construction projects.

- Projects across retail, restaurant, renovation, fit-out, rollout, and ground-up construction.

- Long-term opportunity with an established Canadian construction company.

- Significant responsibility and autonomy managing projects in the field.

Ideal Background

Candidates coming from commercial general contractors or design-build firms with experience supervising retail stores, restaurants, QSRs, commercial interiors, shopping centres, renovations, national rollouts, or ground-up commercial construction would be particularly well suited to this position.

The company is looking for someone who can start quickly and confidently take control of active construction sites.

Disclosure:

This posting represents an active and genuine vacancy with one of 3 Step Recruitment’s clients and is not for speculative or pipeline recruitment.

3 Step Recruitment and/or our Clients may use, from time to time, AI-assisted tools to support the screening and evaluation of applications; however, these tools are not intended to replace human judgement or decision-making in the hiring process.

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