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Site Superintendent

Site Superintendents oversee and direct construction activities that take place on the worksite. They are ultimately responsible for site safety, quality control, schedule maintenance, and cost control. They are heavily involved in planning and organizing site logistics.

Site Superintendents should be detail-oriented problem solvers with the ability to meet deadlines and work with various personality types. Solid oral and written communication skills are key. Site Superintendents are organized and have strong record-keeping and documentation of all site activities.

Duties include but not limited to:

Planning

- Meet with clients and Project Manager prior to construction to plan the best locations for material staging, long term storage, washroom facilities, site office, construction access points, craning access, emergency travel routes and other facilities required for operations.
- Review and understand the contract documents, drawings and specifications. Gain a detailed understanding of the general scope of work, conditions or exclusions to the scope of work, contract type, and general obligations to satisfy the contract.
- Review the project schedule with the Project Manager and make preliminary adjustments. Establish lines of communication with the subcontractors and suppliers and ensure their ability to meet the schedule’s demands.
- Forecast required forces and materials for site activities performed by own-forces.
- Attend & participate in trade interference meetings to review drawings and identify conflicts.

Mobilization

- Set up site office, arrange for washroom facilities, establish construction access points and arrange for fencing as required.
- Work with Project Coordinator to ensure all MOL required postings and documentation is on site, maintained and updated.
- Ensure first aid kit, emergency evacuation plan, and other site-specific requirements are established.
- Meet with Project Manager, Owner, Landlord, Building Operations to understand existing facility requirements and protocols, and to establish lines of communication to coordinate deliveries, after hours work, etc.
- Organize kick-off meeting with subcontractors and suppliers to outline the site’s safety requirements, your lunch & break protocols, review the schedule and tour the site.

Construction

- Continually monitor site safety and take immediate action to rectify all emerging safety deficiencies.
- Maintain site safety to MOL, AEC and Jackman Ltd standards.



Maintain site records according to forms and documents provided on Procore and in the Site Super’s documentation binder.
- Ensure all subcontractors have provided a Form 1000, receive project safety orientation and that all workers on site have proper and current training certifications.
- Record pertinent site information in daily construction reports on Procore.
- Continually monitor and expedite the construction schedule. Document and notify delinquent subcontractors in writing immediately when scheduled commitments are not met. Update project schedule with Project Manager on a monthly basis.
- Take daily progress photos of each trade’s work and upload on Procore.
- Take daily photos of garbage bins to monitor trade’s use of bins.
- Fill out & have trades sign off on Subcontractor Backcharge Form in Procore for use of bins and other appropriate backcharges.
- Host and minute Foreman Meetings on a weekly basis to collect concerns, schedule input, urgent questions, delays, etc.
- Prepare and distribute 2 week look ahead schedules (Microsoft Excel) on a weekly basis for the following two weeks of activities, describing each trade’s required tasks.
- Monitor workmanship and installation details of individual trades. Ensure conformance to contract documents.
- Coordinate and schedule, with the subcontractors, all required inspections by Municipal Inspectors, Engineers, Architect, 3rd Party Consultants, Owners, ESA, TSSA, and other governing authorities. Ensure work requiring inspection is not concealed prior to sign offs.
- Prepare and submit, with the subcontractors, Requests For Information to the PM & PC where we discover interferences, lack of details, unspecified or mis-specified materials and equipment.
- Prepare and submit to the Project Manager, with the subcontractors, estimated additional costs for required work not specified in the contract documents.
- Schedule required labour, carpenter, equipment and operating forces in advance for site activities performed by own-forces.
- Order and arrange delivery of materials required for site activities performed by own-forces. This should be done in advance and in bulk where possible.
- Record descriptions & durations of all activities performed by own-forces.
- Cost-code all employee timesheets,



all packing slips, all receipts to the Project Budget cost codes provided by the PM and deliver to office weekly.
- Email master timesheet for site staff to office by 9am every Monday morning.
- Coordinate delivery and pickup of rentals, ensuring rentals are only on site when required for work activities.
- Maintain a record of hard copy As-Built conditions where structural and architectural installations differed from the drawings. Keep notes as to why the installations differed from the drawings and notify the PM.

Closeout

- Work with Project Manager to establish a list of required inspection reports for permit closures, and required O&M; manual documents for Owner.
- Schedule required inspections for permit closures and obtain inspection reports.
- Meet with Project Manager, Owner and Subcontractors to establish a list of equipment that will require commissioning and/or Owner training.
- Schedule subcontractors, suppliers, manufacturers as required for equipment commissioning and training.
- Obtain reports of commissioning activities. Record date and attendance of Owner training activities.
- Work with Project Manager to confirm O&M; manuals satisfy the Owner’s and Consultant’s requirements.
- Schedule de-mobilization of washroom, office and storage facilities.
- Ensure post-construction site conditions are equal to or exceed the pre-construction site conditions and satisfy the Owner and/or Landlord.

Jackman Ltd. Supervisor Safety Requirements

- Daily - Pre-use Inspection (Forklifts, Ariel Platforms, Telehandler, etc)
- Weekly - Toolbox Talks
- Weekly - Site Inspections
- Monthly - First Aid / Fire Extinguisher Inspection
- Monthly - JHSC (conducted by AEC Safety)
- As needed - Incident Reports – Please ensure a report is done for both incidents and near miss’. AEC can assist with this as needed.
- As needed - Orientations should be done for ALL trades onsite.
- Must obtain WHMIS (annually) and Occupational Health and Safety training and well as 4 steps, Working at Heights, and any other applicable training prior to employment or during training once employed.

We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for an interview will be contacted, privately not on Indeed. Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $110,000.00-$130,000.00 per year

Benefits

- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off

Flexible language requirement:
- French not required

Experience:
- construction: 10 years (required)

Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence and live within 60KM or less to the office (required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Site Superintendent (Kitchener)
🏢 Jackman Construction
📍 Kitchener