Superintendent, Tenant Improvements / ICI | General Contractor | Vancouver – Outpost Recruitment

Medium sized General Contractor seeking a Superintendent to focus on tenant improvements of ICI buildings in Vancouver. Salary range is $85,000 – $100,000. Outpost Recruitment is excited to work with our client on this full-time permanent role.

Tasks and Responsibility of Superintendent:

General Site Operations:

• Demonstrate leadership in health, safety, and environmental protection on site
• Superintendent will be a self-starter and able to work off their own initiative.
• Good ability to manage schedules, costs, pre-construction, subcontractors and invoicing.
• Great opportunity for someone to be an integral part of a growing company and make a great position for themselves in a busy market, with the ability to make good money along the way.
• Maintain job site diary/daily log and prepare a record of the workday daily, including inspections (track them in Procore)
• Participate in project and trade meetings (including meeting with external stakeholders) to monitor and support the project’s ongoing progression
• Study, understand and be ready to talk about plans, drawings, specifications, contract documents, addenda and all the contract conditions set by the client
• Ensure the project is built according to approved plans, specifications, shop drawings, and applicable building codes, and that the high quality standards are maintained
• Maintain inventory of materials and equipment on site and record day in/day out and use/location in Procore
• Participate in preparation of construction operations plan, site safety plan and traffic control plans
• Demonstrate knowledge of standard units and methods of measuring site work concrete, formwork, masonry, and carpentry
• Calculate quantities of the materials required, order materials and ensure quality of the materials specified in the contract
• Mediate conflicting interests of contractors on site, maintain cooperative relations with the site crews
• Know and understand by-laws affecting construction, types of permits and information required by regulatory agencies

Safety:

• Know and understand the “Safety Manual”, health and safety legislation, and best industry practices
• Know, understand, and adhere to the contractual safety requirements and health and safety legislation
• Continue, advise, remedy, or stop work as required in accordance with the manner of work being performed
• Provide disciplinary action and/or dismissal of the subtrade and/or worker if necessary, in accordance with WorkSafeBC regulations and/or safety policies
• Support and promote continuous improvement of the safety program
• Assign safety responsibilities to the site staff, and review daily safety inspections with the site safety officer(s) and acknowledge receipt and review of such inspections
• Participate in monthly corporate safety meetings and site safety inspections, and site inspections with the WorkSafeBC officers

Project Start up:

• Superintendent ensure trades/subcontractors perform a project start up safety and orientation meeting, and the start up form is completed and filed
• Evaluate staff requirements in relation to size, duration, complexity of the job, and type of client
• Establish contract milestones and project strategy, and clearly state and communicate contract objectives to the site team

Quality Control:

• Identify and understand the client’s needs and expectations, and standards and benchmarks to be achieved for each scope of work
• Learn and understand the “Quality Control and Quality Assurance Program”
• Administer checklist controls in accordance with the QC/QA program
• Ensure all deficient and non-compliant work is identified and recorded, and notices are issued to the respective parties
• Promote continuous improvement of the quality assurance program

Schedule:

• Prepare, discuss, involve, and distribute site look ahead schedule (2- or 3-week look ahead) in accordance with the master schedule and in collaboration with the project manager and coordinators
• Identify critical operations of the project that require extra cooperation or special attention
• Record all progress, milestone dates, delays, change orders and communicate those and any delays and/or potential concerns to the project manager and coordinators
• Verify subcontractors’ monthly progress and communicate any schedule deviations
• Plan the mobilization of the project in accordance with the schedule

Procurement:

• Assess reliability and quality of subcontractors, and determine their scope of work
• Issue and confirm purchase orders for materials, equipment and miscellaneous supplies in accordance with the Purchase Order workflow and restrictions
• Research, understand and communicate alternative products and materials if needed

Cost Report:

• Learn, understand, and follow monthly draw cycle and associated submittal timelines
• Maintain written and photographic of all potential claim situations, and protect interests against potential legal liabilities

Project Close-Out:

• Assess deficiencies and ensure that all work is according to specifications, and government codes and regulations
• Carry out final commissioning of completed systems to the client
• Follow all project close-out procedures as established
• Participate in occupancy inspections, walk-throughs, and coordination meetings
• Participate in planning occupancy and deficiencies inspections, and follow through with communication and plan resolution for all deficient work
• Participate in a project post-mortem discussion

Experience of Superintendent:

• Minimum 5 years of construction site supervision experience (preferably with a Construction Manager or General Contractor)
• Excellent knowledge of the Lower Mainland construction industry, and construction techniques and materials
• Recent proven relevant experience

Ideal Candidate:

Only candidates with authorisation to work in Canada for consideration

Please clearly highlight relevant work experience, project overviews and project scale ($) in your resume.