Instructor of Construction Site Supervision and Management

2 weeks ago


Whitby, Canada Durham College Full time
About Durham College

Durham College is a leading post-secondary institution, renowned for its innovative and transformative student experience and hands-on learning opportunities. With a focus on student success and industry relevance, the college is proud to be one of the fastest-growing institutions in the province and annually ranked as one of the GTA's Top 100 employers.

The college offers a diverse range of market-driven programs across multiple disciplines, including culinary management, farming and horticulture, business, IT, construction and trades, science and technology, health care, engineering, social and community services, justice, media, art and design.

With a commitment to experiential learning, Durham College graduates are known for having the skills and knowledge employers need. Our alumni network represents over 104,000 individuals, both locally and around the world.

Serving the Durham Region and Northumberland County communities for over 50 years, with campuses in Oshawa and Whitby, the college offers over 12,500 full-time post-secondary and apprenticeship students access to more than 145 full-time post-secondary programs – including four honours bachelor degrees and nine apprenticeship programs. Led by over 1,860 full- and part-time staff, Durham College has an estimated annual economic impact of more than $913 million on Durham Region.

The School of Science, Engineering and Information Technology at Durham College is seeking an experienced and motivated professional who shares our commitment to quality and student success. The college requires a part-time professor to teach Construction Site Management for our Civil Engineering program.

Course Description:

This course includes the theory and practice of Construction Site Supervision and Management as applied in the construction industry. Students examine the construction practices, systematic project management, estimating, planning, scheduling concepts, production planning, managing time, resource management, scheduling applications, coordination and cost system. Utilizing project management software, students practice and analyze various types of scheduling used in construction including the Critical Path Method, Cash Flow Charts and Corrective Action tools. Students learn and practice contract administration processes as used in the construction industry. Overall, students gain the knowledge and skills necessary to manage construction projects based on the contract, specifications and drawings. The main objectives are to save time, cost and maintain high quality at every phase of the construction project from start to finish.

Responsibilities:

  1. Create a positive learning environment that accommodates students' diverse cultural and educational backgrounds, experiences, and individual learning styles;
  2. Utilize principles of adult education to actively engage students in the learning process;
  3. Effectively use educational technologies to support learning, manage and post grades, and deliver hybrid and on-line courses;
  4. Develop curriculum that uses appropriate strategies and tools to assess student learning;
  5. Ensure that course and program curriculum is current and relevant;
  6. Work independently and demonstrate initiative; and
  7. Work effectively with students, the program team, and a variety of internal and external stakeholders.

Required Skills:

  1. A relevant degree combined with industry credentials (Master's is an asset).
  2. A minimum of five years of recent (within the past three years) and relevant work experience.
  3. Teaching experience at the post-secondary level with a demonstrated understanding and application of Universal Design for Learning and current assessment methodologies.
  4. Experience participating in industry-led or community-based applied research is an asset.
  5. Demonstrated use of current technologies to support student learning and the management of grades.
  6. Proven track-record of life-long learning.
  7. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a variety of internal and external stakeholders including students, faculty, support staff, administrators and community stakeholders.
  8. Understanding of the Ontario college system.


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