Carpenter Superintendent

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**Position Overview**

**Safe. Trusted. Respected. **Aecon Civil is a market leader with a self-perform competitive advantage and core local strength in key markets. We’re proud of our work helping to expand and improve Canada’s infrastructure and transportation networks, and we’re ready to build the future of our country. With over a century of experience, and the ability to offer diverse, comprehensive services, Aecon is a preferred contractor for our clients. This includes numerous public entities and Public-Private Partnerships in Canada and abroad.

AFDE Partnership is a group of four construction companies building the Generating Station and Spillways (GSS) Civil Works portion of the Site C dam. The partnership consists of global and local leaders in complex infrastructure construction: Aecon, Flatiron, Dragados, and EBC. BC Hydro awarded the GSS Civil Works contract for the Site C project to AFDE Partnership in March 2018. The key components of the contact include the generating station (also called the powerhouse) and penstocks, spillways and power intakes, and related ancillary construction work.

Reporting to the Sr. Project Manager or designate, the Superintendent is responsible to provide leadership, supervise and coordinate concrete operations and pours on the Site C project. They are directly responsible for, although not limited to, ensuring the safety of crew members, ensuring the productivity of crew members, following OH&S and Company policies, procedures and guidelines. The Superintendent is a key participant in the relationship between the company, other contractors, the client and all other project stakeholders. The Superintendent is required to act in a professional manner that will strengthen these relationships in a positive way. This position is fly-in/out opportunity assigned to a 14/7 rotation with camp or LOA provided.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Promote, lead and execute a Safety-First culture for all employees, sub-contractors and consultants in compliance with AFDE's Environmental Health and Safety Program and provincial occupational health and safety legislation.
- Promote safety in all activities and engage in safe work plan development, hazard assessments, FLRAs and mentorship with crew.
- Provide guidance to team members by leading safety meetings and inspections.
- Track and report project, quality control, resource requirements and customer or employee relations to the Sr. Project Manager.
- Drive quality, efficiency and productivity of work crews.
- Direct Foremen on productivity issues and monitor the work performance, working with the Foreman and crews to overcome challenges.
- Follow project plans and budget while ensuring the Superintendent, Foreman and crews perform to meet production goals.
- Assist the Foreman to translate drawings, specifications and work requirements into a prioritized work plan.
- Understand the scope and sequencing of work, plan and prioritize the work, effectively redirecting crews and equipment to assigned tasks and minimize downtime on sites.
- Work with the Construction Manager to identify equipment and labour resource requirements.
- Work with the Construction Manager and Leads to periodically reassess daily goals to meet forecasted production, schedules and budgets.
- Build and maintain a strong functional team through instruction, training, coaching and team building.
- Ensure work completed meets quality standards, that preparation and submittal of required reports, documentation and logs are completed.
- Oversee the approval of daily production records and reporting on work progress, these include:

- Daily quality control inspections and checklists.
- Record and report of violations or disciplinary actions.
- HSE inspections and reports.
- Review Foreman records and track all rental items, ensure returns are completed and documented.
- Project specific forms/inspections/tracking as required.
- Approving field log each day and ensuring submittal of field log for each Foreman is completed daily.
- Reviewing field log with the Project manager/Leads to ensure accuracy of phase codes and reported items.

**Required Knowledge and Experience**
- Previous hydro electric project experience an asset however not required.
- Industrial carpentry experience required.
- Familiar with various types of engineered formwork systems
- Minimum 5 years of experience in a supervisory position in the construction