Commercial Construction Foreman

Synergy Projects Ltd. is looking for a Foreman to join our team This position will be based out of Edmonton, Alberta. We are a commercial construction firm in the Edmonton area, with a number of current projects under way, including, light industrial, commercial office, retail and tenant improvement work. We offer competitive wages and benefits, and we support employee development and growth through apprenticeship training and promoting internally.

The Foreman will be responsible for ensuring that everything goes smoothly at a construction site. They are responsible for being the point of contact between the construction workers and supervisors. A few of the main duties of a foreman are coordinating tasks for the day, creating schedules for workers, oversee quality of the site.

**The Company**:
Synergy Group of Companies (SGC) comprises of Synergy Projects, Innerspaces, Morley Hoppner, and SynVest. It is a full-service organization that delivers value to clients through an integrated model offering construction, interior productions, and investment solutions.

We provide commercial construction solutions to our clients, including major/structural construction, tenant improvements, and DIRTT prefabricated interior solutions.

**Summary of Position**:
Assist in supervising trade employees assigned to a particular construction discipline work area, e.g., carpentry, labourer, steel erection and self-perform work., etc. The Foreman reports to the Project Superintendent or Designate. Forman may also be responsible to perform and manage carpentry forms of work.

**Duties and Responsibilites**:

- Works with field management and implements SGC’s safety program and maintains safety and record keeping requirements.
- Supervise trade workers assigned to their area of responsibility, provide liaison between field engineering, estimating, and workers to ensure construction complies with drawings and specifications.
- Supervise, directs, coaches, trains, and mentors the project team including direct and indirect reports.
- Communicates effectively with own forces and trades and ensures performance, productivity, quality, and safety requirements are met.
- Consistently collaborates with field management, construction/project manager and project team. Advises field management or project management of potential problems work interferences schedule difficulties, etc.
- Contributes to the development and implementation of Project execution Plan and assists with resource-loaded three week look ahead schedules.
- Monitors and executes the project construction plan and schedule.
- Reviews and understands the contract and subcontracts, including understanding risk and risk mitigation plans.
- Maintains project administration correspondence and complies with documentation requirements.
- Assist in planning work schedule(s) and determining and maintaining manpower levels, material quantities, equipment requirements, etc.
- Monitor work performance and productivity of trades to ensure project rules, procedures, safety requirements, etc. are maintained.
- Complete employee timecards to accurately reflect hours worked.
- Advise senior level superintendents and/or project management of potential problems, work interferences, schedule difficulties, etc. Assist in circumventing/resolving such problems as required.
- Maintain liaison with other departments, I.e., purchasing, engineering, accounting, etc. as required, to support construction schedule.
- Adhere to Synergy’s policies and procedures.
- Willing to work out of town.
- Perform safety inspections, orientations.
- Other duties as required.
- Read and interpret blueprints, drawings and sketches to determine specifications and calculate requirements.
- Prepare layout in accordance with building codes and project specifications.
- Maintain, repair, and renovate residential, commercial, and light industrial structures.
- Perform other activities at construction sites, as directed.
- Measure, cut, shape, assemble and join materials made of wood, wood substitutes, lightweight steel, concrete and other designated materials for structural and architectural components.
- Build foundations, install floor beams, lay subflooring and erect walls and roof systems.
- Mix, pour, spread, level construction materials.
- Perform construction/renovation/demolition activities.
- Fit trim and install trim items, such as doors, stairs, cabinetry, molding and hardware.
- Install architectural materials and components as required, flooring, wall coverings, etc.
- Mix, pour, and spread construction materials.
- Perform construction/renovation/demolition activities.
- Erect and dismantle concrete forms, scaffolding, ramps, catwalks, shoring and barricades as required.
- Operate equipment, secure special attachments to equipment, signal operators to guide them in moving equipment and provide assistance in other activities.
- Perform and coordinate drilling and excavating activities at construction sites a