Civil Foreman

Beedie

$88K — $100K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in mid-size construction projects focusing on earth and civil works
  • Experience with road work is considered an asset
  • Knowledge of earth moving equipment including excavators, dozers, and trucks
  • Understanding of construction planning, methodology, productivity analysis, QA processes, and HSE procedures
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
  • Team management skills with a focus on mentorship and delegation

Responsibilities

  • Manage daily activities across multiple construction sites, ensuring compliance with specifications and timelines
  • Collaborate with team members and contractors for value engineering, planning, scheduling, and budgeting
  • Develop and drive construction schedules to meet project milestones
  • Review and layout grading, civil, and preload drawings
  • Issue orders for materials and services, confirming adherence to quality standards
  • Supervise field staff and subcontractors, ensuring efficient task performance and accuracy of documentation
  • Identify and act on opportunities for improved project performance
  • Support the General Superintendent with project-specific needs and maintain documentation

Benefits

  • Generous learning and development support
  • Comprehensive group health benefits
  • Paid vacation and maternity leave top-up
  • RRSP matching contributions
  • Paid time for volunteering opportunities
  • Potential for performance-based bonuses
Full Job Description
Position Overview

Responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of multiple construction sites, supervising multiple sub-contractors, and promoting company policies. The successful candidate will play an integral role in implementing the project plan and schedule, ensuring safety, quality control, and delegating work to field staff, contractors and various trades.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage day-to-day construction activities for multiple construction sites. This primarily includes: reviewing civil works undertaken by civil contractors to ensure their work complies with drawings and specifications; and monitoring civil contractor progress to ensure alignment with the project schedule.
  • Work with other Beedie personnel, engineers, and contractors to do value engineering, work planning, scheduling and rough budgeting.
  • Develops, maintains, and drives the construction schedule in conjunction with project team; ensures project milestones and completion dates are achieved.
  • Review of grading, civil and preload drawings with the ability to do basic layouts.
  • Issues material and services purchase orders and confirms receipt of materials and return of equipment. Responsible for ensuring that all materials delivered to site are in accordance to standards and specifications.
  • Supervises field employees and subcontractors making sure their work is planned and performed efficiently and makes sure their extra work orders (EWO) and timesheets are accurately coded.
  • Continuously on alert for situations that are not progressing productively and for opportunities to improve project performance.
  • Support Land Development General Superintendent as needed for project specific needs.
  • Maintain a library of progress photos and reports for assigned projects.
  • Demonstrates leadership in health, safety and environmental protection on the project. Applies the requirements of the Health and Safety Program to promote overall compliance of Beedie Construction standards, applicable OH&S Acts, regulations and codes with all employees and subcontractors on the project.


Desired Skills and Experience

  • 5-7 years of progressive experience with mid-size construction projects with focus on earth and civil works
  • Experience with road work is an asset
  • First-hand knowledge of earth moving equipment (excavator, dozer, and trucks) with the ability to match the right equipment with the job, understand efficiencies and productivity rates.
  • Working experience & knowledge of construction planning, methodology, productivity analysis, QA processes and HSE procedures.
  • Excellent communication skills - verbal written & presentation, in English language are required.
  • Excellent team management skills, ability to mentor, delegate, direct work of others.


$88,000 - $100,000 a year

The annual base pay range for this position will be based on the desired experience level for this role. Additionally, Beedie recognizes exceptional individual and team performance through our pay-for-performance bonus program. Factors that contribute to pay decisions include: relevant business and candidate factors such as market location, education, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and organizational needs. The base salary and bonus are just a few key components of the overall compensation at Beedie. We also provide generous learning and development support, comprehensive group health benefits, vacation, maternity leave top-up, RRSP matching, paid time for volunteering, and more...

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