Ledcor Group of Companies

Senior Superintendent - Powerline Construction

Ledcor Group of Companies$125K — $172K *
Energy & Utilities
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 15+ years of powerline construction experience, including 5+ years as a superintendent
  • Post-secondary education in Construction, Engineering, or a related discipline
  • Strong knowledge of utility construction practices, documents, contracts, costs, and budgets
  • Effective project scheduling capabilities while addressing constructability challenges
  • Excellent communication skills with an emphasis on stakeholder needs and team leadership
  • Demonstrated ability to build and lead cohesive teams through motivation and coaching
  • Prior experience supervising staff
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  • Experience with industrial, oil & gas, or mining projects is advantageous.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure projects comply with approved plans, specifications, and building codes while maintaining quality standards
  • Lead the development of the Project Specific Safety Program (PSSP) and drive improvements
  • Monitor and update complex construction schedules, addressing and resolving delays
  • Estimate project activity durations and materials for multi-discipline estimates alongside the estimating team
  • Provide leadership and mentorship to project staff and superintendents, managing priorities and resources
  • Engage in subcontract and supplier selection, procurement, and negotiation processes

Benefits

  • Site-based role with possible rotational shifts depending on project location
  • Living out allowance or accommodations provided, along with travel allowances
  • Mix of in-office and remote work when between projects
  • Comprehensive total rewards package focusing on employee wellbeing
  • Opportunities for skill development through exciting projects
Full Job Description
As a Senior Superintendent you are responsible for smooth functioning of day-to-day field operations of power utility construction projects, leading the development of project plans and monitoring performance. Recognized as an expert within the organization, you anticipate client needs on construction issues and identify solutions.

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Ensures that projects are built according to approved plans, specifications and applicable building codes and that efficiency in labour and materials maintain high quality standards. Leads development of Project Quality Plan (PQP) and ensures PQP conformance
  • Leads Project Specific Safety Program (PSSP) development and recommends changes and areas for improvement. Leads the incident investigation process
  • Reviews and updates the construction schedule on large and complex projects and ensures milestones and completion dates are met. Recognizes & analyzes scheduling issues/delays and leads solution development. Contributes to the development of project schedules
  • Estimates duration of activities and materials required for large and complex multi-discipline estimates, including design-build joint venture (DBJV) scope of P3 pursuits. Assists estimating team with development of the schedule, execution plan, and labour requirements for project pursuits
  • Assumes leadership role and provides guidance and mentorship to specific project staff and superintendents in multiple teams, setting priorities and allocating resources to meet operational objectives
  • Participates in subcontract and supplier selection, procurement and negotiations


Qualifications:

  • 15 years of powerline construction experience and 5+ experience as a superintendent
  • Completed post-secondary education in Construction, Engineering, a related discipline, or equivalent work experience
  • Thorough understanding of current utilities construction practices, construction documents, contracts, costs and budgets
  • Ability to plan and manage a project schedule, anticipating constructability issues, and leading development of solutions for moderate to complex situations within scope of responsibility
  • Ability to communicate effectively and persuasively, anticipating stakeholder needs while leading and mentoring diverse teams
  • A track record of building successful teams and promoting teamwork through motivating, coaching, and consensus-building
  • Previous staff supervision experience
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  • Experience on industrial / oil & gas, or mining projects and asset


Working Conditions:

  • Site-based role, with a possible rotational shift depending on project location
  • A living out allowance or accommodations will be provided. Travel allowances will be provided
  • In between projects will be a mix of in-office work and work from home


Compensation

$125,600.00 - $172,700.00

This is the expected base pay range for this role. Individual base pay will be determined based on a variety of factors including experience, knowledge, skills, education and location.

Our competitive total rewards package provides compensation and benefits that support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing. We offer exciting, challenging work with opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge.

Additional Information

Ledcor builds and maintains infrastructure in various industries including oil and gas, transportation, and mining. We're experts in all infrastructure construction and maintenance related projects. Our vast projects include: full-scale contract mining, earthworks, foundations, highways, bridges, roads, waterways and resources, airports, rapid transit, underground utilities, pipelines, independent power projects and site reclamation.

Our workplace culture has been recognized as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers, Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures, and a Top 100 Inspiring Workplace in North America.

About Ledcor Group of Companies

Ledcor Group of Companies is a diversified construction company, made up of teams of people who are proven in their industries. From modest to massive, we will move your project forward. We are a North American company with a passion for the work we do. With over 20,000 employees and more than 100 years of experience, Ledcor is one of the largest and most diversified construction companies in North America. We are a family-owned company with a culture of safety and quality. We believe that building relationships is key to success and we take pride in our ability to offer diverse services to our clients in the construction, commercial, and industrial sectors. Our projects include buildings, highways, bridges, airports, mines, pipelines, and more.
Learn more about Ledcor Group of Companies
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7,000 employees
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Founded
1947

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