Site Superintendent

Pearson Accelerator Construction Team

$90K — $120K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience as a Site Superintendent in heavy civil or large-scale infrastructure construction.
  • Airport construction experience in active operational environments is strongly preferred.
  • Proven ability to manage projects with minimal disruption to ongoing operations.
  • Strong understanding of construction sequencing and subcontractor management.
  • Excellent communication and leadership abilities in fast-paced settings.
  • Demonstrated commitment to safety in high-risk work environments.
  • Strong organizational skills for managing multiple concurrent projects.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee daily site construction activities to ensure safe and high-quality execution.
  • Coordinate subcontractors, labor, equipment, and materials efficiently.
  • Maintain constant site presence for monitoring progress and issue resolution.
  • Lead daily safety briefings and enforce safety protocols on-site.
  • Manage logistics including laydown, access, and equipment movement.
  • Collaborate with the Construction Manager for schedule adherence using 2-week and 6-week lookaheads.
  • Identify potential project delays early and recommend corrective actions.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on one of Canada's largest and most complex aviation infrastructure programs.
  • Engagement in a highly dynamic and regulated environment of an active airport.
  • Development of strong relationships with a variety of stakeholders including airport operations and utilities.
  • Potential for career growth within a leading construction team in the aviation sector.
  • Work primarily during regular hours, with occasional adjustments as needed.
Full Job Description
Job Summary The Pearson Airport Construction Team (PACT) is seeking an experienced Site Superintendent to oversee daily field operations and support the safe, efficient, and high-quality delivery of construction activities across one of Canada's largest and most complex aviation infrastructure programs. This role is responsible for coordinating subcontractors, labour, equipment, materials, and site logistics while ensuring compliance with project specifications, safety requirements, GTAA standards, and schedule commitments. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining strong site presence, proactively resolving field issues, and driving construction execution in a live airport environment. Experience delivering construction projects within active airport environments, including working around operational constraints, restricted access areas, and complex stakeholder coordination requirements, is highly preferred. Responsibilities • Oversee daily site construction activities to ensure safe, efficient, high-quality execution. • Coordinate and direct subcontractors, labour forces, equipment, and materials. • Maintain constant site presence to monitor progress, resolve issues, and uphold PACT and GTAA requirements. • Lead daily safety briefings, enforce safety protocols, and conduct site inspections. • Manage site logistics including laydown, access, hoarding, equipment movement, and material delivery. • Collaborate with the Construction Manager to maintain 2-week and 6-week lookaheads and support schedule adherence. • Identify potential delays or conflicts early and recommend corrective actions. • Review work for compliance with drawings, specifications, and quality standards. • Support completion of inspections, testing, checklists, and field documentation. • Maintain accurate daily site reports, manpower logs, progress photos, and issue tracking. • Coordinate field interfaces with other Sub-Programs, airport operations, utilities, and GTAA stakeholders. • Support field-level responses to RFIs, NCRs, and technical issues. • Coordinate construction activities within active airport operations while minimizing impacts to passengers, airlines, airside operations, and surrounding stakeholders. • Support execution of work within restricted access and operationally sensitive environments, including phased work, shutdowns, and overnight or off-hour work windows. • Coordinate with airport authorities, operations teams, security personnel, and project stakeholders to maintain uninterrupted airport functionality WORK CONDITIONS The position will be based at our office in Mississauga, Ontario, with visits to the Airport site as required. Your work schedule will be Monday to Friday during regular office or site hours. At times, operational needs may require work outside these hours, with reasonable notice provided. All schedule or on-call adjustments will comply with applicable employment standards legislation. Desired Skills & Qualifications • Proven experience as a Site Superintendent in heavy civil, aviation, electrical, utilities, or large-scale infrastructure construction. • Previous airport construction experience within active operational environments is strongly preferred. • Experience managing work within live operational environments with minimal disruption to ongoing operations. • Strong understanding of construction sequencing, field coordination, and subcontractor management. • Ability to interpret drawings, specifications, and construction documentation. • Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills in a fast-paced environment. • Demonstrated commitment to safety and experience leading work in high-risk environments. • Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple work fronts simultaneously. • Ability to work nights, weekends, or restricted work windows as required by airport operations. • Experience working in airside environments, restricted access zones, or secure facilities is considered an asset. • Familiarity with GTAA procedures, airport stakeholder coordination, or RAIC-controlled environments is considered an advantage.

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