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Job description:Job Posting: Site Superintendent - Tenant Improvements
Position Overview: We are seeking an experienced Site Superintendent - Tenant Improvements to oversee on-site construction activities, manage trades, ensure adherence to safety policies, and maintain project schedules and budgets. The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader who drives progress, solves problems, and ensures that projects are completed to VPAC's high standards.
Key Responsibilities:Project Start-Up:- Ensure each new project starts in accordance with VPAC's Standard Project Start-Up Procedures.
- Conduct Project Start-Up Meetings for each new job.
Cost and Schedule Control:- Maintain budgets within the General Conditions of each project.
- Collaborate with the Project Manager to monitor General Conditions expenses.
- Schedule trades and suppliers in alignment with the master schedule and maintain daily communication with the Project Manager regarding any schedule deviations.
- Oversee Takt and Pull Planning, Smartsheet schedule updates, and weekly project schedule reporting.
Site Management:- Oversee daily site operations, ensuring adherence to quality construction standards.
- Implement and maintain a site-specific QA/QC process based on VPAC's SOPs.
Submittal and Document Control:- Follow VPAC's documentation standards in Procore throughout the construction process.
- Monitor and review plans, specifications, shop drawings, and other submittals according to VPAC's SOPs.
Communications and Corporate-Client-Public Relations:- Demonstrate professional leadership by fostering strong relationships and effective communication with corporate team members, clients, civic officials, and the public.
Project Close-Out:- Ensure timely project close-out, including the completion of all subtrade work and deficiency resolution.
Post-Construction Phase:- Support the Project Manager with post-construction tasks to ensure compliance with maintenance and warranty provisions.
Site Safety:- Ensure all sites adhere to VPAC and WorkSafeBC safety policies.
- Maintain site presentation standards in accordance with VPAC's procedures.
Duties:- Drive project construction progress by proposing and implementing solutions to maintain or improve the schedule and budget.
- Be on-site during active work; hours determined by project needs.
- Complete daily logs of work performed, manpower, safety issues, etc., and submit via Procore by end of day.
- Monitor contractor performance and report daily on compliance with project documents and schedule.
- Hold Monday morning meetings with VPAC trades/labour to set daily directions and goals.
- Prepare and manage weekly deficiency and to-do lists, ensuring timely resolution.
- Capture and upload daily digital photos of site progress in Procore.
- Proactively identify and address quality issues before further work proceeds.
- Act as on-site Safety Director, ensuring subcontractor compliance with WCB requirements (or collaborate with dedicated Site Safety Officer as applicable).
- Schedule all City, Consultant, and Special Inspections, reviewing reports and addressing noted issues.
- Ensure all final inspection requirements and documentation are ready to meet occupancy targets.
- Resolve on-site issues with solutions and clear timelines.
- Maintain complete site documentation in Procore, including drawings, progress reports, inspections, safety reports, timesheets, and correspondence.
- Coordinate and prepare as-built drawings.
- Manage daily project correspondence to ensure timely resolution of project-related actions.
- Log and distribute all project documents (e.g., drawings, specifications, shop drawings, change orders, consultant reports, test results, RFIs).
- Provide value-added insights to design challenges without assuming design responsibility.
- Ensure only "For Construction" drawings/specs are distributed to site personnel and subcontractors.
- Review and update the weekly schedule.
- Attend and minute weekly meetings with trades, consultants, and clients.
- Attend Client/Consultant site meetings.
- Assist in coordinating occupancy and substantial completion certificates.
- Support the Project Manager in expediting trades and suppliers.
- Notify the Project Manager of any major disputes with subtrades or suppliers.
- Perform other site work as required.
Qualifications:- Minimum of 5 years' experience as a Site Superintendent, preferably in tenant improvement or multi-family residential construction.
- Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency with project management software (Procore, Smartsheet) and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Knowledge of construction contracts, schedules, and cost control.
- Familiarity with WorkSafeBC regulations.
Why VPAC?- Competitive compensation and benefits.
- Supportive, collaborative, and mentorship-driven culture.
- Opportunities to work on diverse and exciting projects.
How to Apply: If you are a proactive and detail-oriented Site Superintendent ready to lead our tenant improvement projects to success, we'd love to hear from you. Please submit your resume and cover letter.
