General Superintendent - Victoria

Axiom Builders is seeking a General Superintendent to lead and drive our growing portfolio of projects in Victoria.  You would support and oversee multiple high-rise concrete projects and wood-frames totaling close to 1000 units overall.  As part of the larger field operations team, the General Superintendent will lead and direct field leaders to manage the overall operations, site, quality and schedule of construction projects. Your focus will be ensuring all sites buy into Axiom Builders' commitment to quality, people development and values. 

Key Responsibilities

Site Operations  

• Work closely with the VP, Construction and Directors to develop and maintain effective relationships with clients, resolve issues, manage client expectations, and ensure client satisfaction;
• Collaborate with Site Superintendents and Project Managers; ensuring effective communication, timely updates such as field reports, safety inspections, staffing requirements and schedule updates;
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, budget and requirements, and complies with all regulatory, environmental and health and safety requirements;
• Create the site set up and safety plan, project schedules to ensure proper scheduling and sequencing of site activities;
• Ensure that projects are built according to approved plans, specifications, shop drawings, and applicable building codes and that quality standards are maintained;
• Ensure site teams have sufficient resources (ex. materials, tools, and site staff) to achieve timely schedules, quality, and safety objectives;
• Support the site team to execute on the project milestones and address any issues or conflicts that arise with trades and subcontractors;
• Support the procurement process including subcontractor/trade/supplier negotiations and awards.

Safety 

• Lead and foster a culture of safety on all sites through ensuring all Superintendents conduct regular safety inspections and observations;
• Attend and support enhanced safety related training and participate in safety audits;
• Demonstrate leadership in health, safety, and environmental protection on the project;
• Ensure site teams review and sign off on all updates to health, safety, and environmental policies. 

People Management 

• Manage all activities related to an employee’s life cycle (including hiring, performance feedback, development, mentorship etc.);
• Provide effective leadership to construction team members, capitalizing on individual and group strengths to ensure project milestones are achieved;
• Optimize time allocation across projects to ensure efficient and effective support is provided to the site teams.

Skills And Requirements

• At least 6-8 years of experience as a Superintendent for a general contractor with a project list that includes multiple wood frame, high-rise or low-rise projects from pre-con to completion;
• Red Seal in Carpentry, Gold Seal  or similar is preferred - experience being hands-on for multi-family residential construction is important;
• A track record of building strong teams, developing teams and fostering a safe and engaged site-culture;
• Comfortable utilizing multiple tools and technologies to make site-operations more efficient (Procore, BlueBeam, StruxHub, MS Projects and more);
• Ability to build relationships with not only the field staff, but also clients and other external stakeholders;
• Proven problem solver who can enable their teams to think independently and see the bigger picture;
• Ability and proven experience to lead and motivate site crew of various sizes and scopes.