Assistant Superintendent

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Promote and lead a safety-first culture in line with Aecon's Environmental Health and Safety Program and provincial occupational health and safety legislation.
• Support safe work plans, hazard assessments, FLRAs, and crew mentorship.
• Track and report project, quality control, resource, customer, and employee-relations matters to the General Superintendent.
• Oversee job sites and ensure forepersons follow assignments, project policies, and procedures.
• Drive crew quality, efficiency, and productivity; address performance issues and help crews overcome challenges.
• Follow plans and budgets, meet production goals, and help forepersons sequence and prioritize work while minimizing site downtime.
• Contribute to construction sequence plans and identify labour and equipment needs with the General Superintendent.
• Reassess daily goals with the General Superintendent and Project Manager against production forecasts, schedules, and budgets.
• Ensure completed work meets quality standards and required reports, documentation, and logs are submitted.
• Maintain records for company-owned and rented tools, equipment, and assets; track rentals and document returns.
• Manage superintendents and hold them accountable for administration and quality control.
• Oversee and approve production records, inspections, HSE reports, project forms, and field logs; review field log accuracy with the Project Manager.

Qualifications and requirements

• Minimum five years of heavy civil construction experience, including roads, transit stations, utilities, and tunnels.
• Transit project experience is preferred.
• Ability to oversee work fronts and supervise on-site work with forepersons and field engineers.
• Thorough knowledge of applicable OH&S legislation and MTO specifications.
• Exceptional multitasking ability in a dynamic, fast-paced environment; strong interpersonal, leadership, and communication skills.
• Proficient in MS Office, including Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Must maintain a valid Class 5 driver's license.
• Ability to work project schedules that may include weekends and night shifts.

Workplace

• The role oversees construction operations across multiple project sites.

Compensation

• Expected pay range is $100,000–$120,000 per year. Individual pay depends on factors including work location, education, experience, skills, job conditions, training, and role scope.

Benefits and development

• The employer describes wellbeing services and benefits, development support, tuition reimbursement, and leadership programs.