Superintendent

At Clark Builders, we’re more than a construction company — we’re purpose driven partners committed to building stronger communities. Serving institutional, commercial, and industrial clients across Western and Northern Canada since 1974, we bring a relationship-based approach, deep expertise, and a commitment to safety, innovation, and sustainability to everything we do. As part of the Turner Construction family, we offer the personalized culture of a local team with the strength of a global leader. Learn more about our Purpose and what drives us by visiting our Who We Are page. 

Position Description: Clark Builders is hiring Superintendents in Calgary. Working with the project team, this role is responsible for leading all aspects of the construction site and phases to achieve a successful delivery of safety, schedule, and budget while ensuring an excellent client and consultant experience.

Reports to: General Superintendent

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Leads and implements all aspects of Clark Builders Safety / Building LIFE program
• Ensures proactive project safety management and security practices in keeping with the Clark Builders Safety & Loss Prevention program and applicable legislation
• Partner with the Senior Project Leader on the delivery of the project; ensuring all project drivers including safety, schedule, budget, and client satisfaction are achieved
• Lead teams through all phases of construction such as preconstruction, project site set-up and logistics
• Plans/reviews the construction program with the Project Manager and Business Development/Estimating staff including procedures, temporary facilities, construction procedures, equipment and manpower
• Champion and implement LEED and Last Planner strategies on the project to support ongoing continuous improvement and achieving project efficiencies
• Manage employee performance and development, give constructive feedback and support recruitment
• Participate in Clark Builders University (CBU) initiatives to further personal growth and knowledge base
• Act as a liaison between Field Operations and other departments
• Support the Project Manager in project forecasts and oversee project financials
• Participate in month-end project reviews
• Plan/facilitate field trade meetings to ensure project metrics are achieved
• Reviews all plans, specifications and project documentation for the purposes of discrepancies and constructability review
• Work with the Project Team in the development of the Project Master schedule
• Utilizes Last Planner System and 6-week look-ahead to manage on site schedules, resources, trade commencement and material deliveries
• Plans, coordinates and participates in the project completion and handover process.
• Ensure QA/QC is managed and documented to demonstrate compliance with the Contract documents
• Proactively maintains required training to meet the expectations of the role as outlined in the CBGOC HSE Training Standards Matrix

Skills & Knowledge:

• Leads and manages resources and Clark Builders onsite workforce to maximize productivity
• Directs and facilitates training of the Clark Builders' workforce
• Participates and contributes to individual and team performance feedback discussions
• Promotes positive morale and encourage growth opportunities through leadership responsibilities
• Ability to foresee, pivot and adjust strategies and behaviors in order to maximize project success and educate others in this scope
• Strong interpersonal and negotiating skills required to interact with a variety of stakeholders including project team, trade partners, consultants, and clients
• Outstanding communication, organizational and supervisory skills with ability to manage complex and numerous competing priorities
• Strong working knowledge of MS Outlook, Excel, Word & Project
• Proven skills in an interview to support project pursuits
• Builds and aligns a team to a common goal in challenging situations
• Demonstrates/implements conflict management skills and decisive decision-making skills combined with the proven ability to consistently find creative win-win solution and / or resolutions
• Strong understanding of all relevant aspects of project financials.
• Familiar with and can work within different types of construction contracts.
• Familiar with all different phases of construction from startup through to closeout.
• Experienced leading a team with a safety first mentality and has a full understanding of how to understand and implement a safety program.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years superintendent/relevant project site leadership experience (on-site experience mandatory)
• Journeyman trade certificate or relevant post-secondary education
• Valid Class 5 Driver’s License
• Knowledge of all Prime Contract and subcontract documents, drawings, specifications, and relevant key drivers