Full job description
Are you a dedicated, passionate professional looking to grow your career with a company long-term? Join Square One as a Site Superintendent / Construction Lead.
Who we are:
Located in South Surrey, Square One has extensive experience in building premier homes and providing renovation services throughout the Greater Vancouver area. We have grown organically by delivering great customer service and executing high calibre work. We are a family-oriented group, with a company culture that fosters professional and personal growth and development. We work hard and have fun while doing so.
Who you are:
Our ideal team member possesses a strong background in carpentry and hands-on building, paired with a commitment to high-end finished craftsmanship.
This role is centered on field-based leadership and physical site execution, operating in close coordination with an overseeing Project Manager who manages high-level administration. Candidates must be highly organized and capable of managing the construction operations of multiple residential sites simultaneously, all at varying stages of the project lifecycle.
While the primary focus is driving on-site quality and schedule adherence, a background or proficiency in preparing scopes of work and trade tendering is highly valued. You will collaborate during the initial project setup to finalize scopes, manage tendering, and establish schedules, before executing the physical build and serving as the primary professional face of the project for our clients.
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Pre-Construction & Tendering: Review project hand-offs, draft detailed scopes of work, and manage the sub-trade bidding process prior to groundbreaking.
- Site Management & Supervision: Direct and supervise all site personnel, sub-trades, and daily physical progress across multiple active jobsites.
- Budget Oversight: Actively track job costs and field expenditures throughout the construction phase to ensure projects remain on financial target.
- Schedule & Accountability: Build and maintain construction schedules and hold sub-contractors and suppliers accountable to project timelines.
- Operations & Coordination: Work with subcontractors and suppliers on planning, reading drawings, interpreting specifications, and coordinating material deliveries.
- Client Relations: Act as the primary on-site representative for clients, maintaining professional communication and managing design and execution expectations throughout the build.
- Quality Control: Proactively address deficiencies, ensure trades rectify all deficiencies in a timely manner, and maintain Square One levels of quality and design intent.
- Safety & Compliance: Enforce strict adherence to health, safety, and environmental standards across all sites in compliance with WorkSafeBC regulations.
- Project Partnership: Collaborate regularly with the overseeing Project Manager to review project health, budgets, and scheduling updates for final approval.
Qualifications and Skills:
- Field-Based Experience: 5+ years of direct, hands-on construction field experience (e.g., Lead Carpenter, Site Superintendent). A verifiable background in carpentry or residential building is required.
- Multitasking & Portfolio Management: A proven track record of successfully running multiple physical construction projects simultaneously through different phases of completion.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in drafting scopes of work, managing sub-trade tendering, and using construction project management software.
- Communication: Strong interpersonal and professional communication skills required to manage sub-contractors and maintain excellent client relationships.
Compensation and Benefits:
- Salary: $100,000 – $150,000 per year (depending on experience)
- Company vehicle: provided
- Professional Development: Reimbursement of eligible skills development programs and courses
- Health Coverage: Extended health benefits and dental plan
· Schedule: Full-Time, Monday to Friday
- Respect for family and the constant balancing of life within and outside of work
- The ability to influence and make a significant impact
- Dynamic fun work environment with a great team of people
Pay: $100,000.00-$150,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Application question(s):
- Do you have at least 5 years of construction management experience?
- Do you have experience in tendering and using project management software? ie: Buildertrend or Job Tread?
- Do you have hands on residential carpentry experience ?
Work Location: In person
