Civil Superintendent – Heavy Civil & Industrial Concrete Construction
Edmonton, Alberta | Calgary, Alberta | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | Winnipeg, Manitoba
$130,000 - $145,000 + Comprehensive Benefits
Site-Based Position | Western Canada Projects
About Us
Otter Wise Talent Solutions is a proudly Indigenous-owned and woman-led workforce solutions company dedicated to connecting exceptional talent with meaningful career opportunities across Canada.
We are proud to partner with a leading Canadian industrial construction organization to recruit experienced Civil Superintendents to support major industrial, heavy civil, and infrastructure projects throughout Western Canada.
About the Opportunity
This opportunity is ideal for an experienced construction leader who thrives in the field, enjoys leading teams, and takes pride in delivering complex industrial civil and heavy civil construction projects safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards.
The successful candidate will provide leadership for field execution activities on major industrial and infrastructure projects, ensuring work is completed safely, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with project specifications.
These are site-based positions supporting projects across Western Canada. Candidates must be willing to travel and work at project sites as required.
This opportunity is ideal for candidates seeking:
- Civil Superintendent jobs
- Heavy Civil Superintendent jobs
- Industrial Civil Superintendent careers
- Concrete Superintendent opportunities
- Industrial Construction Superintendent jobs
- Earthworks Superintendent positions
- Underground Utilities Superintendent jobs
- Infrastructure Construction leadership careers
- Industrial Field Leadership opportunities
Candidates with experience leading field execution on industrial facilities, heavy civil projects, energy projects, utilities infrastructure, water and wastewater projects, mining projects, concrete-intensive projects, earthworks, underground utilities, and major infrastructure projects are strongly encouraged to apply.
About the Company
Our client is a recognized leader in industrial and infrastructure construction, delivering complex projects across Canada and the United States.
With a strong commitment to safety, quality, collaboration, and continuous improvement, the organization delivers innovative construction solutions across industrial, energy, utilities, water, and infrastructure sectors.
Employees enjoy the opportunity to work on challenging, high-profile projects while building long-term careers within a collaborative and inclusive environment.
About the Role
Reporting to the Construction Manager, the Civil Superintendent will be responsible for leading all field execution activities related to industrial civil construction scopes, with a strong emphasis on:
- Structural concrete
- Concrete foundations
- Concrete placement and finishing
- Earthworks
- Underground utilities
- Site development
- Civil infrastructure construction
The successful candidate will oversee site activities, coordinate labour and subcontractors, ensure compliance with safety and quality standards, and work collaboratively with project teams to achieve successful project outcomes.
Key ResponsibilitiesSite Leadership & Project Execution
- Lead and supervise field execution of heavy civil and industrial construction activities with a strong focus on:
- Concrete foundations
- Structural concrete
- Concrete placement, finishing, curing, and quality control
- Earthworks and grading
- Underground utility installation
- Site development activities
- Participate in bid reviews and pre-construction planning activities, validating constructability, production rates, quantities, and execution strategies.
- Review and interpret IFC drawings, civil drawings, shop drawings, rebar drawings, and technical specifications to ensure work is executed safely and accurately.
- Oversee self-perform and subcontracted civil work, ensuring compliance with project specifications, quality standards, and construction schedules.
- Monitor and interpret concrete and soils testing results, including:
- Slump testing
- Air content testing
- Concrete compressive strength testing
- Soil compaction testing
- Develop and maintain detailed look-ahead schedules to ensure labour, equipment, materials, and subcontractors are aligned with project requirements.
- Coordinate multiple work fronts including concrete crews, earthworks crews, underground utility crews, subcontractors, and union labour.
- Monitor productivity and construction progress while proactively identifying risks and constraints.
- Participate in constructability reviews and project planning activities.
Safety & Quality Leadership
- Promote and maintain a strong safety culture across all project activities.
- Ensure compliance with site-specific safety programs, corporate policies, and regulatory requirements.
- Conduct site inspections, safety meetings, and hazard assessments.
- Work closely with EHS representatives to create and enforce project-specific safety programs and policies.
- Ensure all work meets quality requirements, specifications, and applicable standards.
Stakeholder & Team Management
- Provide leadership, mentorship, and support to field personnel and subcontractors.
- Foster a collaborative, respectful, and high-performing site culture.
- Interface professionally with clients, consultants, inspectors, unions, and regulatory authorities.
- Collaborate with Project Management, Project Controls, Engineering, Quality, Labour Relations, and Safety teams.
- Support change management, risk mitigation, and issue resolution activities.
Qualifications Required
- Minimum 5+ years of construction leadership experience within heavy civil, industrial construction, infrastructure, or related environments.
- Proven experience leading field crews on industrial civil or heavy civil construction projects.
- Significant experience with civil construction scopes including:
- Earthworks
- Underground utilities
- Structural concrete
- Concrete foundations
- Site development
- Civil infrastructure
- Demonstrated experience with concrete construction processes including:
- Concrete placement
- Finishing
- Curing
- Concrete quality control
- Rebar coordination
- Working knowledge of concrete and soils testing procedures, standards, and interpretation of test results.
- Demonstrated ability to read and interpret:
- Civil drawings
- IFC drawings
- Shop drawings
- Rebar drawings
- Construction specifications
- Strong understanding of construction sequencing, workforce planning, productivity management, and field execution.
- Proven ability to coordinate multiple work fronts within complex project environments.
- Excellent leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong commitment to safety, quality, and team development.
Highly Preferred
- Previous experience working on industrial, energy, utility, water and wastewater, mining, or major infrastructure projects.
- Experience working within unionized construction environments.
- Trade certification, Civil Engineering Technology diploma, Construction Management education, or related technical training.
- Previous supervisory, foreperson, or superintendent experience on concrete-intensive industrial projects.
Please Note: This is not a commercial buildings, residential, tenant improvement, or wood-frame construction opportunity. Candidates whose experience is primarily focused in these areas will not be considered for this role.
We are specifically seeking candidates with significant experience in heavy civil, industrial civil, concrete, earthworks, underground utilities, and industrial construction environments.
What They Offer
- Competitive compensation package of $130,000 - $145,000 annually
- Comprehensive health and dental benefits
- Vision care coverage
- Retirement savings program
- Career development and advancement opportunities
- Opportunity to work on technically challenging and high-profile industrial and infrastructure projects
- Collaborative, safety-focused, and inclusive work environment
- Long-term career growth within a respected industry leader
Why Join?
This is an excellent opportunity for a construction professional who enjoys leading from the front, solving complex challenges, and delivering major industrial and heavy civil projects safely and successfully.
You'll join a highly respected organization with a strong project pipeline, industry-leading safety culture, and a commitment to investing in its people.
If you are passionate about industrial construction, heavy civil construction, concrete construction leadership, and building projects that make a lasting impact, we encourage you to apply.
Apply Today
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
Otter Wise Talent Solutions is committed to creating inclusive employment opportunities and welcomes applications from qualified candidates of all backgrounds, including Indigenous Peoples, women, members of visible minorities, persons with disabilities, and members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Preference may be given to qualified Indigenous candidates in accordance with our commitment to advancing Indigenous employment and economic reconciliation.
Pay: $130,000.00-$145,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care
Application question(s):
- Do you have a minimum of 5 years of experience leading crews within industrial, heavy civil, or infrastructure construction environments?
- Do you have experience reading and interpreting construction drawings, specifications, and technical documents?
- Describe your experience supervising civil scopes including earthworks, underground utilities, and concrete works (size and complexity).
- Please describe your direct experience supervising civil construction scopes, including earthworks, underground utilities, structural concrete, and concrete foundations. Please provide specific project examples.
- Please describe your experience supervising concrete construction activities, including concrete placement, finishing, curing, rebar coordination, quality control, and testing.
- . Please describe your experience reading and interpreting construction documentation, including civil drawings, IFC drawings, shop drawings, rebar drawings, and technical specifications.
Work Location: On the road
