General Site Superintendent

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Arcadis is seeking a General Site Superintendent to join the team in Quebec, Canada. The successful candidate will be supporting our construction projects across Quebec. The successful candidate must possess solid leadership, great organizational/planning skills and excellent communication skills in French/ English to be able to lead the dynamic work environment. Bilingual French/English is a requirement.

At Arcadis we focus on attracting, retaining and developing people who share our passion and commitment to improve quality of life. In return we offer you the opportunity to transform your world and the world around you, that could be through client work, upskilling yourself, championing equality and inclusion or getting involved in charity work, to name just a few. Our people value different perspectives, they care about the sustainability of our planet and dare to shape the future.

One of our core values is ‘people first’, and supported by our Lovinklaan foundation, we invest in you for the long term, to ensure you reach your full potential. You’ll have the opportunity to own your career and work on industry-defining projects, finding solutions to real challenges that make a difference to people’s lives. You’re encouraged to have a growth mindset and are given the space to develop personally and professionally, building a flexible career that works for you.

Role description:

Arcadis is seeking a General Site Superintendent to join the team in Quebec. The successful candidate will be supporting our construction projects across Quebec. The successful candidate must possess solid leadership, great organizational/planning skills and excellent communication skills in French/ English to be able to lead the dynamic work environment.

The successful candidate will be supporting projects all over Quebec with an Arcadis Home Office in Montreal. The applicant may be required to report to the Arcadis Office if required by the project team but the expectation will be the candidate will either be working remote when there are no site activities, or on site completing supervision during project execution phases.

Role accountabilities:

• Providing industry expertise related to construction design, scheduling, budgeting, value engineering, and more.
• Working collaboratively with Arcadis Project Managers, Project Coordinators, Estimators, Safety Officers, Engineers and more, as well as with client owners, stakeholders, suppliers, subtrade Supervisors and workers, and more.
• Interpreting and executing construction work plans according to project drawings and specifications.
• Maintaining strict construction scheduling timelines and meeting key milestones in the project’s progression.
• Creating and Administering Arcadis Health and safety plans.
• Managing Health and Safety procedures and construction compliance on-site and completing daily/weekly safety documentation per local regulatory requirements.
• Effectively managing and communicating with trade teams and actively maintaining positive relationships with Arcadis subcontractors, suppliers, and clients/stakeholders.
• Ensuring that our standards for safety and quality workmanship are always exceeding the expectations of the client/stakeholders and maintaining productivity on a daily basis.
• Coordinating with Arcadis’s Project Managers and Project Coordinators to develop active look-ahead schedules and report on project progress.
• Lead daily site meetings to monitor and report on the project’s progress and support the construction team’s requirements for success.
• Providing guidance and training to Arcadis project team and Engineers to foster their career growth and development.
  
  

Qualifications & Experience:

Required Qualifications:

• Must be fluent verbally and through text in English/French
• 8+ years experience in Construction Services
• A minimum of 5 years in Canada to be able to complete the Federal Background check
• Valid Driver License
  
  

Key Attributes:

• Comprehensive understanding of construction scheduling, contracts, quality control, engineering principals, drawings, and safety regulations
• In-Depth knowledge of construction safety best practices and experience enforcing strict health and safety procedures on site
• Excellent problem solving skills and ability to identify/mitigate risks and provide effective solutions
• Excellent multi-tasking skills and ability to coordinate and execute multiple scopes of work
• Excellent leadership skills and ability to provide guidance and instruction to a large site team
• Ability to travel to project sites across Quebec
• Working Knowledge of Microsoft Suits
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Work experience in environmental construction preferred
• Ability to use Site Docs Safety Management Software is an asset
• Experience on mining, and oil and gas sites is an asset
• First Aid Certified
• Valid Construction Certifications: WAH, Confined Space, Asbestos Awareness, AWP License, Traffic Control, Propane Certificate
  
  

Why Become an Arcadian?

Our work with clients has a direct impact on people’s lives and on the planet. We make moving, living and belonging in cities safer, more resilient and more sustainable. By partnering with our clients as responsible custodians of our earth’s resources, we can create a sustainable planet.

We continue to think of new ways to make positive impacts and create better experiences for people; data driven and digital solutions have become part of the Arcadis DNA. Working together with clients and using techniques like design thinking, we can get to the heart of our clients’ most pressing challenges and work together to solve them.

As a global business, we have committed to support five of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals to ensure that our projects contribute to a better and more sustainable future for all. But it’s not just the work that we do on client projects that benefits communities and our planet. As a global business, we are committed to making a positive impact to society by supporting local communities where we operate.

To help protect our planet, we monitor and measure non-financial information to inform business decisions and reduce our own environmental impact as part of our commitment to be net zero carbon as a global company by 2030.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging:

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

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