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Superintendent

  • Grand Lake Road, NS
  • On-site
  • Posted Jun 24, 2026
  • 1 position

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Employment type
Full-time
Experience level
Senior · 5+ years
Minimum education
Professional degree
Posting language
English
Working hours
40 hours per week

Job summary

The Superintendent provides leadership in organizing and monitoring all worksite functions to meet project objectives. This includes bidding, planning, and directing daily onsite operations while maintaining client satisfaction.

Job details

Build the Future with us! We build Relationships. We build Communities. We build the Future. At Lindsay Construction, we have been growing the communities of Atlantic Canada for over 60 years and we want you to join us! Be part of something great and feel the impact you make on the community you live in. We are currently recruiting for a Superintendent for projects throughout Cape Breton. This is a non-unionized position. Reporting to the Operations Superintendent, the Superintendent provides leadership in organizing, coordinating, and monitoring all worksite functions and activities necessary to meet project objectives. Your role includes bidding, planning, and directing daily operations on site. Along with your project team, you will be given control of your project to deliver it on time while keeping your client engaged and informed throughout. Position Benefits Here’s why we think you’ll love working at Lindsay: Competitive salary Annual Incentive Plan Employee Health Benefits Group RRSP with 4% matching Annual health and wellness reimbursement Frequent social and community-based events Opportunities to collaborate closely with senior personnel and other departments Position Responsibilities Here’s what your day-to-day looks like: Actively manage the day-to-day onsite operations of your project Use your planning skills to map out the work ahead, organize the delivery of materials and strategize the work of onsite subcontractors Stay on top of your project by completing your daily logs. Capture critical items such as work being completed and onsite progress photos Ensure site safety meets Lindsay Construction policy and legislated requirements Preserve client satisfaction through regular communication and timely responses to inquiries Provide leadership to the project team on all aspects of the project Work cooperatively with other project team members, trades workers and subcontractors Job Requirements Our ideal candidate has the following: 5 years or more in a field supervisory role of medium-sized commercial construction projects Proficient in coordinating on-site operations, including interpretation and implementation of drawings and specifications Ability to work with Lindsay Construction trades employees and subcontractors Able to communicate in an effective way to all stakeholders Experience with design-build, tilt-up, and wood framing is an asset Journeyman’s classification in a skilled trade is an asset Must have a valid driver’s license

What you’ll do

The Superintendent provides leadership in organizing and monitoring all worksite functions to meet project objectives. This includes bidding, planning, and directing daily onsite operations while maintaining client satisfaction.

Requirements

Candidates need at least 5 years of experience in a field supervisory role for medium-sized commercial construction projects. A valid driver's license is required, and a Journeyman's classification or experience with design-build and tilt-up is an asset.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary • Annual Incentive Plan • Employee Health Benefits • Group RRSP With 4% Matching • Annual Health And Wellness Reimbursement • Social And Community-Based Events

Listed skills

  • Control · Preferred
  • organizing · Preferred
  • materials · Preferred
  • Leadership · Preferred
  • Health · Preferred
  • Client · Preferred
  • Planning · Preferred
  • safety · Preferred
  • Communication · Preferred
  • Reporting · Preferred
  • Time · Preferred
  • future · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

  • On-site Operations Management
  • Project Planning
  • Subcontractor Coordination
  • Site Safety Compliance
  • Client Relationship Management
  • Drawing Interpretation
  • Specification Implementation
  • Leadership
  • Budgeting
  • Daily Logging

Job areas

  • Construction
  • Management & Leadership
  • Trades
  • Engineering

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