Superintendent, Alaska Highway Maintenance- North (BC)

Description

Join our growing Highway Maintenance team and play a key role in the successful delivery of highway infrastructure, maintenance and construction activities along the Alaska Highway in Northern BC.

This is an opportunity to establish roots in a local community, build strong relationships, and lead a diverse team of highway maintenance professionals committed to keeping our highways safe during Ledcor's 3 year maintenance contract.

We’re looking for a strong leader and communicator who can seamlessly integrate contractual requirements with safety, quality, efficiency, and productivity. You bring exceptional planning and critical thinking skills to respond to evolving conditions while maintaining a focus on project success. With a track record of leadership, team-building, and continuous improvement, you’re ready to take on this challenge.

Watch our 75th-anniversary video to see what it’s like to work at Ledcor:

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Essential Responsibilities:

• Lead & Direct Teams - Provide overall direction to ensure project goals, safety, and contract schedules are met
• Communication & Collaboration - Effectively communicate with front-line leaders, ensuring contract requirements are successfully executed
• Operational Oversight - Monitor performance metrics (cost, schedule, safety, quality, environment) and guide teams to achieve them
• Strategic Planning - Assist in schedule development, resource allocation, and execution plans to ensure project success
• Coaching & Mentorship - Support front-line leaders with training and development to enhance team performance
• Health & Safety Leadership - Promote a strong safety culture, ensuring compliance with Ledcor’s HS&E standards and OH&S regulations
• Budget & Financial Oversight - Review financial reports and implement strategies to achieve targets
• Risk & Compliance Management - Ensure contract and regulatory compliance, including collective agreement administration
• Fleet & Asset Management - Assist in planning, capital purchases, and implementing improvement strategies for effective asset utilization

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in highway maintenance, infrastructure, bridge maintenance, or construction in a supervisory role
• Technical training or trade certification in a related field is an asset
• Experience managing bridge and highway projects is an advantage
• Strong knowledge of health, safety, environment, and quality (HSEQ) standards
• Proven planning, scheduling, and leadership skills
• Experience with continuous improvement processes (ISO or other management systems) is preferred
• Understanding of quality management principles (QA/QC)

Work Conditions:

• Preference for candidates based in Northern BC or Fort Nelson - relocation may be considered
• Work is site based, primarily outdoors in various weather conditions
• Some on-call, shift work, and night shifts required to respond to weather events
• Cost of living allowance

Additional Information

Ledcor builds and maintains infrastructure in various industries including oil and gas, transportation, and mining. We’re experts in all infrastructure construction and maintenance related projects. Our vast projects include: full-scale contract mining, earthworks, foundations, highways, bridges, roads, waterways and resources, airports, rapid transit, underground utilities, pipelines, independent power projects and site reclamation.

Our workplace culture has been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures, and a Top 100 Inspiring Workplace in North America.

Our competitive total rewards package provides compensation and benefits that support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing. We offer exciting, challenging work with opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge.

Employment Equity

At Ledcor we believe diversity, equity, and inclusion should be part of everything we do. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status or any other identifying characteristic are encouraged to apply.

Our True Blue team consists of individuals from all backgrounds who contribute diverse perspectives and experiences to Ledcor. We are committed to continuing to build on our culture of empowerment, inclusion and belonging.

Adjustments will be provided in all parts of our hiring process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance by submitting a request via email. For more information about Ledcor’s Inclusion and Diversity initiatives, please visit our I&D page.

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