Substations Superintendent

Barton Malow Canada is a General Contractor with clients across Canada and is part of the Barton Malow family of companies. Our services include General Contracting, Engineer-Procure-Construct (EPC), Design-Build, Integrated Project Delivery, and Specialty Contracting. Our primary markets are Energy, with a focus on renewables, Automotive, with a focus on electric vehicle technology, and Industrial. We self-perform several trades with an emphasis on electrical construction, including medium and high voltage systems.

We build it safe, no exceptions. Our strengths include being trustworthy, agile, and innovative. An extensive list of successful projects and satisfied clients attests to the quality of our work. Our core purpose is Building People, Projects, and Communities; our core values are Integrity, Partnership, and Empowerment.

The Substations Superintendent is responsible for planning, managing, and executing all substation construction activities on project sites. This role ensures that work is completed safely, to high-quality standards, on schedule, on budget, and in alignment with contract requirements. The Substation Superintendent will work closely with and collaborate with the Project Manager, provide leadership to the substation teams and subcontractors, coordinate closely with engineering and other disciplines, and serve as the primary onsite representative for all substation scope execution.

• Develop and implement strategies to grow and enhance Barton Malow Canada’s substation capabilities.
• Lead daily construction execution and ensure project delivery aligns with safety, quality, schedule, contractual and financial targets.
• Support the development of Installation Work Packages & Inspection Test Plans.
• Participate in the development of construction contracts and defining scopes of work.
• Direct and oversee development of subcontractor’s scope of work, sequencing, coordination, scheduling, installation, and logistics related to projects.
• Monitor self-perform and subcontractor performance including productivity tracking and/or earned value.
• Provide technical guidance to electrical forepersons, journey persons, and subcontractors.
• Manage substation subcontractors’ performance, ensuring scope alignment, quality, and timely execution.
• Participate in preconstruction planning, including constructability reviews, schedule development, and material planning.
• Assisting the pre-construction team in the budgeting and scheduling process and in closing all major tendered project opportunities to ensure constructability is taken into account, and no scope gaps exist.
• Understand and oversee compliance with EPC contract requirements.
• Act as the main on-site representative, maintaining effective coordination and relationships with clients, business partners, subcontractors, project teams and all other stakeholders.
• Support the project team to complete weekly schedule updates are provided and incorporated in the project schedule, ensuring that completion dates and milestones are met.
• Ensure daily reporting, progress updates, and schedule input are provided to the project team.
• Resolve construction conflicts, technical issues, delays, and in-field issues, promptly.
• Direct electrical crews, manage employee relations and resolve employee issues.
• Provide mentoring, coaching, training and performance management to field personnel including forepersons and lead hands and coordinate the hiring of field manpower.
• Promote and enforce Barton Malow’s Safety and Quality…