Civil Foreman

CIVIL FOREMAN

Underground Utilities | Metro Vancouver / Lower Mainland, BC | Permanent, Full-Time

Our client is a busy civil utility contractor with active underground infrastructure projects running across the Lower Mainland. They're looking for an experienced Civil Foreman who leads from the front — someone who knows underground utilities inside out and can keep a crew on track, on grade, and on schedule day to day.

A well-established civil utility contractor operating across Vancouver, Burnaby, Surrey, Delta, Coquitlam, and Port Coquitlam. Their core scope is underground utility construction — storm, sanitary, watermain — for municipal and private sector clients. Consistent workload, experienced site leadership, and a team that takes quality and safety seriously.

• Lead a civil construction crew day-to-day on underground utility and site servicing projects
• Read and interpret civil drawings, grade sheets, and project specifications
• Coordinate daily work plans with the Superintendent and Project Manager
• Enforce safe work practices in accordance with WorkSafeBC regulations
• Monitor production and ensure work is completed on schedule and to specification
• Liaise with inspectors, utility locators, and other trades on site
• Complete daily reports, pre-task plans, and timesheets
• Mentor and develop crew members
• Hands-on involvement in the work as required — this is a working foreman role

• 5+ years in civil construction — underground utilities, storm, sanitary, and watermain experience essential
• Proven experience leading crews as a foreman or lead hand
• Ability to read civil drawings and work to grade
• Strong safety mindset — WorkSafeBC compliant throughout your career
• Valid's driver's licence — Class 3 or Class 1 an asset
• OFA Level 1, Confined Space, WHMIS — current certifications preferred
• Traffic Control certification an asset
• Comfortable working across multiple active sites in Metro Vancouver

• Competitive hourly rate based on experience
• Steady, year-round work with a strong project pipeline
• Benefits package
• Projects across Vancouver, Burnaby, Surrey, Delta, Coquitlam, and Port Coquitlam
• Supportive site leadership and a team that values doing the job right