Civil Superintendent

Our client, a civil contractor in the Greater Vancouver Area, specializes in underground wet utilities (water, sanitary, storm), deep excavations, and complex urban work. They are seeking a Site Superintendent to lead field delivery on municipal and private utility projects across the Lower Mainland.

• Supervise day-to-day field operations for underground wet utility installations, including water mains, force mains, gravity sewers, storm systems, manholes, chambers, and services.
• Plan work areas, traffic management, and sequencing for tight urban sites, live tie-ins, night work, and shutdowns.
• Coordinate crews, subcontractors, equipment, materials, trucking, and inspections to meet schedule and budget targets.
• Oversee trenching, shoring, dewatering, bypass pumping, compaction, backfill, and road restoration to MMCD and municipal specs.
• Implement safety, environmental, and quality procedures, including FLHAs, toolbox talks, utility locates, and erosion and sediment control.
• Work with Project Managers on look-ahead schedules, change events, RFIs, and quantity tracking.
• Maintain daily reports, as-builts, redlines, and test records for pressure tests, CCTV, mandrel, air/vac and density tests.
• Liaise with inspectors, engineers, and owners to resolve conflicts and keep work moving.
• Lead pre-construction planning, site mobilization, and close-out, including deficiency completion and turnover packages.

• 5+ years as a Site Superintendent or Lead Foreperson on underground wet utility projects.
• Strong knowledge of MMCD, municipal standards, and CoV/Surrey/Coquitlam permitting and inspection processes.
• Proven experience with deep services, live tie-ins, traffic control in urban corridors, and coordinating multiple crews.
• Skilled in reading civil drawings, profiles, and shop drawings, and producing accurate as-builts.
• Solid safety leadership and incident‑free track record; confined space and trenching best practices.
• Effective communicator who builds productive relationships with owners, consultants, and inspectors.
• Valid BC driver’s license; available for night work or weekends as required by shutdowns.
• Schooling is not required; proven wet utilities field leadership is essential.

• Competitive salary with annual reviews.
• Group RRSP with company match.
• 100% company-paid benefits including extended health, dental, vision, and disability.
• Paid vacation and personal days plus holiday shutdown.
• Parental leave top-up and EAP.
• Strong pipeline of municipal wet utility work across the Lower Mainland.

Interested candidates are encouraged to send their resumes in Word format to  Due to the time‑sensitive nature of this position, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Our client and Torus Talent are equal‑opportunity employers.