General Manager, Construction Jobs

Why work for Lafarge?

As the global leader in innovative and sustainable building materials, we’re committed to shaping a greener , smarter and healthier world. At Lafarge Canada Inc., safety comes first, collaboration matters and diversity is celebrated with people who share our desire to continually make our materials better.

Do you have the drive, the skills, and the passion to join us?

Overview

The General Manager of Calgary Construction has direct accountability for the safety, financial and operational performance of the Greater Calgary area construction division and service center. The GM plays an important role in working with other product line General Managers to ensure an aligned market strategy is realized. The General Manager drives successful execution on all budgets, cost savings, performance plans and Key Performance Indicator (KPI’s) targets. Ensures safe and healthy working conditions in operations under his/her responsibility. Directly contributes to synergies between cement, concrete, aggregates and segment based activities.

Responsibilities

Health and Safety:

• Ensures safe and healthy working conditions in sites under his/her responsibility.
• Implements an effective health and safety action plan including training, communication, audits, aligned with the HSMS developed by the Country organization & the Group.
• Ensures strict compliance with all health and safety rules and country regulations.
• Demonstrates a commitment to communicating, improving and adhering to safety policies in all work environment areas. Promotes a positive safety culture through leadership by example.

Financial Management

• Identifies and supports area specific CAPEX files; administrates and tracks CAPEX granted.
• Promotes a culture of performance. Effectively develops goals and objectives to implement actions, track performance and continuously look for opportunities for improvement.
• Actively participates in setting annual budget in line with Group objectives and country realities with a sufficient level of detail to drive execution and tracking.
• Conducts monthly financial review with team of the P & L and balance sheet. Communicates and builds actions accordingly. Ensures accuracy in monthly, quarterly and annual financial forecasts.

Vision & Strategy

• Ensure principles of Business Development are followed and proactively built upon.
• Works with all business units to drive customer retention and attraction, while being mindful of Market Protection.
• Builds market connections to ensure Lafarge participation in large scale infrastructure projects, land development and ICI projects.
• Ensures Country marketing is aligned and leveraged within the area.
• Ensures market strategies are developed, executed and monitored to maximize market opportunities.
• Plays an integral role in assessing the feasibility of and executing on large scale and complex project delivery methods.

Operations Management

• Interacts with direct managers to develop best practices, processes and to ensure all activities are optimized and costs are best in class.
• Effectively uses Lafarge resources and programs to drive operational excellence.

Environment, Land & Community Relations

• Establishes the environment as a priority. Ensures all local and provincial and federal regulations are met or exceeded by following Lafarge best practices and conditions of site permits.
• In line with the Group and country corporate social responsibility (CSR) objectives, leads construction and paving related community relations activities including: open houses, stakeholder relations, and issue management.

People Management

• Participates in the building of the career and succession plan for the key positions and employees in the paving and construction activities.
• ‘Walks the floor.’ Takes the time to be present in all locations of the operations, and to be open to all levels of the organization, to communication and concerns.
• Ensures the right persons are in the right position. Hires and dismisses staff in coordination with HR, as required.
• Follows and promotes the Lafarge HR business cycle (O & HR Review, Annual performance review, Annual Objective setting, Individual Development Plans, Career & Succession Plan.)

Dimensions:

• Indirect Reports: 250 Unionized and Non-union employees
• Service Center, Paving Crews, Grading, Concrete and Construction Activities
• Annual Revenues: $70M
• Direct Reports: 6 Salaried Managers

Specific Accountabilities

• Performance of business against Lafarge business metrics
• GCA strategic framework
• Annual budget including key targets on EBIT & SWC
• O & HR business cycle for GCA construction
• Income statements & balance sheets for GCA Construction

Qualifications

Education:

• Degree in Business, Engineering or related field experience with preference given to MBA

Experience And Skill Set

• Good knowledge of the land development and construction industry
• Minimum of 10 years of senior management experience
• Proven team leadership
• High capacity of working under pressure and stress
• Ability to foster and grow a strong safety culture
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
• Experience working in a unionized environment
• Independent thinker
• Strong communication, negotiation and change management skills

Competencies

• Developing Direct Reports & Others
• Interpersonal Savvy
• Building Effective Teams
• Managerial Courage
• Motivating Others
• Leading People
• Composure
• Fairness to direct Reports
• Customer Focus
• Delegation
• Caring About Direct Reports
• Managing Diversity
• Conflict Management
• Managing Vision and Purpose
• Drive for Results

As part of our dedicated focus on the health and safety of all employees, a pre-employment medical, including drug and alcohol testing and a criminal record check, may be required.

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As we are reinventing the way the world builds, we need world-class talent to join our Lafarge Canada team: people who are passionate , driven by curiosity and keen to grow , learn, develop and thrive in our high-performance culture.

Whatever you do, you will make a difference here. Because we know that your passion and curiosity are the natural resources the world needs.

Check out our YouTube channel to learn more about our operations and see all career opportunities at www.lafarge.ca/careers .

We thank you for your interest. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Lafarge is committed to the principles of employment equity and encourages the applications from women, visible minorities, and persons with disabilities.