Road Superintendent (Emcon Services Inc.)

Road Superintendent

Quesnel, BC

Does a career where your leadership and guidance have direct influences that contribute to keeping the travelling public safe and maintaining the flow of essential goods on highway and road networks sound like it’s the right industry for you?

 Are you a leader, strategic thinker?

 Do you enjoy the challenges of a fast pace ever changing environment?

 Above average interpersonal skills?

 Do you always strive for better?

If you answered yes, we want you to join our team!

Emcon Services Inc. currently has an opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to join our team as Road Superintendent, supporting our North Cariboo SA18 Division. Emcon Services Inc. is proudly a Canadian based company with over 30 years of success as an interprovincial Road and Bridge Maintenance Contractor providing maintenance services throughout British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario. Our management group maintains diversity along with variable levels of experience which we believe promotes greater inclusion of our employees through the application of alternate skillsets, continual improvement initiatives including innovations and a balance of traditional and modern methods and philosophies. Our team has been recognized for providing outstanding service being a multiple recipient of the BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructures Highway’s Contractor of the Year Award for Excellence as well as a past recipient of the BC Award for Community Service.

Service Area 18 is comprised of the divisional office in Quesnel as well as yard sites in Hixon, Nazko, Wells and McLeese Lake covering in excess of 2000 kilometres of highway and side roads. Located in the Cariboo Chilcotin Coast region of British Columbia, Quesnel is an outdoor playground with access to an abundance of adventures. Here you can go whitewater rafting, gold panning, hiking, golfing, fishing and cross-country skiing. The Riverfront Trail system in Quesnel provides a scenic, peaceful circle tour through the community. Nearby world class Bowron Lake Provincial Park is a true jewel in the Quesnel area. People from all over the world visit the area to canoe or kayak the 116-kilometre chain of lakes and rivers. The park boasts lofty mountain peaks, sensitive marshlands, and abundant wildlife. The scenery is incredible. Pinnacles Provincial Park is best known for its very intriguing twelve-million-year-old geological rock formations, locally known as “hoodoos”. This location also affords excellent views of the scenic Baker Creek Canyon and the City of Quesnel as a backdrop. The Cariboo region has thousands of lakes, ponds, and rivers that are great for fishing. Quesnel's central location, excellent transportation options, and low real estate costs make it an ideal location for entrepreneurs and professionals seeking an affordable full-service community from which to launch their business or career.

Reporting to the Division Manager, the Road Superintendent is responsible for:

Primary Function

The Road Superintendent is responsible for the day-to-day supervision and direction of the workforce in the performance of road maintenance work. Responsible to ensure completion of the scheduled work programs is a safe, timely and efficient manner to meet or exceed the Ministry Specifications and in accordance with Emcon’s Quality Management System.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Required to know and administer all safety rules and regulations, to lead the Occupational Health and Safety Program at the crew level (Tool Box Meetings), and to show safety leadership by example.
• Receives and investigates any requests or complaints from the stakeholders and takes necessary action to resolve them or, when appropriate, refer to the next level of management available or to outside agencies such as the RCMP, Fire Department, Municipal officials, Ministry of Transportation, etc.
• Required to know and understand the Ministry Specifications and Emcon’s Quality Management System, as well as all company polices and procedures, and have the ability to communicate these to the workers and achieve compliance.
• Provides training and orientation to new employees, as well as ongoing instruction and training to all employees to ensure that they know and follow correct (and safe) operating procedures.
• Supervises and directs a crew of equipment operators and labourers, monitors and reports productivity and performance (individual and group) and initiates appropriate action to correct any unsatisfactory performance or activity.
• Required to know and administer the Collective Agreement on a day-to-day basis, with assistance from staff when necessary, and to ensure that employees under his jurisdiction operate within the correct terms and conditions of employment.
• Participates in planning and scheduling of work programs, staff and shift scheduling, job costing, estimating and budgets, analysis of work methods and goals.
• Responsible for day-to-day monitoring and reporting of sub-contractor work programs within the foreman area.
• Responsible to ensure that all quantities of materials, supplies, man hours, equipment usage, etc. are measured correctly and reported correctly through the established methods
• Organize, direct, supervise and control the work activities within the foreman area and ensure that staff, equipment and materials are available and deployed in a manner that achieves cost¬ effectiveness and quality.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

The following are desirable qualifications:

• Grade 12 or equivalent preferred
• Previous supervisory experience in a unionized setting
• Understanding of ISO Principals
• Clean Drivers Abstract, Class 3 Drivers License with Air Endorsement preferred
• Strong understanding on highway maintenance in general and British Columbia highway maintenance specifications
• Demonstrated safety record and practices
• Strong leadership abilities
• Effective communication skills with co-workers, supervisors, stakeholders and public
• Strong planning, organizational and time management skills
• Highly effective and demonstrated decision making process including ability to work well under pressure, timelines and in a variety of emergency and difficult conditions
• Experience & understanding of AVL/GPS systems
• Strong computer skills
• Working knowledge of highway construction, maintenance and design

Preference will be given to candidates who can demonstrate a minimum of 5 years employment in the field of delivering roads or highway maintenance activities, preferably in a supervisory role.

Emcon Services Inc. offers a competitive wage and benefits package and has the following conditions of employment: satisfactory drug pre-screening and Driver’s Abstract.

Qualified applicants are encouraged to forward their resume and covering letter to: [email protected]

Emcon Services Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those selected for interview will be contacted.

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