Framing Supervisor (Red Deer Hospital)

RWC is an established and successful business with over 45 years of experience. Our trusted reputation is based on honesty, integrity and delivering results. We say what we mean, and we do what we say.

As we continue to build strong, long-term relationships with our clients, contractors, suppliers, employees, and their families, we strengthen our community impact and drive success within others. Our growth remains focused on developing and deepening our profile and presence, grow relationships, and expand our capacity in a safe work environment.

Reporting to the Field Superintendent, the Field Supervisor is responsible for overall workforce planning and development. Overseeing labour activities on all assigned RWC projects.

Please note: This position will begin with 2–3 months of training at our Scotia Place project in Calgary before transitioning to the Red Deer Hospital project.

Primary Responsibilities:

Crew Supervision

• Establish and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead by example by adhering and promoting RWC ways to all field staff and new recruits.
• Ensure labour requirements are consistently met by aligning workforce planning with project timelines in coordination with Project Managers and Site Foremen.
• Collaborate with the Project Manager and site team to ensure labour budget expectations are met.
• Coordinate crew schedules across multiple RWC sites.
• Communicate with the Project Manager and Site Foreman to confirm crews are scheduled to go to site.
• Reviewing onboarding forms with the P&C team, set up new workers in Salus (safety documentation management system), and notify payroll when workers have been added to the project.
• Holding site workers accountable for attendance, punctuality, and performance.
• Attend project handover meetings to understand labour needs and budget requirements.
• Assist Site Foreman with conflict resolution between all field staff.
• Administer approved disciplinary action and terminations in collaboration with P&C.
• Collaborate with the Project Managers and Site Foreman to ensure dependent and independent subcontractors, and payroll employees, adhere to RWC quality control standards
• Ensure dependent and independent subcontractors adhere to RWC quality control standards prior to approving invoices.
• Kaizen - Conduct site walk-throughs to provide feedback and recommendations to better support efficiency and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with site teams to ensure all required processes are followed, including daily reports, quality control checklists, production and productivity tracking, work environment assessments, Salus safety documentation, etc.
• Collaborate with site teams to evaluate the site labour force while working to avoid conflicts of interest.
• Coordinate with site teams to help coordinate difficult tasks.
• Give guidance to new and/or inexperienced site leadership to promote RWC ways.
• Perform other duties as required by the Director of Construction.

Recruitment

• Build teams of qualified applicants to meet labour demands and evaluate field workers on an annual basis.
• Support continual recruitment by promoting the RWC Referral Program.
• Responsible for identifying and selecting key talent for the RWC workforce during the 90-day probationary period

Health & Safety

• Continually support a safe and healthy work environment for all workers on RWC project sites.
• Coordinate with P&C to ensure workers’ safety training and certifications are valid and or up to date.
• Communicate safety training requirements to P&C, including booking training dates, confirmations and certificate documentation.
• Monitor and ensure on-site safety compliance, cleanliness, and orderliness are consistently displayed and represented by RWC.

Skills/Experience Requirements:

• Minimum Grade 12 education.
• Construction Project Management Fundamentals.
• Knowledge of building technology.
• 10+ years’ experience supervising construction crews.
• Proficient with MS Office (Word, Excel), Plexxis and Bluebeam.
• Proficient with scheduling applications.
• Ability to interpret and build according to drawings, specifications, and related documents.
• Valid First Aid, Fall Arrest, Aerial/Boom Lift, and WHMIS certifications.
• Valid BC driver’s license.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills, with a high level of self-motivation.
• Ability to travel between RWC sites for reasonably extended periods of time, including out-of-town projects that may require air travel