Highrise Site Superintendent

Company Description

JBPA Developments Inc. is a privately held development company founded by industry veteran John Bassi. Building on this long-standing construction background, JBPA focuses on building purpose-built apartment buildings and office to residential conversions. The JBPA team brings together trusted experts with extensive construction management experience to deliver well-planned, quality-built properties. JBPA operates with a hands-on, ownership-driven approach, ensuring careful oversight and long-term investment in the buildings it creates.

Role Description

The Highrise Site Superintendent is a full-time, on-site role in Ottawa, ON. You run the site from excavation through final handover: trades, schedule, safety and quality. Our clients trust us to deliver their building on time, on budget and built right. You know how that happens – every trade, consultant and member of our team does what they said they would, when they said they would. Your job is to make that happen, every day. That takes someone who is direct, fair and does not let a missed commitment slide.

Quality is not negotiable. Our clients own these buildings for decades and our name stays on them. You set the standard with each trade before they start, inspect to it, and turn over suites complete – deficiencies closed before the client walks them.

Day to day, you own the six-week look-ahead, site logistics and winter protection, lead the Assistant Superintendents, and enforce our health and safety program.

Qualifications

• At least two mid-rise or high-rise buildings delivered as the superintendent in charge, from excavation through occupancy in Ottawa. This is not a first high-rise role.
• Working knowledge of how building gets done in Ottawa: the City's permit and inspection process, the local trade base, and how winter impacts your schedule.
• Strong knowledge of construction methods, building codes, safety regulations, and quality control practices relevant to high-rise residential projects.
• Proficiency in construction documentation and site administration, such as reviewing drawings, managing site logs, tracking progress, and preparing reports.
• Effective leadership, communication, and conflict-resolution skills, with the ability to guide teams, collaborate with stakeholders, and maintain professional relationships.
• Proven ability to identify constructability issues and to provide practical solutions.
• Proven ability to hold trades to a schedule and a quality standard.
• Comfort with using basic construction-related software.
• Working at Heights, WHMIS and First Aid/CPR.
• Trade background or technical education in construction or engineering.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to work on site full-time in Ottawa, ON.