Site Assistant, (Term) Sterling Homes

Title: Site Assistant (residential construction)

Location: Edmonton and surrounding areas

Term: 6 Months

At Sterling Homes, our people make the difference. We offer an exciting place to build your career with competitive compensation and benefit packages, company matching RRSP/DPSP program, employee home purchase program and employee discounts.

Job Overview

Reporting to the Construction Manager, as the Site Assistant you provide hands-on site support, maintain job site cleanliness, safety, and readiness, complete general construction support tasks and minor deficiencies. You perform skilled labour activities such as framing and painting, and support daily site operations, and assist the Site Superintendent through execution-oriented work, while working with limited supervision.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Executing assigned tasks safely with limited supervision, efficiently, to quality standards, promoting safety and compliance following Qualico safety reporting, ensuring safety and security on site and complying with OH&S requirements.
• Supporting site cleanliness, (internal and external) and maintaining lock-out tasks, sweeps, seasonal work, and materials handling under direction of the Site Superintendent.
• Completing snow removal, lawn cutting, watering, and weed control.
• Installing deadbolts, door handles, safety rail systems and executing technical tasks and minor repairs.
• Performing heat checks, insulation, paint, tile, LVP/hardwood, and carpet sweeps.
• Pumping water from basements and job sites.
• Delivering materials to trades as requested.
• Supporting pre-occupancy preparation and completing basic repair and deficiencies.
• Providing guidance and training to Labourers.

As our ideal candidate, you are…

• Organized; you effectively manage your time while balancing multiple priorities.
• A strong communicator; you clearly express your thoughts in conversation and in written communication.
• An active listener; you seek to understand and listen to others in a non-judgmental way.

Essential Requirements

• High school diploma, or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in the residential construction industry.
• Understanding of construction processes and procedures.
• Experience using a variety of tools
• Completion or enrollment in required apprenticeships or certifications
• Valid driver’s licence and access to reliable vehicle.
• Satisfactory verification of criminal record check.
• Physically able to carry out basic construction duties.
• Comfortable using office equipment, Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Word, Excel), and construction management software (BuildPro, NewStar etc.).

What We Value

• Creating trusting and successful working relationships.
• Setting clear, measurable and achievable goals.
• Cooperating with team members in an open, positive and respectful manner.
• Staying current with technical job skills.
• Consistently meeting customer expectations.
• Taking responsibility for the outcomes of decisions and actions.

Work Conditions

You primarily work onsite during regular business hours. Work has exposure to noise from equipment/machinery and occupational hazards as well as dealing with inclement weather and dust. Travel to the regional office or other site locations and overtime may occasionally be required.

About Us

Sterling Homes, a single-family business unit of Qualico, has been building homes in Western Canada for over 60 years and providing outstanding service to homebuyers in many of Western Canada’s finest communities. We are committed to providing the best new home experience possible by providing an unwavering commitment to quality of design, construction, and customer service. Sterling Homes operates in Edmonton, Calgary and Winnipeg. To learn more, click here.

Qualico welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

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Closing Date: November 23, 2026

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