Project Supervisor – Ottawa

This posting reflects an existing vacancy

Compensation: $28 – $32 /hour (full-time / permanent)
On-call premium and overtime paid for rotating coverage.

Are you an expert in the trades? Can you tell the difference between superior and excellent work? Are you a born leader with exceptional customer service abilities? If you answered yes to those three questions, the Project Supervisor role at On Side might be the job you’re looking for.

The Job – Project Supervisor

Project Supervisors work directly with our Project Managers to ensure the correct execution and timely completion of projects. Supervising operations personnel and working on various projects in the field ensures the Project Supervisor is always on the move. With their extensive construction/restoration experience, strong organizational abilities, and passion for getting work done on time and under budget, the Project Supervisor is key to On Side’s success.

Project Supervisors are responsible for:

• Leadership and Coaching Field Staff
• Health & Safety on jobs sites
• Leading large teams on site (sometimes multiple sites) including in house staff, sub-trades while collaborating with other tradespeople, vendors, clients, and environmental consultants to achieve outcomes
• Monitor and maintain schedules, communicating with stakeholders regularly to ensure customer satisfaction
• Documentation of site visits and job progress
• Weekly Fleet Checks
• Site Safety Inspections

What you bring:

• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Finishing Carpentry experience (ability to work tools as needed)
• Construction related experience
• Leadership abilities and a preference for teamwork
• Work ethic and the ability to bring this out in others
• Tech savvy, ability to document and upload work progress
• Strong Organizational skills
• Valid driver’s licence and a clean criminal record (we do check)

Other stuff that’ll help you be successful:

• Skilled trade(s) or IICRC certificates
• Knowledge of basic drying concepts and drying equipment usage
• Standard First Aid certification
• Physically fit

Of Note
Disasters can strike at any time so a rotating schedule of 24/7 after hours on-call work is a requirement. Meaning you’ll work regular weekday hours and participate in a rotating after-hours on-call schedule.

What’s in it for you?

We’re an established company in a growing industry and we need awesome people! We WANT you to be fulfilled by your work, we WANT you to enjoy the people you work with and we WANT to provide you with learning and advancement opportunities. We also love that we’re able to provide an employee assistance program, RRSP matching and a comprehensive health plan which includes extended medical (ex. chiropractic, massage, acupuncture, vision) dental, long-term disability (LTD) and life insurance. At On Side we work hard to embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage everyone to bring their authentic selves to work every day.

Get on our side!

Both major weather disasters and minor accidents involving water, fire, and more happen every day, and in our industry, this is how we keep busy, restoring properties 24 hours per day, 7 days a week. Mother Nature usually doesn’t wait for an invitation, but we’re in the business of dealing with party crashers, and we’ve done it for over 40 years!

We have branches from Victoria, BC to St. John’s, Newfoundland and (almost) everywhere in between. Our fantastic team of over 2,000 employees stretches far and wide across Canada, and we’re growing—YOU could be the next great addition!

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