Superintendent, Renewables (Turbines)

Bird is a leading Canadian construction company with over 100 years of experience powering our communities and building the infrastructure that connects them. As our renewable energy portfolio continues to grow, we're looking for an experienced Superintendent, Renewables to support the delivery of wind energy projects across Eastern Canada.

What You Will Be Working On

• Provide safety leadership through implementation of Bird Safety Program and monitoring of safety performance of field staff and subcontractors.
• Coordinate turbine foundations, access roads, crane pads, collector systems, substations, and balance-of-plant activities.
• Develop short-term work plans and monitor progress against the project schedule.
• Coordinate turbine deliveries, heavy lifts, installation activities, and commissioning readiness.
• Provide people leadership through establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with field staff and subcontractors in order to promote positive morale.
• Supervision and development of site team members through regular feedback, training and coaching; timely completion of performance evaluations.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of the project schedule.
• Administer contracts, subcontracts, purchase orders, site instructions and change notices to ensure scopes, terms and conditions are properly executed.
• Identify and advise of design deficiencies, schedule interruptions or difficulties, and other project issues; works collaboratively with Project Manager to resolve issues.
• Monitor and evaluate subcontractor performance with regards to safety and scope of work.
• Ensure quality of subcontractor workmanship and building material.
• Ensure sufficient manpower is provided to achieve safety, schedule and quality objectives.
• Maintain daily paperwork including field reports, safety inspections, schedule updates, etc.

What We Are Looking For

• Superintendent experience within renewable energy, power, industrial, or heavy civil construction.
• Wind energy construction experience is considered a strong asset.
• Strong understanding of civil construction, electrical infrastructure, site logistics, and construction sequencing.
• Experience managing subcontractors, field crews, equipment, and multiple work fronts.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, and schedules.
• Strong leadership, planning, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to travel and work at project sites as required.

What We Believe In

• We Put Safety First: A healthy and safe work environment is non-negotiable.
• We Lead With Honesty: We speak and act with integrity, clarity and care so people can trust our word and our work.
• We Are Stronger Together: Success is a team effort.
• We Are Driven To Do Great Work: We built our name on quality.
• We Create Opportunity: Rooted in a solid foundation, we adapt and grow to face the future.

At Bird, we value Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) and believe it is essential to our success. We will continue to listen, learn, and take action in our commitment to building progress in our organization, and the industry as a whole.