Job Summary

The General Construction Superintendent is a project role supporting the Mine Restart construction program. The successful candidate will be a key member of the construction management team, reporting directly to the Construction Manager. This role serves as the Owner’s on-site representative, ensuring construction is performed in alignment with the Project Execution Plan, schedule, budget, and quality standards.

Essential Functions

·      Provide day-to-day leadership and coordination of all on-site construction activities to ensure work is executed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, and site procedures.

·      Coordinate and oversee construction activities across mechanical, civil, structural, electrical, and instrumentation scopes involving multiple contractors and work fronts.

·      Manage interfaces between contractors, disciplines, and work packages to support efficient execution and minimize conflicts.

·      Ensure construction sequencing aligns with the critical path schedule and supports commissioning and operational readiness.

·      Serve as the primary field-level decision-maker for constructability, execution challenges, and issue resolution.

·      Provide strong leadership and technical oversight of mechanical construction activities, including refurbishment, installation, and alignment of major process equipment and systems.

·      Oversee mechanical installation and refurbishment of piping systems, tanks, conveyors, crushers, mills, pumps, and associated infrastructure.

·      Review and approve mechanical work plans, lift plans, and method statements to ensure safe and effective execution.

·      Coordinate mechanical activities with electrical and instrumentation, structural teams, vendors, and OEM representatives.

·      Support mechanical completion activities, systemization, and readiness for commissioning.

·      Lead safety performance across all construction scopes by setting expectations, conducting field safety meetings, toolbox talks, and job hazard analyses, and enforcing safe work practices.

·      Conduct regular site walks to identify hazards, ensure compliance with MSHA requirements, company policies, and applicable codes and standards, and drive corrective actions.

·      Ensure quality assurance and quality control requirements are met and support audits, inspections, and close-out of deficiencies.

·      Support system definition, boundary management, mechanical completion tracking, and punch list resolution to enable successful commissioning.

·      Coordinate contractor support during cold and hot commissioning activities and ensure complete, orderly turnover of systems and documentation to operations and maintenance teams.

·      Monitor construction progress against the baseline schedule and proactively identify execution constraints, scope growth, and interface risks.

·      Support field change management, risk mitigation, and cost control efforts in collaboration with project controls and construction management.

·      Provide clear, timely reporting on construction status, risks, and forecasts to project leadership.

·      Lead and mentor field engineers, inspectors, and contractor supervision while maintaining effective communication with engineering, procurement, operations, vendors, and inspectors.

·      Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Skills

·      Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, civil engineering, construction management, or a related field. Equivalent experience will be considered.

·      10 years of experience in mechanical construction supervision, preferably in mining or heavy industrial projects.

·      Proven track record of overseeing large-scale mechanical construction projects.

·      Experience in processing plant refurbishment and/or mine restart projects strongly preferred

·      Solid understanding of commissioning, turnover, and operational handover

·      Proven leadership, decision-making, and communication skills

·      MSHA experience preferred.

·      Strong knowledge of construction methods, materials, and equipment specific to mechanical works.

·      Familiarity with mine safety regulations (e.g., MSHA) and environmental standards.

·      Strong verbal, written, analytical, and persuasive skills and the ability to interact effectively with all levels of employees and management

·      Valid Driver’s License

Health, Safety, and Environmental Requirements

·      Adheres to all safety and environmental considerations.

·      Has a strong commitment to safe working practices.

·      Wears Personal Protective Equipment at all times while in the production environment.

·      Is alert and observes, corrects, and reports unsafe conditions.

·      Follows operating procedures and complies with all regulatory requirements.