Forbes Bros. Group of Companies Verified

Construction, Infrastructure, Utilities, Telecommunications

Civil Foreman

Chatham, ONOnsiteFull TimeCA$60,470–CA$60,470 /yrPosted 2 months ago

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Required skills

civil construction
foreman
crew supervision
excavation
trenching
backfilling
foundations
concrete work
pole installation
duct banks

Nice to have

utility
electrical distribution
telecommunications
infrastructure projects
Microsoft Word
Excel

Role summary

The Distribution Civil Foreman leads a construction crew on distribution projects, overseeing excavation, concrete work, underground infrastructure, and site restoration. Responsibilities include planning daily activities, coordinating resources, ensuring safety and quality standards, interpreting blueprints, and resolving field issues. This hands-on role requires a minimum of four years of civil construction experience, previous crew leadership experience, and the ability to interpret construction documents and manage project schedules. The role involves frequent overtime and weekend work, travel throughout Ontario, and requires a valid driver's license and relevant certifications.

About Us

Forbes Bros. Group of Companies is a leading utility infrastructure contractor helping power communities across Canada and the United States. Built on family roots, we value safety, hard work, and getting the job done right for our clients. We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities to build your skills and grow your career.

Role Details

Location: Transmission & distribution line projects throughout Ontario.

Work arrangement: On-site - rotation

Employment type: Full-time, temporary

Schedule: Project-based rotation, initially anticipated to be 21 days on / 7 days off or 6 days on / 1 off. Frequent overtime and weekend work may be required to accommodate project schedules.

Travel: Travel to project sites throughout Ontario is required.

Travel support: Eligible for a $200 per day living-out allowance (LOA), where applicable while working away from home.

The Opportunity

The Distribution Civil Foreman leads a crew of construction workers, apprentices, laborers, and equipment operators on distribution construction projects. You will plan daily activities, coordinate resources, and adjust work sequences to deliver work safely, efficiently, on budget, and in accordance with project schedules, specifications, and customer requirements.

This is a hands-on leadership opportunity for an experienced civil construction professional who enjoys developing a crew and solving challenges in the field. You will oversee work ranging from excavation and concrete to underground infrastructure and site restoration while maintaining consistent safety and quality standards.

Key Elements of the Role

Supervise civil construction activities, including excavation, trenching, backfilling, foundations, concrete work, pole installation, duct banks, underground infrastructure, and site restoration.

Establish and adjust work sequences and coordinate daily crew, material, tool, and equipment requirements to meet project schedules and milestones.

Interpret drawings, specifications, work orders, and contract documents, identify constructability concerns, and resolve field issues and deficiencies promptly.

Lead safe work practices and conduct quality control inspections to ensure construction meets company requirements, applicable legislation and codes, customer expectations, and project standards.

Coordinate with other crews, subcontractors, utilities, and trades. Monitor productivity and communicate progress, delays, material requirements, and project concerns to project management.

Provide direction, instruction, coaching, and mentoring to crew members and developing construction personnel, and perform hands-on field work as required.

Operate and oversee the safe use of tools and equipment, ensure proper care of company vehicles and assets, and maintain a clean, organized, and safe worksite.

What You’ll Bring

Minimum four years of civil construction experience, preferably in utility, electrical distribution, telecommunications, or related infrastructure projects.

Previous experience leading or supervising a construction crew, with the ability to instruct, train, and mentor workers.

Experience in distribution civil construction, including excavation, trenching, foundations, concrete, pole bases, underground infrastructure, duct banks, and site restoration.

Ability to interpret blueprints, construction drawings, specifications, work orders, and contract documents and use them to plan work sequences, resource requirements, and installation procedures.

Experience operating or overseeing construction tools and equipment, with a strong understanding of safe construction methods, jobsite coordination, and practical solutions to constructability issues.

Strong communication, relationship-building, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with a strong work ethic and the ability to work independently and contribute positively to a team.

Ability to perform physically demanding field work and regularly lift and carry up to 50 pounds.

A valid driver’s license and the ability to obtain and maintain required site or project-specific certifications.

Experience around active utility infrastructure and familiarity with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams are assets.

The range shown is the expected base pay range for this role. Final compensation will be determined based on role requirements, experience, qualifications, work location, applicable project/site requirements, internal equity, and any applicable collective agreement or union requirements.

This range does not include overtime, premiums, per diem / LOA, bonuses, benefits, or other forms of compensation unless specifically stated in the job posting.

Base Pay Range$60.47—$60.47 CAD

Equal Opportunity & Recruitment

Forbes Bros. Group of Companies and its affiliated entities are equal opportunity employers committed to a respectful and accessible recruitment process. We make employment decisions based on job-related qualifications and do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, ancestry, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or family status, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Applicants must currently be legally authorized to work in the country where the position is located and must maintain valid work authorization throughout their employment.

Employment is subject to the requirements of the applicable role, location, project, and employing entity. Depending on the position, this may include verification of work authorization, background screening, review of driving records or driver’s abstracts, drug and alcohol screening, credential verification, client or site-access requirements, and other pre-employment conditions permitted by applicable law.

Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process in accordance with applicable law. Applicants who require accommodation are encouraged to contact the recruitment team so we can discuss their needs and arrange appropriate support.

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