charpentier

apprenti charpentier

safety coordinator

journalier en construction

construction laborer

Delnor Construction

Long Term Employee, 
Career advancement is pretty easy if you are driven and good at what you do. Most people have the wrong opinion of what it is to work for a prime contractor. Here is what they think, Apprenticeship learning sound fundamental skills by way of doing  and learning from an experienced Tradesmen. The reality, doing work that isn't contracted out ( Hoardings, parapets, AVB, Grouting columns the typical GC life) the method of  learning by watching contractors complete their scope and seeing construction projects from start to finish by being paid competitively for skills they don't have or need to posses. 

Career Advancement? Absolutely if you are a capable and competent tradesmen you can move from carpenter to Forman and up fairly easily. Sometimes jobs go sideways and that can suck but that is anywhere usually the comradery makes up for the painful site conditions- scope or Management/ Subtrades.

Layoffs? Never heard of them.. If you get laid off from a construction company that is busy year round it is likely due to lack of skills, Ambition or having a cancerous attitude.  Typically the people that think they are being under valued are in actuality being paid above and beyond their production and skill level. 

Delnor is a medium size company that has small company Values. 
Anyone in upper management can be approached for a conversation by the lowest level employee that has not changed. 

 

 



A carpenter's position is that of a glorified laborer. Demolition, concrete, hoardings, etc. Not a lot of opportunities for a carpenter to really use their skills if they have experience and enjoy using it. The guy in charge of field staff is a military wannabe with no P.R. skills what so ever. During my years at Delnor, many dedicated and skilled carpenters quit because of having to deal with this guy. Between the favoritism and total lack of respect he shows the guys in the trenches, best bet is to try and have as little to do with him as possible! Job security is for those who suck up to the right superintendent (or Field Supervisor). If you have any self respect and stand up for yourself when being taken advantage of or mistreated, they will punt you in a heartbeat, with zero notice. So be prepared to take it you-know-where or move on. Met some good guys in the field, but how some are holding supervisor rolls is mind numbing! The culture is so-so, depending on the site and the Super. Work/life balance - flexible when needing personal time; appointments, etc. Safety is high priority, which is great, but hard to turn a blind eye when the Super lets clients cruise through work areas without any P.P.E. Some guys are happy there, as for me - lousy experience! I am embarrassed to have to put them on my resume!

I worked for this company for over 5 years. They provided me with advancement, but there was not formal training for the position I advanced to. Things did not go well, but they were able to retain me on my previous position rather than terminating my employment. They have very fast paced environments, and some sites that were very specialized and quite unusual - laboratory, research, and healthcare facilities. I had difficulty with what I perceived to be a lack of organization on the part of some of their superintendents, but in retrospect, I may have been to harsh. They were always able to get enough work to keep me working regularly through all seasons.

When I started here it was great, good people in Calgary . The buckets are very tight and does not allow for site help.
The COO from Edmonton is a control freak. However the staff in Calgary seam to operate ok with his enfluence .
Jobs were varied and interesting. The pay was mid range and possible to increase. They seamed to go through a lot of people and a lot of superintendents came and went. 
They don’t define what a labourer or carpenters helper really is.!! And they move them around way to much!!! The people who hired me already moved on do to lack of jobs and budget .!!

The guy in charge of field personnel is too much of a control freak and will railroad a person he doesn't like. 
Most of their supervisors are very good however there are couple that i am amazed are still employed.
The office and the field personnel are very disconnected, and as a result employees tend to ignore company policies for fear of getting on the wrong side of their supervisor. 

Interesting to note that none of the good quality guys seem to last long. it seems they aren't interested in investing and rewarding the successful.

What is the best part of working at the company?
If you're not related to ownership or management you will never het ahead with this "organization"
bleow averge pay and reactive saftey protocol.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Micromanagement from unskilled managers

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
no code of ethics whatsoever, fake safety program only designed to appear safe.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Fixing other peoples work because they hire freinds and family who dont belong in a construction site

Delnor started off as a great place to work. You soon come to realize favouritism and nepotism are a huge factor in the stressful and non supportive work environment. The pay was okay but not balanced with the rest of the industry and the antics of management became unbelievable. The culture is toxic and only as good as you want to play robot to your supervisor. Certain managers are well below professional level and no proper HR would allow for the things said and done. 

You will find out all you need to know about this company when it hands you the hiring contract. Low wages, below standard overtime pay, unreasonable deadlines and toxic, unknowledgable superintendents and most of the carpentry work is subbed out. Quality of work isn't prioritized, instead you are forced to do a fast, mediocre job so the company can get paid and move on to the next project, absolutely demoralizing. I do not recommend.

Hostile working environments, preferential treatment and nepotism plague this company. They do not offer any sort of career advancement opportunities. They have you predisposed as one thing only from the time of your interview. It is poorly managed from top to bottom and apprentices have zero opportunities to learn new skills and hone existing ones. I do not recommend anyone work for Delnor Construction.

A typical day at work was work getting things done that need to get done that day. Learned a lot about different trades. Management try to keep us up on everything that is going on. All the co-workers where awesome we all worked really good together. Fixing other trades screw up. Most enjoyable part of the job was doing different jobs.

Top Job Titles	Average salary
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