Location: Ottawa, ON
Job Type: Full-time
Compensation: $75,000-$85,000 per year, plus bonus , based on experience and ability
Schedule: Monday to Friday, daytime hours 7am - 5pm
Start: As soon as possible
We are looking for a hands-on Working Site Foreman/ Site super to help manage and complete day-to-day work on residential new construction and small multi-family projects in Ottawa.
This is not a desk-only superintendent role and not a basic handyman role. The right person can lead small site tasks, coordinate trades, identify deficiencies, complete repairs themselves, and help push buildings from construction through inspection, occupancy, and turnover.
You must be willing and able to work with tools daily.
What you'll do
- Support active residential new construction projects, small multi-family builds, and occasional renovation work
- Help push units and buildings through deficiencies, inspections, occupancy, turnover, and tenant move-in
- Walk units and common areas to identify deficiencies, incomplete work, repairs, and site issues
- Complete hands-on repairs and construction tasks, including small framing, backing, blocking, bulkheads, and site modifications
- Complete drywall repairs, patching, minor mudding, sanding, and finishing touch-ups
- Handle small repairs, door adjustments, trim touch-ups, caulking, hardware, minor flooring fixes, paint touch-ups, and general deficiency work
- Assist with punch-list completion, site cleanup, detailing, protection, and final presentation
- Coordinate with trades, site staff, suppliers, and project management to solve day-to-day construction issues
- Help keep job sites organized, safe, clean, and moving forward
- Perform occasional exterior work, manual work, material handling, or other site support tasks as required
- Travel between Ottawa job sites as needed
- Document completed work using photos, notes, checklists, or site software when required
What we're looking for
- 5+ years of real hands-on residential construction experience required
- Strong practical ability in finishing, rough carpentry, drywall repair, small framing, deficiencies, and general construction repairs
- Experience working on new homes, apartments, townhomes, infill projects, or small multi-family construction
- Able to work independently, identify problems, and figure out practical fixes without constant supervision
- Comfortable taking ownership of site issues and following through until they are completed properly
- Good eye for detail and pride in clean, professional finished work
- Comfortable working around active job sites, trades, inspections, schedules, and deadlines
- Able to communicate clearly with trades, site staff, and management
- Physically capable of manual construction work
- Valid driver's licence and reliable vehicle strongly preferred
- Own basic tools strongly preferred
- Good attitude, reliable attendance, and strong follow-through
Ideal background
This role is a great fit for someone who has worked as a:
- Working site foreman
- Hands-on / working site supervisor
- Assistant site superintendent
- Lead hand
- Finishing foreman
What matters most:
We care more about common sense, work ethic, reliability, and real practical ability than polished resumes. If you can frame, patch drywall, fix things properly, handle site issues, and support new residential construction, we want to hear from you.
To apply:
Please send:
- A short summary of your experience
- The types of work you are strongest at
- Your hourly wage expectation
- Whether you have a vehicle and tools
- When you are available to start
- Criminal record check and credit check
Pay: $75,000.00-$85,000.00 per year
Application question(s):
- Do you have a valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle to travel between Ottawa job sites? Answer Yes or No
- Is your vehicle a truck/van? Answer Yes or No
- List the last 2 construction companies, builders, or job sites where you did hands-on work in Canada or the USA
- How many years of drywall repair, trim, caulking, painting touch-ups, and punch-list repairs experience do you have?
Experience:
- Canadian/U.S. new home, towns, or multi-family construction: 3 years (required)
- Canadian or U.S. residential renovation or deficiency repair: 2 years (required)
- Working site Foreman/Super: 3 years (required)
Work Location: In person
