About us:
RONI Group is a multidisciplinary construction company, established in 1984, providing comprehensive infrastructure and construction services across commercial, industrial, institutional, and residential sectors. We specialize in excavation, demolition, shoring, deep foundations, civil construction, concrete forming, waterproofing, landscaping, and full site preparation, delivering end-to-end solutions through our integrated group of companies.
The Role:
Reporting to the Vice President, Operations the Civil Sewer & Watermain Director will lead and oversee all civil sewer, watermain operations within the organization. This role will be responsible for leading the company’s civil infrastructure division with a focus on sewer, watermain and related underground utility work. This is a senior leadership role suited for an experienced construction professional with a strong background in servicing underground utilities, sewer and watermain installation, excavation, roadworks, and civil infrastructure projects.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the civil sewer and watermain division across active and upcoming projects.
- Oversee daily and long-term operations for sewer, storm, sanitary, watermain, roadworks, excavation, grading, and site servicing scopes.
- Provide leadership and direction to project managers, superintendents, foremen, operators, labourers, subcontractors, and suppliers.
- Ensure civil projects are properly planned, staffed, coordinated, and executed from startup through completion.
- Represent the company professionally in project meetings, client discussions, issue resolution, and business development opportunities.
- Establish clear operational expectations for project teams, field crews, and site leadership.
- Ensure proper coordination between civil operations and other internal divisions, including excavation, shoring, forming, waterproofing, demolition, and landscaping where applicable.
- Drive consistency across projects in planning, communication, documentation, safety, quality, productivity, and cost control.
- Work closely with the senior leadership team to align civil operations with overall business goals.
- Take ownership of divisional performance, project profitability, cost control.
- Review project budgets, job costs, production rates, labour usage, equipment utilization, material costs.
- Work with project managers to identify cost risks early and implement corrective action.
- Support estimating and preconstruction teams with tender reviews, scope analysis, constructability feedback, production assumptions, labour/equipment planning, and risk identification.
- Review major change orders, claims, extras, and project cost impacts where required.
Qualifications:
- 10+ years of progressive experience in civil construction, underground infrastructure, sewer, watermain, site servicing, roadworks, or municipal works.
- 5+ years of experience in senior leadership, operations management, project director, senior project management, or division management role.
- Proven experience overseeing large-scale civil construction projects, field teams,
- equipment, and multiple active sites.
- Experience working in a growth-oriented, large scale construction company
- Strong experience in ICI construction within the Ontario market
- Strong understanding of civil construction sequencing, underground utility installation, trenching, backfill, compaction, testing, tie-ins, and municipal inspection requirements.
What We Offer
- Expected Base Salary: $150,000 - $170,000
- Comprehensive group benefits program.
- Retirement savings program.
- Career growth and advancement opportunities.
Disclaimers
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Disclosure: AI tools are not used in the screening or assessment of applicants for this position.
Vacancy Status: This posting is for an existing job vacancy.
We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
The “RONI Group” is an equal opportunity employer and encourages women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities to apply. We seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where talent is recognized and valued without regard to gender, race, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, age, religion, or disability. We believe that diversity strengthens our organization and drives innovation and success.
The “RONI Group” is dedicated to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for candidates with disabilities. If you require accommodation, please inform us, and we will work with you to meet your needs.
Pay: $150,000.00-$170,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
Application question(s):
- Do you have experience working on Civil Sewer and Watermain projects
- How many years of Senior Management experience do you have in Construction ?
Work Location: In person
