At Old Oak:
- We demonstrate integrity in everything we do
- We keep our people, our customers, and our community as our priority
- We are a company where people want to be
What We Offer:
- Certified Great Place to Work®
- Competitive wage structure
- Health and wellness benefits
- A company that gives back to the local community
- Opportunities for subsidized professional development
- Room for future growth and advancement
- A friendly, fun, and safe team-oriented work environment
Role Summary and Purpose
At Old Oak, the Director of Construction provides senior management and operational leadership for new construction projects across Southwestern Ontario. The role oversees execution, budgets, schedules, procurement, quality, safety, closeout, and warranty while supporting pre-construction through oversight, tracking, and guidance. The Director works with internal leaders, project teams, consultants, suppliers, subcontractors, and municipal contacts. The role requires practical construction leadership, clear follow-up, and detailed problem-solving. Driving is required for site, consultant, supplier, municipal, and project-related visits.
Responsibilities
Operational Leadership and Team Management:
- Lead construction operations for Old Oak new construction projects, focused on efficient, practical, safe delivery.
- Provide direction and support to Project Managers, the General Superintendent, Superintendents and the Procurement Manager.
- Ensure Site Superintendents receive clear direction through the General Superintendent, and Project Coordinators through the Project Managers.
- Support hiring, staffing, role clarity, training, performance management, and team structure within approved limits.
- Mentor Project Managers and site leadership on planning, risk management, problem solving, subcontractor coordination, documentation, and follow-up.
- Step into project-level issues when detailed review, coordination, or leadership is required.
Project Oversight and Execution:
- Oversee, track, and guide estimating, procurement, site execution, closeout, and warranty, while assisting the Development division through pre-construction.
- Work with the Pre-Construction Manager and project teams to confirm scope, design coordination, permits, procurement, logistics, and readiness.
- Review drawings, specifications, schedules, budgets, contracts, change issues, site conditions, and constructability with the project team.
- Guide project startup, sequencing, logistics, trade coordination, and milestone planning.
- Resolve construction issues including design conflicts, scope gaps, site conditions, delays, quality concerns, and coordination problems.
- Approve and assist teams with schedules, budgets, change orders, subcontracts, and related decisions within approved limits.
- Coordinate closeout, deficiency correction, occupancy readiness, handover, warranty items, and lessons learned with the project team.
Budget, Procurement, and Contract Management:
- Oversee budget tracking, cost reporting, forecasting, committed costs, change exposure, and financial risks with Project Managers.
- Review estimates, tender results, trade scopes, procurement recommendations, and budget impacts before key commitments are made.
- Support value engineering and cost control without compromising compliance, quality, durability, safety, or long-term operations.
- Approve subcontracts, purchase commitments, and change orders within approved authority limits.
- Work with the Procurement Manager on long-lead procurement, supplier coordination, tendering, scope alignment, and vendor performance.
- Support claim review, dispute resolution, subcontractor performance correction, and contract administration when senior leadership is required.
Scheduling and Resource Coordination:
- Set expectations for realistic schedules, milestone tracking, critical path review, and recovery planning.
- Use Procore, MS Project, Bluebeam, Excel, and related tools to review, track, and communicate project information.
- Review schedule updates with Project Managers and site leadership, including trade progress, inspections, procurement, commissioning, occupancy, and closeout.
- Coordinate labor, equipment, materials, consultants, inspections, and key subcontractor resources with the project team.
- Identify schedule risks early and direct corrective action when projects fall behind plan.
Quality, Safety, and Regulatory Compliance:
- Set and maintain quality expectations for workmanship, documentation, inspections, deficiency correction, and final handover.
- Ensure teams understand and comply with the Ontario Building Code, local codes, permits, inspections, and applicable regulations.
- Conduct site visits and project reviews to assess progress, quality, safety, coordination, and risk items.
- Support the General Superintendent and site teams in correcting quality, safety, coordination, and productivity concerns.
- Authorize safety stoppages within approved limits where unsafe conditions, incomplete controls, or high-risk activities require action.
- Promote safe practices and confirm required safety processes, documentation, and corrective actions are followed.
- Ensure environmental, municipal, utility, and governing body requirements are tracked and managed by the project team.
Reporting, Documentation, and Communication:
- Update the SVP, Construction & Development and senior management on budget, schedule, risk, procurement, staffing, safety, quality, and key decisions.
- Ensure Project Managers maintain organized documentation including contracts, drawings, specifications, RFIs, submittals, change orders, minutes, reports, schedules, inspections, deficiencies, and closeout records.
- Use project reporting to identify risks, trends, delays, gaps, and senior management decisions required.
- Maintain strong relationships with internal departments, consultants, contractors, suppliers, municipalities, governing bodies, utilities, and business partners.
- Complete other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Minimum of 10 years of senior construction experience in senior Project Management or higher.
- Experience with high-density residential construction is required.
- Experience overseeing new construction projects undertaken by Old Oak is an asset.
- Strong working knowledge of the Ontario Building Code, local codes, permits, inspections, and construction regulations.
- Post-secondary education in construction management, engineering, architecture, building science, project management, or related field is required.
- Gold Seal, PMP, P.Eng., CET, or a similar professional designation is preferred.
- Strong working knowledge of Procore, MS Project, Bluebeam, Excel, and related construction software. AI experience is a great asset.
- Strong ability to interpret drawings, specifications, contracts, schedules, budgets, change documents, and consultant reports.
- Proven ability to lead Project Managers, site leadership, procurement staff, consultants, contractors, and subcontractors.
- Strong problem-solving, decision-making, communication, follow-up, and conflict resolution skills.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality, safety, schedule, and budget performance.
- Valid driver's license, clean driving record, and reliable transportation are required.
- Ability to travel throughout Southwestern Ontario for job site and project-related visits is required.
- Clean police clearance check is required.
Working Hours: Total weekly hours between 37.5-44 hours per week, with standard Office Times of 8am-4:30pm. Some overtime may be required for specific activities.
Here at Old Oak, we are a quickly growing company and are excited to maintain the right staff. As such, we offer a very competitive compensation package to attract and maintain the best people. Old Oak is thankful to all who apply, however, only those who are qualified will be contacted for an interview.
Old Oak is an Equal Opportunity Workplace committed to fostering a safe, healthy, and inclusive work environment. We are committed to providing a fully accessible recruitment process. Accommodations are available upon request.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From $180,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care
Application question(s):
- Do you have high-density residential construction experience?
- Do you have post-secondary education in construction management, engineering, architecture, building science, project management, or related field?
- Do you have Gold Seal, PMP, P.Eng., CET, or a similar professional designation?
- Do you have strong working knowledge of Procore, MS Project, Bluebeam, Excel, and related construction software?
Experience:
- senior construction: 10 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
- driver's license, clean driving record & reliable vehicle (required)
Work Location: In person
