About this role
Senior Supervisor Construction
Location: Calgary Head Office, Edmonton, Hardisty
Job status: Full Time Permanent
Department: Engineering
Is this position safety sensitive: Yes
At Gibson, we believe our competitive advantage lies in the strength and talents of our employees. That means connecting our employees to rewarding careers, building a high-performance culture where collaboration and creativity are rewarded, and providing real growth opportunities for employees to take on new challenges.
The Opportunity
As the Senior Construction Supervisor , you’ll lead construction planning and execution across Gibson Energy’s growth and maintenance capital programs. You’ll provide leadership to field construction inspectors and contractor teams, oversee contractor EH&S performance, and support projects from development through construction.
What We Offer
We believe employees should share in the success they help create.
- Competitive compensation and annual incentive opportunities that reward your contributions and performance.
- Generous vacation and flex time that support work-life balance and gives you time to recharge
- Build long-term wealth through our Pension Plan and Employee Share Ownership Program
- Employer-paid health and dental benefits from day one
- Industry-leading mental health coverage for you and your family
- Flexible Spending Account to support your unique wellness needs
- Family Building Benefit supporting fertility, adoption, and surrogacy journeys
What You’ll Do
- Champion safe and reliable project execution and contribute to continuous improvement opportunities that strengthen project delivery practices and Gibson Energy’s Operations Excellence Management System (OEMS).
- Provide construction leadership across a capital project portfolio exceeding $200 million annually, with individual projects ranging from approximately $500K to over $100 million.
- Lead, develop, and engage the Construction team, setting clear expectations, managing performance, and building capability, and fostering a collaborative, high-performing culture aligned with Gibson Energy’s values.
- Foster a strong safety culture across the Construction team, reinforcing accountability, proactive hazard identification, and shared commitment to EH&S excellence across all construction activities.
- Manage preconstruction and construction planning, including constructability reviews, scheduling, sequencing, value engineering, execution planning, contracting strategies, and contractor bid evaluations.
- Coordinate the deployment of qualified field construction resources to support short- and long-term capital program requirements.
- Oversee contractor safety, performance, and relationship management, establishing clear expectations, monitoring compliance and execution, and holding contractors accountable for safe, quality, and timely project delivery.
- Drive the resolution of construction and operational issues in collaboration with project teams and other functional groups.
- Ensure construction activities meet applicable regulations, standards, project requirements, and Gibson Energy’s project delivery and quality management frameworks.
- Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and cross-functional teams to support collaboration, alignment and effective project delivery.
Who You Are
- 15+ years of construction experience as a project manager, engineer, or construction supervisor, in the energy infrastructure industry, including complex capital projects.
- 5+ years of experience managing or directing a functional team, with demonstrated success developing people and driving performance.
- Strong experience with construction quality management, constructability reviews, construction planning, construction contractor management and project execution.
- Post-secondary education in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical discipline is considered an asset.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and execute business plans and contribute to functional strategy.
- Proven success leading construction activities across multiple concurrent projects, balancing competing priorities, resources, schedules, and operational requirements.
- Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build alignment across project teams, contractors, stakeholders, and executive leadership.
Working Conditions
- The majority of work is performed in an office environment.
- Travel may be required 25% to 40% of the time to field locations throughout Canada and the US.
- This job is subject to background checks as outlined in Gibson Energy’s Background Checks policy. Background checks may include employment history verification, reference checks, education and/or credentials verification, credit check and a criminal history check.
Why You’ll Love Working at Gibson
For over 70 years, Gibson has been defined by our people — those who seize opportunities and make exceptional customer service a part of everything we do. We believe employees should share in the success they help create and here’s what sets us apart:
We believe our people are our competitive advantage, and we invest in their growth, wellbeing, and long-term success.
For more information, visit www.gibsonenergy.com .