Heavy Equipment Operator Foreman/Foreperson

Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Supervise and coordinate equipment operators and crews
  • Plan and execute daily work to meet schedule and productivity targets
  • Enforce HSE requirements and lead safety meetings
  • Ensure compliance with ground disturbance and permits
  • Strong knowledge of and experience operating equipment such as excavators, zoom booms, skid steers, and ride-on compactors.
  • Oversee excavation, grading, and material handling activities
  • Conduct equipment checks and ensure safe operation
  • Monitor work quality and ensure compliance with drawings/specifications
  • Valid Heavy Equipment Operator certification or equivalent experience
  • 7+ years of heavy civil construction experience (oil sands/mining preferred)
  • Proven experience leading crews in earthworks, site preparation, and infrastructure projects
  • Experience in live operating environments (e.g., oil sands brownfield sites) and/or large EPC Projects is an asset
  • Demonstrated experience in earthworks, site preparation, and infrastructure work
  • Strong knowledge of safe work practices and ground disturbance requirements
  • Ability to read and interpret drawings and specification
  • WHMIS, Incident Investigation and Wildlife Awareness would be considered an asset

Required Tickets:

  • Fall Arrest, First Aid (Intermediate) & GD Level II and Zoom Boom certification is required

Why Join BEMAC?

We offer competitive compensation, benefits, a great learning environment, interesting & challenging work and the opportunity for career advancement.

Please note only those candidates selected for interview will be contacted - all other resumes will be retained for future consideration. No phone calls or unsolicited agency resumes please. AI technology is utilized by BEMAC as part of our recruitment process.