Posted 2 months ago
Foreman, Highway Maintenance Operations
@ LaPrairie Group
Grimshaw, Alberta
Overview
LaPrairie Works Inc. is hiring a Foreman, Highway Maintenance Operations at its Grimshaw, AB shop to oversee staff and resource allocation so work meets contract requirements. The role requires three years of management experience and five years in highway maintenance, plus a Class 1 or 3 driver's licence and residence within a 30-minute commute. Benefits and training are offered.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee staff and allocate resources to meet contract requirements
- Monitor compliance with safety legislation and equipment inspection procedures
- Schedule work, set priorities and delegate tasks
- Track road condition reports and team performance
- Facilitate employee training
Requirements summary:
- Three years of management experience and five years in highway maintenance
- Valid Class 1 or 3 driver's licence with a clean record
- Knowledge of provincial transportation specifications
- Proven resource management experience
- Strong verbal and written communication
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-08-25
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-09
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Construction trades |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Management experience | 3+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Outdoors, Warehouse, Client sites |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer low |
| Languages | English |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Perks mentioned | Paid training |
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LaPrairie Group
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Full company description
LaPrairie solves your project challenges with a highly skilled workforce, innovative thinking, and state-of-the-art equipment. Our operational team and comprehensive fleet of cranes, trucks, and heavy equipment are ready to deliver – anytime, anywhere. Whether it’s executing super-heavy engineered lifts, hauling extra-heavy loads, maintaining the safety of your roads, mining and trucking aggregates, or supplying and delivering quality frac sand products – LaPrairie gives you the advantage. LaPrairie Crane Our team of hoisting engineers and riggers bring “tons of experience”, along with professionally engineered lift studies, that make for an exceptional safety record. We are specialists in engineering and executing highly complex and extra-heavy lifts. LaPrairie Haul Heavy haul logistics specialists tackle jobs of all sizes and scope. We are highly skilled transportation and heavy haul professionals with broad experience in harsh, remote northern environments. LaPrairie Works LaPrairie Works provides expertise in highway and bridge maintenance, slope stabilization, and environmental remediation. We are proud to be formally recognized with industry and ministerial awards for innovation and environmental stewardship. LaPrairie Oilfield Our specialized trailer fleet of pneumatic, bottom dump, and live bottom trailers, coupled with multiple, strategically located trans-load centers enables LaPrairie to be first on site with just in time deliveries. Canadian Silica Industries Produces API Spec, 20/40, 30/50, 40/70 & 100 mesh frac sand with easy access to the Montney, Duverney, and Cardium Formations, with trans-load facilities conveniently located in Fort Nelson, and Dawson Creek BC. Our mining operation in Arcadia, WI produces washed sand delivered by barge or rail across North America. LaPrairie Rock Equipped to handle every phase of the materials engineering process, from initial exploration to delivery of the end product.
- LinkedIn followers
- 2,588
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 167
- Reported office locations
- Calgary, Alberta T2P 1N8, CA
- 427 Gregoire Dr, 201, Fort McMurray, Alberta T9H 4K7, CA
- Business categories
- Construction
- Residential
- Commercial Real Estate
- Transportation
- Rental
- Other recorded names
- LaPrairie Group
- LaPrairie Group of Companies
- Specialties
- Canadian Crane Rental Services
- Heavy Haul Solutions
- Highway Maintenance
- Transportation
- Aggregate Resources
- and Proppant Solutions in Canada and USA
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
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LaPrairie solves your project challenges with a highly skilled workforce, innovative thinking, and state-of-the-art equipment. Our operational team and comprehensive fleet of cranes, trucks, and heavy equipment are ready to deliver – anytime, anywhere. Whether it’s executing super-heavy engineered lifts, hauling extra-heavy loads, maintaining the safety of your roads, mining and trucking aggregates, or supplying…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Transportation/Trucking/Railroad |
| Company size | 201-500 employees |
| Headquarters | Calgary, Alberta |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Specialties | Canadian Crane Rental ServicesHeavy Haul SolutionsHighway MaintenanceTransportationAggregate Resourcesand Proppant Solutions in Canada and USA |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 59 |
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LaPrairie Works Inc., a member of LaPrairie Group of Companies, is an ISO-9001-2015 certified company providing highway and bridge maintenance, civil infrastructure construction, slope stabilization, erosion and drainage control, and environmental remediation services across Western Canada. We are proud to be formally recognized with industry and ministerial awards for innovation and environmental stewardship, while managing long-term contracts within both provincial and federal jurisdictions.
We are in search of a Foreman, Highway Maintenance Operations to lead our highway maintenance operations our Grimshaw, AB shop.
The Foreman, Highway Maintenance Operations, under the direction of the Superintendent, will oversee staff and the proper allocation of resources to ensure work is being performed according to contract. The Foreman, Highway Maintenance Operations, must possess proven knowledge of Provincial transportation specifications, experience in the highway maintenance industry and be prepared to reside within a 30-minute commute to the operational center they oversee.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Promote and monitor compliance with required legislation, including safe operation of equipment, National Safety Code, and Occupational Health and Safety regulations.
- Promote company policies, procedures, and ethical standards and implement measures to ensure employee compliance.
- Oversee operations to ensure that work is being performed according to established performance criteria.
- Facilitate employee training, to meet LaPrairie program objectives and legislative requirements.
- Monitor employee performance using practical targets that are consistent with company goals.
- Coordinate activities effectively by allocating resources, scheduling work assignments, setting priorities, and delegating work accordingly.
- Ensure procedures for equipment inspection and preventative maintenance of vehicles are followed.
- Review road condition reports and track performance.
- Assess team performance and identify areas for continuous improvement.
- Ensure that safe work practices are being promoted and followed.
- Perform other duties as required.
Required Skills:
- Three years of experience in a management role and five years of experience in the Highway Maintenance industry.
- Valid Class 1 or 3 Drivers License and clean record.
- Proven experience with resource management.
- Sound analytical thinking, planning, prioritization, and execution skills.
- Ability to delegate, set expectations, and monitor progress of direct reports.
- Strong verbal and written communication.
LaPrairie Works Inc. provides Industry-leading compensation and benefits, professional training, and development opportunities and all within a supportive, dynamic, and proactive work environment.
Interested candidates are invited to submit their application, including a resume and cover letter. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further steps in the selection process
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