Liam O'Connor
Journeyperson Carpenter
14 years of experience
Formwork on mid-rise concrete and finishing on custom homes. Reliable lead hand.
- Red Seal
- CSTS-2020
- Fall Protection
Construction staffing in Calgary
Carpenters, framers, labourers, finishers, equipment operators and site supervision for residential, commercial and civil builders. One worker for a week or a full crew for the length of the job.
Construction
How we match construction workers
Construction hiring moves with the weather, the permit and the schedule. You need three labourers on Monday because the pour moved up, or a superintendent for eight months because you won the job.
We build each request around the stage of the project. Framing, concrete, envelope, interior finishing and site services each call for different people, so we ask about the stage before we ask about headcount.
What we check before a first placement
- CSTS-2020 for every worker on a construction site
- Fall Protection, Elevated Work Platform and Ground Disturbance where the task requires them
- Equipment tickets and logged seat time for operators
- NCSO designation for safety officers
- Steel-toe boots, hard hat, hi-vis vest, glasses and gloves on day one
Carpenters & Framers
Framing crews for wood-frame builds, formwork carpenters for concrete, and finishing carpenters for the last ten percent.
Roles we place
- Journeyperson Carpenters
- Framers
- Finishing Carpenters
- Formwork Carpenters
- Scaffolders
- Cabinet Installers
- Apprentice Carpenters
- Lead Hands
Tickets we commonly check
- Alberta Journeyperson Certificate
- CSTS-2020
- Fall Protection
- Elevated Work Platform
- First Aid
Construction Labourers
General and skilled labourers who arrive on time, in full PPE, and know how a site runs.
Roles we place
- General Labourers
- Skilled Labourers
- Concrete Labourers
- Demolition Labourers
- Site Clean-up Crews
- Traffic Control Persons (Flaggers)
- Pipelayers
- Hoist and Material Handlers
Tickets we commonly check
- CSTS-2020
- WHMIS 2015
- Fall Protection
- Flagging
- First Aid
Interior & Finishing Trades
The trades that close out a building: board, tape, paint, floors, tile, glass and roof.
Roles we place
- Drywallers and Tapers
- Painters
- Flooring Installers
- Tile Setters
- Insulators
- Glaziers
- Roofers
- Siding and Exterior Installers
Tickets we commonly check
- CSTS-2020
- Fall Protection
- Elevated Work Platform
- WHMIS 2015
Concrete & Civil
Crews for footings, slabs, curbs, underground services and grading.
Roles we place
- Concrete Finishers
- Form Setters
- Rebar Installers
- Pipelayers
- Grade Checkers
- Paving Crew Members
- Landscape Construction Workers
Tickets we commonly check
- CSTS-2020
- Ground Disturbance
- Confined Space
- First Aid
Heavy Equipment Operators
Operators matched on the machine, the size class and the kind of ground they have worked.
Roles we place
- Excavator Operators
- Skid Steer Operators
- Loader Operators
- Dozer Operators
- Grader Operators
- Mobile Crane Operators
- Telehandler Operators
- Rock Truck Drivers
Tickets we commonly check
- CSTS-2020
- Ground Disturbance
- Equipment competency records
- Class 3 or Class 1 licence
- First Aid
Site Supervision & Safety
The people who run the schedule, the trades and the safety program on site.
Roles we place
- Site Superintendents
- Foremen
- Project Coordinators
- Project Managers
- Construction Safety Officers (NCSO)
- Estimators
- Quality Control Inspectors
Tickets we commonly check
- NCSO
- Leadership for Safety Excellence
- CSTS-2020
- Standard First Aid
- Gold Seal (where held)
Example profiles
Construction workers in our network
Examples of the experience and tickets we place in this sector.
Gurpreet Sandhu
Site Superintendent
18 years of experience
Commercial and light-industrial builds up to $20M. Runs the schedule and the daily trade meeting.
- Gold Seal
- LSE
- First Aid
Chloe Tremblay
Construction Safety Officer
7 years of experience
Site orientations, hazard assessments and inspections for general contractors working toward COR.
- NCSO
- CSTS-2020
- First Aid
Mateo Alvarez
Framer
5 years of experience
Wood-frame townhomes and single-family. Fast on walls and careful on stairs and trusses.
- CSTS-2020
- Fall Protection
- First Aid
Tyler Whitebear
Excavator Operator
12 years of experience
Basement digs, trenching and backfill on 20 to 35 tonne machines. Reads grade without a second pass.
- Ground Disturbance
- CSTS-2020
- Class 3
Samira Haddad
Project Coordinator
6 years of experience
RFIs, submittals and change orders for a commercial general contractor. Keeps the paperwork ahead of the site.
- CSTS-2020
- First Aid
How to hire
Choose how you want to staff the job
Temporary staffing
Workers by the shift, the week or the season.
For workload you can't plan around: a pour that moved, a sick crew, a seasonal peak. Workers stay on our payroll and you approve hours weekly.
How it worksTemp-to-hire
See the work before you make the offer.
The worker starts as a temporary placement. If the fit is right after an agreed number of hours, you hire them onto your own payroll.
How it worksPermanent placement
A shortlist for roles you need to keep filled.
For foremen, superintendents, lead hands, estimators and senior tradespeople. We search, screen and present a shortlist, and you interview and hire.
How it worksProject and shutdown crews
A full crew with a lead hand, for one job.
Tell us the scope and dates. We assemble a crew by trade and ticket, name a lead hand as your single point of contact, and demobilise when the job ends.
How it worksPayroll for workers you found
You pick the worker. We carry the paperwork.
Already know who you want for a short project? We take them onto our payroll so you don't open a file for a six-week job.
How it worksRush requests
For the call that comes at 4 p.m.
When someone doesn't show or a delivery arrives a day early, send a rush request. We call the workers who are available tomorrow morning first.
How it worksNeed construction workers in Calgary?
Send the roles, the tickets and the start date. A recruiter replies the same business day.