Bird is a publicly traded Canadian construction and maintenance contractor operating across industrial, infrastructure, and building markets with over 6,000 employees. The tech stack reveals a heavy reliance on legacy project-management tools (Primavera P6, Microsoft Project) paired with modern cloud infrastructure (Azure, Microsoft 365) and specialized construction software (Bluebeam, BIM 360, Viewpoint) — typical of large contractors managing multiple concurrent job sites. Active hiring skews heavily toward construction roles (165 of 266 open positions), with notable leadership gaps around turnarounds and estimating, suggesting growth or turnover in high-value service lines.
Notable leadership hires: Project Director, Chief Estimator, Director of Turnarounds, Turnaround Director, Director Turnarounds
Bird provides a broad range of construction and maintenance services: new construction and retrofits, industrial MRO (maintenance, repair, operations), civil infrastructure, mine support, telecommunications and instrumentation contracting, fabrication, steel modular construction, and specialty trades. The company operates across all major Canadian markets and serves industrial, infrastructure, and building sectors through both new-build and retrofit delivery models. With over 100 years in operation and a public-company structure, Bird manages projects of varying scale and complexity, from design-build engagements to engineering procurement and construction (EPC) partnerships. The workforce of 6,000+ is distributed across construction sites, operations hubs, and regional offices.
Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Autodesk BIM 360, and Viewpoint. Also uses Bluebeam for document management, Power BI for analytics, and Microsoft 365 suite (Teams, SharePoint, Excel) for collaboration and coordination across sites.
Ensuring safety and regulatory compliance (radiation protection, HSE standards), managing subcontractor performance, reducing proposal-process inefficiency, identifying business-development opportunities, and cost reconciliation across projects.
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