Foreperson (Earthworks)

Foreperson (Earthworks)

Are you looking to join the business that is building the West Midlands section of the largest infrastructure project in Europe? Do you want to join a company that promoted over 20% of its work force in the last year? Balfour Beatty VINCI is proud to be designing and building a 90KM stretch of the West Midlands section of HS2.

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Foreman within the Earthworks team. This role will be based on site in in Water Orton. Delta Junction will cover a 14 KM stretch within the Water Orton area. The sublot will be responsible for major structures including bridges, viaducts & embankments. This is a great environment to grow due to the complexity of the work involved.

Please note candidates will need to have a current valid right to work in the UK to be considered for this role

What you'll be doing

• Demonstrates a personal commitment to safety and encourages others to work safely through training, briefings and by his self-exemplarity

• Be familiar with, and demonstrate commitment to the requirements of the Health & Safety and Environmental Policies

• Ensures that their staff receive or have access to copies of the Environmental Policy and are kept informed of environmental developments and issues

• Delivers the works in accordance with safe system of works described in the Method Statements and the Risk Assessments

• Carries out Safety & Environment Tours as required by the Project H&S Plan

• Contributes to Accident / Incident Investigations.

Directs the appropriate action arising (HFACS and Four Page Reports)

• Ensures that sufficient resources are allocated to the Works Section and that each has an appropriate level of ability

• Be familiar with the BBV Management of the Temporary Works and reports any issues related to them

• Monitors the competency of his/her supervisory staff and administers training / coaching as appropriate

• Ensures ownership of Handover Documentation for the works and implements ITP processes to improve quality management on site

Who we're looking for

• Experience as a General Foreman on Civil Engineering major construction projects

• Holds a current driving license, CSCS Card, SMSTS and is a First Aider

Benefits of working with us

•Access to Employee assistance programmes

•Annual flu vaccinations

•Health risk assessments

•Healthcare

•Flexible working

•Enhanced maternity and paternity

•Excellent pension contributions

•Travel allowance for eligible candidates

•Car/ car allowance

About Balfour Beatty VINCI Working together for over 30 years, Balfour Beatty VINCI have been successful in delivering several significant infrastructures; creating unrivalled expertise and capability across rail, highways and aviation sectors in the UK and beyond. Our work with HS2 Balfour Beatty VINCI have been awarded a 90km section of the HS2 project from Long Itchington in Warwickshire to the centre of Birmingham and on to Handsacre in Staffordshire. Overall, we will be building the following across all our sites:

•42 viaducts totalling over 11km

•66 overbridges

•More than 35 cuttings reaching over 30km

•56 culverts

•66 embankments reaching over 33km

•Building four motorway crossings requiring box structures

•Six interfaces with the existing rail requiring both dive-under and overbridge structures

Diversity and Inclusion:

Balfour Beatty Vinci (BBV) is delivering equal opportunity for everyone that is part of the team and for people that are yet to join us. We are an inclusive employer and supportive of anyone with a physical or neuro-diverse ability. We welcome people from all backgrounds to come and join our team, including people with different physical abilities. We are transforming the image of construction through working on the HS2 project and increasing diverse representation of Balfour Beatty Vinci through representing the communities we are working in. We have embedded ED&I Champions across our sites and are guided by strong accreditations that ensure we demonstrate our ability to support our people effectively.

Flexible working:

Flexible or agile working is encouraged at BBV and we recognise the value and diversity of candidates which this can bring to our business operations. Not every role can provide a variety of working patterns to suit people's personal needs however we are happy to discuss agile working opportunities at BBV with you.

Disability confident:

We care about being inclusive and that means we encourage applications from people with diverse set of backgrounds and experiences. BBV isDisability Confident committed and we welcome applications from candidates with a disability.