General Foreman

3 months ago


London, United Kingdom Balfour Beatty Full time

**About the role**
Shape your career in construction as a **General Foreman** and make an impact on landmark works. When it comes to complex operational challenges on large-scale builds, we don’t shy away. We pool our wealth of experience and ambition to take pride in a job well done. Our size means there’s always something new to get stuck into, career opportunities to explore and talented teams to lead
**What you'll be doing**
As a **General Foreman**, you’ll enjoy plenty of influence and succeed here if you:

- Take ownership of works from start to finish - including handover
- Supervise works and a team of foremen, gangers, plant operators, subcontractors and a direct labour force - making sure they have all the information they need
- Focus on Zero Harm, identify potential hazards and implement controls
- Help to produce work package plans, risk assessments and task briefing sheets
- Provide recommendations for temporary works solutions
- Carry out inspections to keep progress on track and quality levels at their highest
- Make sure that all plant and small tools are well maintained
- Assess material wastage allowances and make improvements if needed
- Identify requirements for setting out to engineering teams.

**Who we're looking for**
As a lead figure on some of the largest construction projects in the UK, you’ll need to:

- Have experience in a wide range of civil engineering projects
- Stay up to date on changes in relevant legislation such as health and safety
- Bring experience of delivering engaging toolbox talks, allocating resource, monitoring key programme dates and managing the works of direct labour and subcontractors
- Understand contract documents, construction tolerances and test plans
- Think commercially and understand the terms and outputs of subcontractors
- Be eligible to obtain Security Clearance

**Why work for us**
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

**Why join us?**

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more

**About us**
With a strong track record of delivery, our civils teams connect communities through infrastructure projects in the highways, public realm, rail, flood and coastal defence, and industrial sectors across England and Wales.

**Diversity and inclusion**

Job Reference: BBUK08434


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