General Foreman

**General Foreman**

**28 days' holiday + 8 days' bank holiday / Private Healthcare / Company car or allowance**

Milestone Infrastructure is the UKs leading Highways Maintenance company looking after in excess of 24,000 miles of roads, 280,000 lighting assets and 20,000 miles of footways, always with a view to ensuring that all works are carried out as sustainably as possible and with mínimal impact to local communities.

We are currently looking to recruit a General Foreman to work on our Projects Team within Cambridgeshire.

As General Foreman you will be part of our Cambridgeshire Projects delivery team who are responsible for delivering a wide variety of exciting highway projects throughout Cambridgeshire, ranging in value from £1-20m. We are seeking a dedicated General Foreman with experience of self delivery and management of sub-contractors to deliver highways/civil engineering projects.

**As the General Foreman your duties & responsibilities will be**:

- Supervise and manage construction works for the Project team.
- To ensure the highest possible Health, Safety & Environmental standards are employed across all projects, adhering to Milestone Infrastructure’s health and safety policy/ environmental policy and actively supporting the It Starts With Me culture that is an integral part of the Milestone Infrastructure’s working environment.
- Ensuring subcontractor compliance with Milestone Infrastructure Minimum standard at all times.
- Allocate resource daily to ensure work activities are resourced sufficiently and by competent persons.
- Ensure required plant, tools and materials are available for use by the working party. Identify when stocks are nearing empty and highlight to Site Agent.
- Review Working Documentation to ensure the content of the documents are sufficient and relevant to the tasks to be carried out.
- Accept permits and include in the work pack / issue to working party.
- Carry out Setting To Work of relevant operatives, working supervisors and sub-contractors.
- Deliver and record Daily Activity Briefs/Pre-Job Briefs. End of shift debriefs & Toolbox Talks
- Supervise the relevant operatives, working supervisors and sub-contractors allocated to their relevant service. This includes the implementation of required health, safety, wellbeing, environment and quality standards.
- Ensure all works being carried out are covered by a safe system of working, all the necessary briefings have been carried out.
- Review records completed by operatives and working supervisors. Supply records to Site Agent.
- Assist Site Agent with management and programming of works, and requirements for plant and materials.
- Responsible for plant delivery sign offs, checks/audits and utilisation.
- Completion of HSE Inspections (minimum 2 per month).
- Ensure the relevant Codes of Conduct are respected and followed within the site team. Lead by example to drive the correct behaviours.
- Completion of return to Work and employee documentation as and when required.
- Drive and Implement Innovation ideas.
- Attend progress meeting when required.
- To ensure the highest possible Health, Safety & Environmental standards are employed across the service
- Report all HSE incidents to line supervisor

**Skills & Knowledge Requirements**
- SSSTS / SMSTS
- CSCS Card
- A good level of experience in civil engineering and workforce supervision including earthworks, drainage, structures and highways.
- Good team worker and communicator.
- Adaptable to changing priorities
- Computer literate, with a basic understanding of Microsoft word / excel and outlook
- Experience of management of operational teams
- Good communication skills (written and verbal) and ability to communicate with the Client and operational team
- Evidence of managing health & safety in construction.
- UK/EEC driving licence.

**What’s in it for you?**
- 28 days' annual leave plus 8 days' bank holiday
- Pension scheme
- Life Assurance
- Private health care
- Company car/ car allowance