Senior General Foreman

Our client a leading contractor to the UK water sector are looking to strengthen their Construction team with a General Foreman Site working on a clean water treatment works upgrade site in the Bournemouth area.

You will report directly to the Site manager and your role will support the Site Manager to coordinate the safe management of a section of work on major projects or control all site activities on a smaller project ensuring HSQE, programme and budget requirements are set. Delivering tool box talks and health and safety briefings to visitors to site and subcontractors and suppliers.

Key responsibilities will include:

• In conjunction with the Site Manager, co-ordinate and control initial site set-up, actively installing framework systems and procedures
• Rigorously apply and enforce methods and controls to ensure the most effective and continuous use of the frameworks resources.
• In conjunction with the Site Manager, appraise the security risk to all property under your control and install security levels commensurate to the relative values.
• Actively support the Site Manager to maintain and enforce safety standards as required by statute and in accordance with our safety policies
• Work to method statements and risk assessments.
• Ensure compliance to all HS&E policies and procedures

Applicants should have an HNC, HND or equivalent in Civil Engineering or an associated qualification and should have relevant cards to work on construction sites such as SMSTS, CCSCS card and 5 day first aid.

A background in site based engineering and the UK water sector would be ideal but applicants with transferable skills from other construction and engineering sectors considered.

our client are paying a competitive salary + generous benefits package but would also be open to considering a contractor on a 6-12 month contract.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.