General Foreman
Rail / Civil Engineering – Bridge re-constructions
Site Location(s) – Leicestershire
Regional Office - Derby
An exciting opportunity for a General Foreman to join our Eastern projects team working on a variety of rail infrastructure building and civil engineering projects, specifically a portfolio of Midland Mainline structures interventions projects as part of the route electrification enabling works.
Business Unit
A busy and fast paced project environment with an expansive portfolio of civils projects underway including a line side rail civils contracts, bridges and structures renewals, large structural installations including new bridges, Access for All (AFA) schemes and general civils works.
Projects can typically include bridge upgrades and refurbishments, station work (platforms etc.), access for all schemes, structures including bridges and footbridges, line side civils etc.
The Role
As General Foreman, you will have the responsibility for planning and implementing the successful delivery of a portfolio of Midland Mainline structures interventions projects as part of the route electrification enabling works. Works will include bridge demolitions and re-constructions, footbridges, highway and accommodation bridges, parapet extensions, compounds & lineside civils, troughing and fencing.
Day to day responsibilities would include:
• Ensuring the Health, Safety and Welfare of employees and others under their direct control through compliance with the requirements of the Supervisors Health and Safety Responsibility Statement
• Ensuring that all company and client Health &Safety and Environmental initiatives are effectively implemented
• The reporting of any unsafe practices
• The promotion of a continuous improvement culture and the use of best practice.
• The effective leadership, supervision, utilisation and monitoring of Direct and Subcontract Labour Force
• Delivery of works within programme and to budget, ensuring that the works are executed in accordance with the requirements of:
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• Ensuring that Quality standards are achieved and are ‘right first time’
• The continuous monitoring of the progress of the works to ensure contract objectives are being met
• Ensuring that, changes to the scope of works are identified, agreed, implemented and effectively managed
• Ensuring that robust records are maintained i.e. diaries, allocation sheets, plant etc.
• The provision of formal reports on progress to the Project Manager/Site Agent
• Ensuring that all relevant issues, which cannot be resolved at site level, are passed for the attention of the Project Manager / Site Agent
• The identification and implementation of training needs for directly employed operatives employees under their control.
Requirements
To excel in this role, you will have previous experience as a General Foreman in a rail and civil engineering contracting environment, ideally with experience of delivering Bridge re-construction projects.
* PTS
* SMSTS
* Experience as a General Foreman in a rail contracting environment.
* Experience in rail working on civils associated projects.
* Experience of large structures including rail bridge re-constructions.
In return
* Competitive annual salary negotiable dependant on experience
* Company Car or Car Allowance
* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with service)
* Up to 3 volunteer days
* Company contributory Pension scheme
* Life Insurance
* Westfield Health Cash Plan & Westfield Rewards
* Generous Employee referral scheme
* Support and employee infrastructure embedded in the business as a platform for personal and professional development creating pathways for unrivalled career development and progression opportunities internally.
* Consistent learning opportunities
* A safe place to work
* Employee forum’s that provide a platform for having your voice heard