Foreman

Kier Group; Mount Pleasant; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company is looking for a Foreman to join their utilities arm, focusing on wastewater treatment projects in the Thames Valley region. Candidates should have proven experience in a similar role, strong supervisory skills, and knowledge of health and safety legislation. The role entails managing site operations and ensuring compliance with regulations. This is a full-time permanent position based in Sonning Common, Reading.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar role within construction, civils, or utilities.
• Strong understanding of health and safety legislation.
• Knowledge of regulation and legislation relating to building.

Responsibilities

• Ensure health and safety by enforcing regulations and conducting inspections.
• Manage site operations and progress monitoring.
• Supervise and coordinate workforce allocation and performance.

Skills

Proven experience as a Foreman

Strong supervisory experience

Knowledge of building regulations

Understanding of health and safety legislation

CSCS Black Card (or equivalent)

SMSTS or SSSTS qualification

Job description

We're looking for a Foreman to join our utilities arm of Kier called Natural Resources, working across wastewater treatment sites in the north Thames Valley region, with initial focus on Sonning Common in Reading. In this role you will support various projects on the Thames Water WAAP Programme and help deliver the requirements of the individual project to both above and below ground assets.

Location: Sonning Common Treatment Works, Reading.

Contract: Permanent, Full Time

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring health and safety by enforcing regulation, conducting inspections, carrying out toolbox talks and incident reporting.
• Managing site operations such as material and equipment management, progress monitoring, quality solving and problem solving.
• Communication and reporting with management, workforce and record keeping.
• Supervising and coordinating the workforce, such as daily allocation, performance monitoring, team motivation and labour/subcontractor coordination.

What are we looking for?

• Proven experience in a similar role as a Foreman / Foreperson within the construction, civils or utilities industry.
• Strong supervisory experience and knowledge of regulation and legislation relating to building.
• Excellent understanding of health and safety legislation (e.g., CDM Regulations).
• CSCS Black Card (or equivalent).
• SMSTS or SSSTS qualification.

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

If you would like to explore more about the incredible growth and scale of our water business, dive into our diverse project portfolios, and uncover both current and future career opportunities. You can see more information about our water business here.

There's never been a better time to get involved, register your interest today and take the first step toward a rewarding career with us!

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

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