Foreman

Galliford Try Group; Uxbridge; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement

Discounts

Cycle to Work

Pension plan

Save as You Earn

Private medical

Employee assistance programme

Professional association

Job summary

Galliford Try is seeking an experienced Foreman to lead Thames Water projects across multiple sites in the region. You will manage daily site works, coordinate labour and materials, and ensure RAMS and permits are in place before activities begin.

The role requires strong leadership, safety focus and effective liaison with engineers and subcontractors. The successful candidate will read design drawings, deliver toolbox talks, monitor subcontractor performance and maintain site diaries to ensure

Qualifications

• Experience delivering construction works in line with ITPs, safety requirements and quality standards.
• Strong leadership in a site environment with hands-on management.
• Ability to read and interpret design drawings and coordinate multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage daily site-based construction works.
• Coordinate labour, plant and materials to meet programme and financial targets.
• Ensure RAMS and Permit to Work systems are in place before works commence.
• Work closely with site engineers on planning and programming.
• Participate in discipline and coordination meetings to support delivery.
• Monitor subcontractor performance, safety, quality and programme adherence.
• Maintain accurate site diaries and deliver site inductions and toolbox talks.

Skills

Communication

Coordination

Leadership

Reading drawings

Health & Safety

Customer liaison

Safety briefings

Education

SMSTS certification

CSCS card

Temporary Works Supervisor qualification

First Aid certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Foreman - Thames Water team

London (with travel across multiple sites/projects in the region)

Galliford Try is seeking an experienced and driven Foreman to support our Thames Water team, ensuring that all site works are delivered safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards. If you’re a hands-on leader with a passion for excellence in water infrastructure projects, we’d love to hear from you.

As a Foreman, you will play a key role in the day-to-day management and coordination of site-based construction activities. You'll help ensure our projects run smoothly, meet programme deadlines, and are delivered with safety and quality at the forefront.

What you'll be doing:

• Leading and managing daily site-based construction works.
• Coordinating labour, plant, and materials to meet programme and financial targets.
• Ensuring both temporary and permanent works are completed in line with design requirements.
• Working closely with site engineers on planning and programming activities.
• Participating in discipline and coordination meetings to support smooth project delivery.
• Ensuring RAMS and Permit to Work systems are in place prior to works commencing.
• Communicating effectively with site teams and subcontractors.
• Delivering site inductions, toolbox talks, and daily briefings.
• Monitoring subcontractor performance, ensuring safety, quality, and programme adherence.
• Checking compliance with subcontractor quality check sheets.
• Maintaining and updating accurate site diaries.

About You:

We're looking for someone who can demonstrate:

• Strong communication and coordination skills with both internal teams and subcontractors.
• Experience delivering construction works in line with ITPs, safety requirements, and quality standards.
• Confidence delivering safety briefings and toolbox talks.
• The ability to read and interpret design drawings.
• Proven leadership within a site environment.
• Strong customer liaison abilities.
• A solid understanding of personal Health & Safety responsibilities.
• Alignment with Galliford Try's core values: Excellence, Passion, Integrity, Collaboration.

Essential:

• Relevant experience in water infrastructure projects.
• SMSTS certification.
• Appropriate CSCS card.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Temporary Works Supervisor qualification.
• First Aid certification (desirable).

Desirable:

• A qualification in a relevant discipline.
• NRSWA Supervisor accreditation.

What We Can Offer in Return:

With an impressive order book of over £3.8 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our 'Be Well' programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

Our Benefits:

We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Comprehensive pension plan
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role

About us:

Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our business please contact [e-mail]

Additional Information:

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage, and would be grateful if, you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

Don't meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.