General Foreman

Strabag; Manchester; In loco; GBP 45.000 - 60.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Strabag is seeking a General Foreman for civil engineering works in Manchester, focusing on earthworks and highways. You will lead on-site operations, manage subcontractors, and coordinate daily workloads of plant and labour to meet project specifications and schedules.

The role requires strong leadership and a hands-on understanding of heavy plant operations, along with CSCS certification and the ability to interpret complex drawings. Safety and environmental compliance are priority.

Competenze

• Demonstrated success in a General Foreman role within the civil engineering sector, specifically focusing on earthworks and highways.
• Extensive, hands-on background in bulk earthworks and road construction.
• Strong understanding of heavy plant operations.
• Exceptional leadership skills.
• Ability to interpret complex engineering drawings.
• Skills Card - CSCS Card.

Mansioni

• Determining efficient methodologies for works delivery and communicating these to engineers, management and workforce or subcontractors.
• Supporting the project behavioural safety programme to maintain a high performing, collaborative culture within the team.
• Directing site operations, managing subcontractors and coordinating daily workloads for plant and labour.
• Setting the highest standards for health and safety and environmental compliance.
• Ensuring all works are completed in accordance with project specifications.
• Ensuring all works are delivered in accordance with the programme and budget, identifying strategies to improve schedule and cost performance.

Conoscenze

Leadership

Interpret engineering drawings

Team coordination

Formazione

CSCS Card

Strumenti

Heavy plant operations

Bulk earthworks

Highways construction

Descrizione del lavoro

• Determining efficient methodologies for works delivery and communicating these to engineers, management and workforce or subcontractors.
• Supporting the project behavioural safety programme to maintain a high performing, collaborative culture within the team.
• Directing site operations, managing subcontractors and coordinating daily workloads for plant and labour.
• Setting the highest standards for health and safety and environmental compliance.
• Ensuring all works are completed in accordance with project specifications.
• Ensuring all works are delivered in accordance with the programme and budget, identifying strategies to improve schedule and cost performance.

Tasks

• Determining efficient methodologies for works delivery and communicating these to engineers, management and workforce or subcontractors.
• Supporting the project behavioural safety programme to maintain a high performing, collaborative culture within the team.
• Directing site operations, managing subcontractors and coordinating daily workloads for plant and labour.
• Setting the highest standards for health and safety and environmental compliance.
• Ensuring all works are completed in accordance with project specifications.
• Ensuring all works are delivered in accordance with the programme and budget, identifying strategies to improve schedule and cost performance.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated success in a General Foreman role within the civil engineering sector, specifically focusing on earthworks and highways.
• Extensive, hands‑on background in bulk earthworks and road construction.
• Strong understanding of heavy plant operations.
• Exceptional leadership skills.
• Ability to interpret complex engineering drawings.
• Skills Card - CSCS Card.