General Foreman – Civil Engineering

Pinnacle Recruitment Ltd; Swindon; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinnacle Recruitment Ltd is seeking a General Foreman for civil engineering in Swindon, Wiltshire. Salary £45-60k + package, permanent role. You will coordinate day-to-day site operations, ensure policy compliance, monitor activities, and drive on-time delivery across highway infrastructure projects.

Requirements include NVQ Level 3 and prior supervisory experience on large civil schemes. Role based on-site with strong focus on safety, quality checks, and adherence to the construction program.

Qualifications

• Coordination of day-to-day site operations.
• Understanding of policies and procedures in civil works.
• Experience supporting large civil projects.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the day to day operations of the site
• Ensure adherence to relevant policies and procedures
• Control and monitor all activities on site
• Support the achievement of perfect delivery
• Ensure the daily programming of all site works is performed in accordance with the company construction program
• Identify and record any possible variations to the contract
• Ensure that all statutory requirements are adhered to on site
• Make sure safety equipment is worn by/site personnel at all times
• Ensure quality checklists are properly completed

Skills

Site coordination

Health & Safety

Civil/Highway infrastructure

Education

NVQ Level 3

Job description

General Foreman – Civil Engineering

Home » Civil » General Foreman – Civil Engineering
Salary: £45 - £60k + Pkg
Location: Swindon
Region: Wiltshire We are currently seeking a General Foreman to work for a main Civil Contractor who works across the UK specializing a variety of civil/Highway engineering sectors with a primary focus of infrastructure based projects. Role will be based in Wiltshire Responsibilities:Must have Highway/ Civil Infrastructure Experience.

• Coordinate the day to day operations of the site
• Ensure adherence to relevant policies and procedures
• Control and monitor all activities on site
• Support the achievement of perfect delivery
• Ensure the daily programming of all site works is performed in accordance with the company construction program
• In conjunction with the project manager, site engineer and construction manager plan and review overall status of project(s) on an ongoing basis
• Ensure all site resource (labour, machinery, materials, sub-contractors etc) are effectively utilised and monitored in order to achieve timely completion of projects
• Identify and record any possible variations to the contract, ensuring the project manager / construction manager is promptly notified
• Ensure that all statutory requirements are adhered to on site at all times
• Make a deliberate effort to gain a full understanding and working knowledge of the Company’s SHEQ policies and procedures, ensuring all site personnel adhere to them at all times.
• Ensure the appropriate safety equipment is worn by site personnel at all times
• Ensure that all requests to perform unsafe work practices that may result in damage to machinery, people or property are declined
• Ensure all the applicable quality checklists are properly completed
• As an experienced foreman you will ideally be educated to NVQ Level 3, you will have experience working on large projects and have previous experience at supervisory level. Knowledge of traditional construction activities is essential.

Please only apply if seeking permanent role.