(General) Foreman/ Supervisor (RPD bridge)

AmcoGiffen; Highbridge; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Long-term pipeline

Flexible engagement

Career development opportunities

Well-established business unit

Job summary

AmcoGiffen is seeking a Supervisor/General Foreman to lead groundworks and highway works across Portishead, Pill and Bristol areas in the Western region. You will work with the Site Agent to ensure safe, on-time delivery within live environments and complex civils projects.

You will manage multiple fronts, coordinate utility diversions with service providers, and drive high standards of health, safety, quality and environmental compliance while leading direct labour and subcontractors.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Supervisor or General Foreman within a civil engineering environment.
• Strong background in groundworks and highway projects.
• Experience working with utility companies and diversionary works.
• Experience operating within traffic management environments.
• Ability to lead teams and manage multiple work fronts effectively.

Responsibilities

• Supervising and managing groundworks and highway works on site.
• Coordinating activities within traffic management environments.
• Managing and overseeing utility diversion works in conjunction with service providers.
• Ensuring all works are delivered safely, on programme and in line with design specifications.
• Leading and motivating site teams, including direct labour and subcontractors.
• Implementing and maintaining high standards of Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental compliance.
• Monitoring progress against programme and reporting updates to the Site Agent.
• Managing trade packages and ensuring effective coordination between disciplines.
• Maintaining accurate site records including diaries, labour and plant returns.
• Driving a 'right first time' and continuous improvement culture across site operations.

Skills

Groundworks

Highways projects

Traffic management

CSCS card

SSSTS/SMSTS

Team leadership

Job description

The Vacancy

Supervisor / General Foreman

Sector - Civil Engineering / Highways & Structures

Western Region - Highbridge Office / Site based in Bristol

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Supervisor / General Foreman to join our team in the Western region, supporting the delivery of a portfolio of highway adaptation and bridge refurbishment projects.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary (dependent on experience)
• Opportunity to join a well-established and growing business unit
• Long-term pipeline of secured work in the Western region
• Strong support network and career development opportunities
• Flexible engagement options - staff or weekly paid depending on experience and preference

Business Unit

You’ll be joining a busy and fast-paced civil engineering team delivering a wide range of infrastructure works across the Western region. Projects include highway adaptations, bridge refurbishment schemes and associated infrastructure works, often delivered within live environments and in collaboration with key stakeholders including local authorities and utility providers.

The Role

Working alongside the Site Agent, you will be responsible for managing the safe and efficient delivery of works across a package of projects in the Portishead, Pill and Bristol areas.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Supervising and managing groundworks and highway works on site
• Coordinating activities within traffic management environments
• Managing and overseeing utility diversion works in conjunction with service providers
• Ensuring all works are delivered safely, on programme and in line with design specifications
• Leading and motivating site teams, including direct labour and subcontractors
• Implementing and maintaining high standards of Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental compliance
• Monitoring progress against programme and reporting updates to the Site Agent
• Managing trade packages and ensuring effective coordination between disciplines
• Maintaining accurate site records including diaries, labour and plant returns
• Driving a "right first time" and continuous improvement culture across site operations

Requirements

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Proven experience as a Supervisor or General Foreman within a civil engineering environment
• Strong background in groundworks and highway projects
• Experience working with utility companies and diversionary works
• Experience operating within traffic management environments
• A strong understanding of delivering works safely within live site conditions
• SSSTS or SMSTS certification
• CSCS card
• Ability to lead teams and manage multiple work fronts effectively

About the Opportunity

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in delivering critical infrastructure improvements across the Western region, working within a collaborative team environment and contributing to the safe, successful delivery of complex civils projects.

The Company

Why AmcoGiffen?

You will be joining a reputable and firmly established, engineering contractor operating nationally in rail, civils and engineering markets. AmcoGiffen are renowned in the market as a specialist civil, building, mechanical and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country, you will become part of our expert outfit.

AmcoGiffen has a wealth of experience working on sensitive, live assets in highly regulated environments, we deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers, creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high-quality public and private sectors. These include rail, power generation, electricity distribution, flood defence, aviation, waterways and much more.

Diversity & Inclusion at AmcoGiffen

We value collective expertise, but also the spark that one person can bring. As one of us, you can be you, because your individuality is an asset to our business and the communities in which we work and represent.

We are working hard as part of the civil engineering and construction industry, to improve diversity & inclusion. Our Diversity and inclusion journey at AmcoGiffen, is constantly evolving and is designed to break down barriers and promote the principles of a diverse workforce through multiple channels. This includes delivering training, raising awareness, regular forums and sharing our engagement calendar of activities and events to encourage participation at all levels throughout our organisation.

Diversity & Inclusion is embodied throughout our SPIRIT core Business values and lies at the heart of our culture of Safety, Professionalism, Innovation, Respect, Integrity and Teamwork.

AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer, offering challenging, worthwhile careers to everyone and is pro-actively committed to improving our understanding year on year to foster a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees as well as for the customers and communities in which we serve and operate within. It doesn't matter to us what your age, disability, employment status, gender, health, marital status, sexual preference, membership or non-membership of a trade union, nationality, race, religion or social class are, or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job. Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with AmcoGiffen.

Health & Wellbeing

Operating from a people first perspective we support safety and wellbeing in the workplace as a priority. We have large number of colleagues that are trained and qualified mental health first aiders to support and listen where appropriate. We enrol all of the AmcoGiffen family onto an employee assistance programme which provides 24 hour, 7 days a week counselling and advice services.

The Benefits

We offer excellent career prospects, a competitive salary, and outstanding training development and support opportunities. You can expect to receive a range of benefits (role dependent) including:

• Contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Westfield health scheme
• Minumum 25 days' holiday
• Private medical insurance