Groundworks General Foreman

JN Bentley; Poole; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive rates of pay

In house career development programmes

Top quality training

Mileage paid on travel

Van driver supplement

30 days holiday incl. Bank holidays

Maternity/Paternity pay packages

Uplift and Subsistence pay

Pension Scheme

Employee Referral Scheme

Westfield Health

Flu jabs and occupational health

Cycle to Work

Specsavers vouchers

Company matching & Payroll giving

Job summary

JN Bentley is seeking enthusiastic Groundworks General Foremen to supervise multiple gangs across civils sites, focusing on water industry projects in the Poole/Bournemouth region. You will support Site Managers and lead safety, method statements, and daily briefings on site.

Ideal candidates have Civil engineering experience within water/hydraulics, CSCS/CPCS/NPORS, and are adept at budgeting, mentoring teams, and overseeing permits to work. A full UK driving licence is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience managing gangs on civils projects within water industry or related sites.
• Commitment to health and safety standards on site.
• Current UK CSCS, CPCS or NPORS qualification.
• SSSTS/SMSTS qualifications.
• Full UK driving licence required.
• Good IT skills relevant to site operations.

Responsibilities

• Supervise several gangs and support Site Managers on civils sites, mainly water industry projects.
• Oversee daily site operations, briefings, inductions and progress meetings.
• Ensure compliance with permits to work and safety requirements; mentor and develop teams.

Skills

Groundworks supervision

CSCS/CPCS/NPORS

SSSTS/SMSTS

Full UK Driving Licence

IT skills

Budgeting & forecasting

Risk & method statements

Daily briefings & inductions

Mentoring teams

Permits to work

Job description

Here at JN Bentley we are looking for enthusiastic and positive Groundworks General Foremen to work on our civils sites who ideally are located in or around the Poole / Bournemouth area, to work across the region on our sites working on Wessex Water civils projects. In the role you will supervise several gangs and support Site Managers on various civils sites predominantly within the water industry. Experience within the water industry and / or heavy civils infrastructure industry experience is essential. You will have a proactive attitude towards work and health and safety, with ideally experience overseeing civils works within the water industry and general civils work such as concreting, deep drainage and pipe laying.

Candidate Specification

• Experience managing gangs working on civils projects within water industry, such as civils works on water treatment sites or reservoirs
• A positive attitude towards work, along with the ability to maintain high standards of health and safety
• Current CSCS, CPCS or NPORS
• SSSTS / SMSTS
• Full UK Driving Licence
• Confident IT Skills
• Experience budgeting and forecasting
• Experience creating risk and method statements
• Experience conducting daily briefings, site inductions, method statement rollout and progress meetings
• Enthusiasm to mentor and develop teams
• Knowledge of Permits to work

Advantageous

• National Water Hygiene card
• 3 day First Aid
• Lift Supervisor

What can we Offer?

• Competitive rates of pay
• In house career development programmes and progression within the company
• Top quality training
• Mileage paid on travel
• Van driver supplement
• 30 days holiday (incl. Bank holidays)
• Good Maternity / Paternity Pay packages
• Uplift and Subsistence pay
• Pension Scheme
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Westfield Health (cash health plan)
• Occupational Healthand Flu Jabs
• Cycle to Work schemesand Specsavers Vouchers
• Company matching and Payroll giving

About Us

JN Bentley is part of Mott MacDonald and is a well-established civil engineering and construction company with many projects across the UK. We deliver first-class works for our clients, drawing upon over 50 years of expertise gained through experience in the industry. We employ over 2000 people, and we have a turnover currently in excess of £450 million. Please include any details of your experience working in the water industry (on water treatment sites or similar), deep drainage, pipelaying and specific pipework within your application.