Senior General Foreman

Balfour Beatty; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction and infrastructure firm is seeking a Senior General Foreman for a key sustainability project in the UK. The role involves overseeing work packages, coordinating with subcontractors, and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards. Successful candidates will have strong leadership and communication skills. The position offers a competitive salary, extensive benefits, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Negotiated salary

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Pension savings schemes

Enhanced family-friendly policies

Qualifications

• Experience in construction management and project execution.
• Familiarity with regulatory compliance.
• Ability to manage data and processes effectively.

Responsibilities

• Oversee work packages and ensure completion within budget and time.
• Manage schedules and coordinate with subcontractors.
• Lead quality assurance and technical delivery as required.

Skills

Communication management

Leadership skills

Safety performance improvement

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Advanced IT skills

Job description

About the role

Do you want to be at the forefront of one of the world's most ambitious sustainability initiatives?

Balfour Beatty have created iconic buildings and infrastructure all over the world over the past 115 years redefining excellence and setting the industry benchmark with every project.

As a result, alongside several consortium partners; Balfour Beatty have been selected by bp (British Petroleum) to construct a first‑of‑a‑kind fully integrated gas‑fired power station with carbon capture and storage which is a key driving force behind plans to make Teesside the UK's first decarbonised industrial cluster.

Balfour Beatty is seeking a dynamic Senior General Foreman to contribute to the Net Zero Teesside (NZT) project based at our site in Redcar and Cleveland.

What you'll be doing

Oversees small work packages and supports construction managers on larger work packages, ensuring they're completed safely, on time, and within budget. Responsible for coordinating with subcontractors, managing schedules, handling permits and regulations, and ensuring quality control and safety compliance.

Health, Safety & Environment

• Knowing what safety excellence looks like and communicating the safety message
• Actively engage with the customer to understand and deliver their key objectives
• Promoting sustainable solutions and environmental compliance around all operations
• Accountable for RAMs, procedures and SSOW in place for their section of work
• Management of plant movements, sign‑offs, checklists and specifications under company requirements/systems
• Support accident investigation with the HSE team
• Own and deliver daily Dabs briefings

Production Control

• Understand project plans and schedules to be able to plan short and medium schedules that beat the delivery programme, with personal input on the estimation/resource required (labour, materials, time)
• Manage and implement schedules/programmes within the project scheme, including the short‑term programmes
• Own and manage sections of work ensuring subcontractors achieve their production & contractual obligations with direct competent decision‑making that can be validated by line management
• Implement short‑interval control progress records that are commercial and contractually viable
• Develop short‑term programmes into marked‑up plans to aid planning, records and logistics
• Run own small‑scale DABs relevant to the section of works, including short‑interval control integration

Logistics

• Instigate effective logistics with subcontractors and other members of the BB Project team
• Solve conflicts of logic to ensure the responsible works are successful with short‑ and long‑term logistical planning in sync with the schedule/programme
• Break a project down into its elements and analyse each element for its project‑specific logistical requirements
• Ownership of sequence and phasing
• Understand plant and lifting requirements for tasks under responsibility

Quality & Technical

• Participate with the internal/external design & quality team/consultant/customer to meet project deadlines
• Technically foresee, identify, and resolve design errors/deficiencies
• Lead in the technical delivery of quality assurance
• Identify and manage quality issues and NCRs from cradle to grave to ensure technical accuracy, specification compliance, and demand re‑works where appropriate
• Contribute to the development and application of building safety & fire safety strategies, practices, and technologies in buildings, taking ownership of installation and compliance management
• Approve and sign off works confidently
• Understand hold‑point and handover requirements throughout the construction cycle

Commercial

• Understand the commercial implications and drivers within the construction process and incorporate them into decision‑making
• Build and understand scopes (project and supply chain) and the contractual obligations for their element of work both up and downstream
• Identify procurement requirements and commercial impact of delays, with effective records and management culpability
• Support the commercial team with accurate site records and backup during disputes
• Process additional works and support BB position (day works)

Who we're looking for

We're looking for a candidate who possesses the following attributes:

Skills

• Support communications that manage relationships
• Implement basic leadership skills
• Improve safety and sustainability performance
• Assist negotiations and conflict resolutions, leading others to do the same
• Manage data and processes
• Apply basic construction management principles
• Stakeholder management
• Advanced IT skills for BIM and construction management tools

Knowledge

• Awareness of construction techniques, methodologies and management principles
• Awareness of budgeting and cost control
• Understanding of scheduling and programme management; short‑term planning for the overall construction programme
• Basic principles of regulatory requirements and standards
• Understanding of safety protocols and best practices
• Basic principles of contract negotiation and procurement
• Understanding of quality assurance and quality control processes
• Risk management and mitigation strategies
• Environmental sustainability practices
• Construction technology and innovation
• Digital implementation

Experience

• Assisted in developing and executing work package budgets
• Familiar with work package scheduling and timeline management
• Awareness of regulatory agencies and compliance with regulations and standards
• Experience in handling safety management on construction sites and implementing safety protocols
• Negotiating contracts with subcontractors, suppliers, and clients
• Resolved conflicts and addressed challenges during construction projects
• Overlooked quality assurance and quality control processes
• Implemented environmentally sustainable practices in construction projects
• Utilised construction technology and software for project management and documentation

Why work for us

Our people are our biggest asset and we focus on recruiting, training and developing the people who can apply innovation to deliver the infrastructure of the future. We nurture these talents, offer a great benefits package in addition to a competitive base salary and continually invest in developing the skills of our people at every level.

Some of our key benefits are:

• An attractive/negotiated salary
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Company car if applicable
• Pension savings schemes
• Enhanced maternity/paternity and family‑friendly policies
• Access to our Refer and Earn scheme
• Discretionary annual salary reviews

About us

Balfour Beatty's Major Projects business is delivering some of the UK's most complex and iconic infrastructure projects. Using the latest technology, we’re driving productivity and creating a lasting legacy by delivering sustainable solutions that strengthen communities.

From consultancy and design, to all aspects of construction and maintenance. We have the proven expertise to deliver large‑scale projects safely and successfully.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long‑term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/