Working Foreman

Navartis; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A Civil Engineering solutions company based in Leeds is seeking an experienced Working Foreman to supervise railway maintenance work. The role involves supervising site operatives, conducting safety briefings, maintaining site records, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. Candidates should have a background in Civil Engineering, relevant safety tickets, and excellent communication skills. The position offers competitive hourly pay and excellent training opportunities.

Benefits

22 days holiday + bank holidays

Company Pension

Sick Pay Scheme

Excellent training & development opportunities

Qualifications

• A background in Civil Engineering is essential.
• Experience supervising and supporting site teams is required.
• Good communication skills are a must.
• Possession of multiple safety tickets is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Carry out site inductions and daily briefings.
• Organise and supervise site operatives.
• Maintain daily site records and report to management.
• Liaise with project officials regarding site activities.

Skills

Good communication

Supervising and motivating teams

Experience and competence of multiple tickets

Understanding of Health and Safety regulations

Education

Background in Civil Engineering

Tools

PASMA

COSS

First Aid certification

Job description

Job Description

Working Foreman

Location : Leeds

• Salary : £17.24 - £19.40 per hour plus package including;

22 days holiday + bank holidays

Company Sick Pay

Excellent training & development opportunities, provided by our award nominated in house Training team

Company Pension and Death in Service scheme

Working Foreman Summary

A successful Civil Engineering and Building solutions company are on the lookout for A Working Foreman, to join our multi-disciplinary team in Leeds.

This position is predominantly based around the North Yorkshire area but will require some flexibility in working away.

You will be part of a successful and growing business with over 300 permanent staff based across the UK and over 30 years' worth of expertise in the Civil Engineering sector.

As a Working Foreman you will be responsible for ensuring an effective deployment of personnel, plant, subcontractors and equipment to achieve the allocated site activities within the allowed programme period.

You will be working on the Wales & Western CAM Framework for Network Rail, based from their depot in Leeds, undertaking railway maintenance work, including but not limited to Civils and Earthworks.

The main functions of the Working Foreman role will be to :

• Carry out inductions, daily site briefings and daily inspections, recording any changes to methods of work or site conditions
• Organise, motivate and supervise your site operatives and subcontractors at all times
• Have a full understanding of work objectives, programmes and project details to ensure the contract is carried out correctly to timescales, mark‑up programmes and drawings with the progress on a weekly basis
• Maintain and record daily site records, returns, ID, and any additional works found, reporting these to the Project or Site Manager, to be returned to Head Office
• Liaise with the Site and Project Manager and Site Engineer on any necessary changes to site activities
• Identify any further training needs and review competencies of site personnel

Working Foreman Experience

Essential

• A background in Civil Engineering
• Experience supervising, motivating and supporting the training of groups of team members on site
• Good communication
• Experience and competence of multiple tickets (PASMA, Water, Chainsaw)
• SSSTS
• COSS

Preferred competencies :

• PTS
• First Aid
• Machine tickets and experience

The Health, Safety and Wellbeing of Site members are at the forefront of what our clients does. With this in mind, as a rule we will only hire site members who live within one hours' drive of the office, so please be mindful of this before applying.

All offers are subject to two employment references, a Drugs & Alcohol and medical test and driver's license check.

Navartis Ltd is a specialist recruitment company supplying highly skilled technical and management professionals within the global Transportation, Civil Engineering & Utility industries, if you are seeking a new position our recruitment team can locate the opportunity to suit your needs.