General Foreperson - Residential Development

Avril Clare Recruitment Ltd Irelands Property Recruitment Specialists; Dublin; Sur place; EUR 60 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Performance bonus

Pension with matched contributions

Health insurance

Annual salary review

CPD funding

Maternity & paternity leave

Additional annual leave days

Life assurance

Income protection

Employee Assistance Programme

Tax saver - travel & bike to work

Talent development programmes

Profit sharing scheme

Company vehicle

Résumé du poste

Avril Clare Recruitment Ltd Irelands Property Recruitment Specialists is seeking a General Foreperson for a leading residential property developer in South Dublin. The role focuses on on-site management, safety leadership, and coordinating civil works, with responsibility for delivering quality on schedule.

The ideal candidate will have a trade background, strong communication skills, and the ability to lead multiple projects while maintaining high safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Trade background preferable.
• Ability to achieve demanding time and quality targets.
• Good spoken and written communication skills.
• Methodical and accurate in work.
• Able to work with people at all levels and in a team.
• Self-motivated with initiative.
• Capable of coordinating multiple projects simultaneously.
• Willing to take responsibility for tasks.

Responsabilités

• Own health and safety management on the project.
• Understand delivery programme and report weekly, intervening to prevent delays.
• Attend daily whiteboard meetings.
• Inspect on-site works and address quality issues promptly.
• Manage subcontractors and suppliers.
• Prepare daily allocation sheets for labour and materials.
• Oversee civil engineering and groundworks contractor.
• Set up and maintain logistics walkways and routes.
• Coordinate works from foundations to external finishes and landscaping.
• Move labour, machinery and materials on/off site via logistics software.
• Maintain a safe site with strong H&S practices.
• Coordinate subcontractors to hand over to Finishing Foreman as per programme.
• Liaise with engineering team for waste management records.
• Provide excellent customer service and protect company brand.

Connaissances

Trade background

Communication skills

Team player

Self-motivated

Time management

Attention to detail

Coordination of projects

Description du poste

We are currently recruiting, on behalf of our client, a leading residential property developer, for a high calibre General Foreperson to join their team in South Dublin.

Key responsibilities:

Typically, the candidate will be expected to undertake and assist with the following duties:

• Ownership of the management of Health and Safety on the project.
• Understand target delivery programme, weekly reporting of same and active intervention to prevent delays.
• Attend and assist at daily whiteboard meetings.
• Continuous inspection of works on site, raising and resolving issues in a timely manner to ensure quality of works.
• Subcontractor and Supplier Management.
• Completion of daily allocation sheets for site labour and materials.
• Management of civil engineering and groundworks contractor.
• Set up and maintain logistics walkways, including vehicle & pedestrian routes.
• Take control of works from house foundations, through to 1st & 2nd fix including external finishes, paving, boundary walls and landscaping.
• Effectively manage the movement of labour, machinery, and materials on and off site through site coordination & logistics software.
• Maintain a secure and safe site through effective Health & Safety practises.
• Management and coordination of subcontractors and service providers, to ensure timely handover to Finishing Foreman in line with programme requirements.
• Liaise with the engineering team to ensure waste management records are available and accurate.
• Instil a best-in-class customer service and experience for all stakeholders and be a strong advocate for the company brand.

The Candidate:

• Trade background preferable
• An ability to achieve demanding time and quality targets.
• To have good spoken and written communication skills
• To be methodical, pay attention to detail and be accurate
• To be good at working with people at all levels and willing to work in a team.
• To be self-motivated with ability to work on own initiative
• To be able to co-ordinate a number of different projects at the same time.
• To be willing to accept responsibility for completing designated tasks.

Benefits include:

• Performance related bonus
• Pension scheme with matching contributions
• Full health insurance with Irish Life health
• Annual salary review
• Continuous Professional Development (CPD) programme & funding
• Paid maternity & paternity leave
• Additional company annual leave days
• Life assurance
• Income protection
• Employee Assistance Programme with VHI
• Tax saver - travel and bike to work
• Talent Development Programmes
• Approved Profit Sharing Scheme (APSS)
• Company vehicle (role dependent)

Our client’s purpose is to build sustainable communities where people can thrive.

It’s not what they build, it’s why they build. It’s about putting down a marker that will stand for generations to come. Creating new communities of connection and belonging for an Ireland where people can thrive. Reshaping, redefining, reinvigorating our place in the world. Building for people, progress, and potential.