Construction Grade Foreman - Hampton Roads

Branscome Inc.; Hampton (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Retirement savings

Professional development

Job summary

Branscome is seeking a Construction Grade Foreman to lead grading crews in Hampton Roads, VA. The role emphasizes safe, efficient project delivery, planning, and daily supervision of field staff.

You will coordinate crews, equipment, and schedules, ensuring adequate labor and timely reporting. The position requires strong communication, blueprint-reading ability, and a valid driver's license for site access and operations.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a construction foreman.
• Knowledge of materials, methods and tools for highway and road construction and asphalt paving.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Valid driver’s license with a positive driving record.
• Ability to access military bases.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate construction work according to plans.
• Assign and supervise daily activities of construction personnel.
• Coordinate and schedule trucks and equipment to job site.
• Ensure labor and other resources are adequate.
• Supervise and train workers.
• Prepare and maintain required reports.
• Assist the Project Superintendent with daily records, events, and conditions.
• Plan, assign and direct work; address complaints and resolve problems.
• Coordinate and schedule preventative maintenance on equipment.
• Conduct weekly safety meetings and enforce all safety policies and procedures.
• Prepare assessment of any damages and arrange for necessary preparations.
• Review, verify and submit timecards to payroll.
• Perform all other duties deemed necessary or assigned.

Skills

Foreman experience

Road construction knowledge

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Driver's license

Access to military bases

Blueprint reading

Education

High School Diploma / GED

Job description

Job Title: Construction Grade Foreman - Hampton Roads

Department: Construction / Grading

Reports to: Project Superintendent

Major Role and Purpose:

• To ensure the overall success of any job or project assigned through efficient management of time, personnel, and cost. Organize and lead a crew to perform grading activities safely and efficiently.

Description of Duties:

• Coordinate construction work according to plans.
• Assign and supervise daily activities of construction personnel.
• Coordinate and schedule trucks and equipment to job site.
• Ensure labor and other resources are adequate.
• Supervise and train workers.
• Prepare and maintain required reports.
• Assist the Project Superintendent with daily records, events, and conditions.
• Plan, assign and direct work; address complaints and resolve problems.
• Coordinate and schedule preventative maintenance on equipment.
• Conduct weekly safety meetings and enforce all safety policies and procedures.
• Prepare assessment of any damages and arrange for necessary preparations.
• Review, verify and submit timecards to payroll.
• Perform all other duties deemed necessary or assigned.

Education:

• High School Diploma / GED.

Work Experience/Qualifications:

• Knowledge of materials, methods and tools involved in highway and road construction and asphalt paving.
• Proven experience as a construction foreman.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Valid driver’s license with a positive driving record.
• Ability to access military bases.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints.

Physical Demands:

• Job requires the following motions: driving, standing, sitting, squatting, reaching, pulling/pushing, and lifting.
• Required to drive.

Equal Opportunity Employer
EOE/M/F/Disability/Vet

About Branscome:

OUR COMPANY

For more than 60 years in Virginia, our crews have been safely delivering the infrastructure that our communities are built on. We take immense pride in building the things that you can see, but also those you can’t. Camaraderie in the field, with our clients, and out in the community is the spirit that drives our dedication and commitment to excellence.

Branscome’s vertically integrated services provide a streamlined end-to-end scalable solution for our customers. It’s the satisfaction of a job well done recognition of team effort and the delight of our customers that keep us creating infrastructure and connecting people.

OUR TEAM

When you work for Branscome, you join our innovative team in completing the area’s most important large-scale, fast-track projects. You help us provide excavation, site work, underground utilities, asphalt paving, ready-mix concrete, and more to a slew of satisfied clients, including VDOT, Norfolk International Terminal, numerous local governments, private developers, and corporate entities. At Branscome, workers take pride in their work and inspire each other with their teamwork, innovation, and enthusiasm. This attitude of excellence generates the superior customer service that Branscome is known for.

• Branscome benefits include health, dental, vision, life insurance, paid time off, retirement savings and professional development.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

When you work for Branscome, you join our diverse, innovative team. Our differences breed the ideas which fuel our success. Every aspect of our relationship with current and potential employees is free from discrimination and harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other category protected by applicable law. This pertains not only to initial employment and working conditions but also to all actions affecting hiring, promotions and transfers, training (including apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship when required), compensation, benefits, and termination of employment. Adherence to this policy and compliance with the law is expected of all employees.

If you need assistance completing the online application process, please contact the Human Resources department at [phone].

Branscome EEO Statement

Branscome is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of this Company to assure that
applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard
to their race, religion, sex, color, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or
veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and any other characteristic protected by
law. Such action shall include: employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or
recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation;
and selection for training, including apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, and/or on-the-job
training.
Branscome is in compliance with local, state, and federal laws and regulations and ensure
equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. Branscome will provide reasonable
accommodation to all applicants who require assistance completing the online application
process. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to
complete any part of the application process, or are limited in the ability or unable to access or
use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, please email
[e-mail] for assistance.
We are committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or
disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: EEO is the Law and EEOC is the Law
Supplement.