Facilities Construction Foreman

Navajo County; Holbrook (AZ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Navajo County is seeking a Construction Supervisor to oversee day-to-day labor crews on county projects, ensuring adherence to architectural drawings, building codes, and safety standards.

The role requires a High School Diploma or GED, at least three years in building trades with supervisory experience, and a valid Arizona driver's license; duties include budgeting, planning, coordinating subcontractors, and coordinating with engineers and facilities staff.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Three years of building trades experience with supervisory experience.
• Valid Arizona driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Supervises day-to-day construction projects.
• Ensures conformance to architectural drawings and building code requirements.
• Ensures that sufficient materials, tools, labor and time are available for each project.
• Monitors short and long-range projects.
• Participates in the development of project budgets.
• Participates in the development and evaluation of subordinates.
• Monitors compliance of staff and contractors to federal, state and County statutes and regulations.
• Assists with monitoring costs to ensure that expenditures are within budget.
• Performs carpentry work for new construction and remodeling existing facilities.
• Performs concrete work for sidewalks, driveways, footings and foundations for County facilities and buildings.
• Operates forklift, backhoe and other heavy equipment used for construction work of the County.
• Hangs and finishes drywall for construction and remodeling work.
• Performs plumbing work from rough in to setting fixtures for new construction.
• Welds metalwork in support of new construction.
• Reads architectural drawings and manuals, prepares drawings and interprets plans for departmental staff work, such as footings, foundations, plumbing, electrical, roofing and framing.
• Computes and measures necessary sizing for construction materials.
• Prepares required reports.

Skills

Supervision

Budgeting

Reading drawings

Labor estimation

Communication

Safety

Planning

Team coordination

Equipment operation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift

Backhoe

Concrete tools

Plumbing tools

Welding equipment

Job description

Under general supervision, performs work of moderate difficulty supervising labor crews in construction projects on a day-to-day basis; performs related work as assigned.

(Essential function, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following tasks, knowledge, skills and other characteristics. This list of tasks is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY, and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by positions in this class.)

• Supervises day-to-day construction projects.
• Ensures conformance to all architectural drawings and building code requirements.
• Ensures that sufficient materials, tools, labor and time are available for each project.
• Monitors short and long-range projects.
• Participates in the development of project budgets.
• Participates in the development and evaluation of subordinates.
• Monitors compliance of staff and contractors to federal, state and County statutes and regulations.
• Assists with monitoring costs to ensure that expenditures are within budget.
• Performs carpentry work for new construction and remodeling existing facilities.
• Performs concrete work for sidewalks, driveways, footings and foundations for County facilities and buildings.
• Operates forklift, backhoe and other heavy equipment used for construction work of the County.
• Hangs and finishes drywall for construction and remodeling work.
• Performs plumbing work from rough in to setting fixtures for new construction.
• Welds metalwork in support of new construction.
• Reads architectural drawings and manuals, prepares drawings and interprets plans for departmental staff work, such as footings, foundations, plumbing, electrical, roofing and framing.
• Computes and measures necessary sizing for construction materials.
• Prepares required reports.
• Knowledge of methods and practices of building trades.
• Knowledge of occupational hazards and required preventative measures.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of supervision.
• Skill in estimating labor, time and material costs.
• Skill in the operation of tools and equipment used in the building trades.
• Skill in effectively communicating verbally and in writing.
• Skill to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other agencies and the public.
• Skill in planning, organizing and directing the work of others.

High School Diploma or GED; AND three years of building trades experience including some supervisory experience; AND a valid driver's license; OR equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Must have current, valid AZ Drivers License.