Foreperson

Blooming Glen Contractors, Inc.; Perkasie (Bucks County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) Savings and Investment Plan

Tuition reimbursement programs

Transportation to meet job duties

Job summary

Blooming Glen Contractors, Inc. in Perkasie, PA, is seeking an experienced Foreperson to direct field crews on highways, pipelines, and other projects. You will plan workloads, monitor safety, and ensure work progresses on schedule while communicating goals to the team.

The role requires reading blueprints, leading teams, and solving problems with strong communication. A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is acceptable; OSHA/related safety knowledge is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university OR one year of related experience and/or training
• Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered
• Ability to read blueprints and job-related documents
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Mathematical skills including probability and statistical inference, fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry
• Demonstrated leadership ability
• Problem solving
• Basic computer skills including internet, email, and the use of digital cameras for work documentation
• Driver’s license and clean driving record
• Ability to fit test & utilize appropriate PPE as needed
• Ability to meet physical requirements (movement, lifting, as relevant to job)

Responsibilities

• Performs all work according to OSHA/MSHA and H&K Safety policies
• Record daily events in job diary
• Schedules materials, equipment, and work for the crew
• Analyze crew SIP's to create site SIP's
• Obtains quantities from crews and prepare for billing process with PM
• Analyzes cost reports for production adjustments
• Accurately code and control onsite costs
• Conducts site meetings
• Attend E&S meetings and Job Turnover meetings
• Communicates goals and purposes effectively
• Lead and demonstrate by example
• Influences and enforces company values
• Recognizes misalignments with company values and culture and ensures compliance
• Understands and anticipates customer's needs
• Understands business practices within the organization
• Understands the importance of repeat business
• Communicates with customer representatives and represents the Company professionally
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Blueprints

Leadership

Communication

Mathematics

Problem solving

Computer skills

Driver's license

PPE fit test

Education

Bachelor’s degree (4-year)

1 year related experience

Equivalent education/experience

Job description

Overview

Blooming Glen Contractors, a partner with the H&K Group, Inc., located in Blooming Glen, PA, is looking for an experienced Foreperson! The foreperson directs activities of workers concerned with construction of highways, pipelines, or other construction projects.

Why work for Blooming Glen Contractors, Inc.?

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• 100% Company-paid Health Benefits
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan
• Tuition reimbursement programs available to qualifying employees for approved programs
• Company provided on-the-job transportation to meet job responsibilities

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs all work according to OSHA/MSHA and H&K Safety policies
• Record daily events in job diary.
• Schedules materials, equipment, and work for the crew.
• Analyze crew SIP's to create site SIP's.
• Obtains quantities from crews and prepare for billing process with PM.
• Analyzes cost reports for production adjustments.
• Accurately code and control onsite costs.
• Conducts site meetings.
• Attend E&S meetings and Job Turnover meetings.
• Communicates goals and purposes effectively.
• Lead and demonstrate by example.
• Influences and enforces company values.
• Recognizes misalignments with company values and culture and ensures compliance.
• Understands and anticipates customer's needs.
• Understands business practices within the organization.
• Understands the importance of repeat business.
• Communicates with customer representatives and represents the Company professionally.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required Skills, Education, and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university OR one year of related experience and/or training
  • Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered
• Ability to read blueprints and job-related documents
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Mathematical skills including probablitiy and statistical inference, fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry
  • Ability to apply concepts to practical situations
• Demonstrated leadership ability
• Problem solving
• Basic computer skills including internet, email, and the use of digital cameras for work documentation
• Driver’s license and clean driving record
• Ability to fit test & utilize appropriate PPE as needed
• Ability to meet physical requirements (movement, lifting, as relevant to job)

Preferred Skills, Education, and Experience

• Two years of related experience and/or training
• Supervisory experience
• OSHA or other relevant safety certifications

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to
  • Stand, walk
  • Use hands to finger, handle, or feel
  • Reach with hands and arms
  • Climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
  • Talk or hear
• Occasionally required to sit
• Frequently required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities include
  • Close
  • Distance
  • Color
  • Peripheral
  • Depth perception
  • Ability to adjust focus

Work Environment

• Regularly exposed to outside weather conditions
• Frequently exposed to
  • Moving mechanical parts
  • Fumes or airborne particles
• Noise level is usually moderate

Blooming Glen Contractors, Inc. (BGC) is a family owned and operated heavy civil construction services and site contracting company based in Perkasie, Pennsylvania. BGC provides full-service site contracting and heavy civil construction services in the following core service areas: complete site and land development, demolition, transportation & structures, water & wastewater, design-build and value engineering and emergency response.

Founded in 1971, BGC remains dedicated to providing our customers and clients with exceptional service and finished products of the highest quality.

Thank you for your interest in employment with Blooming Glen Contractors, Inc. and H&K Group, Inc. At H&K, we invest in our people, providing the essential training, instruction and supervisory support that they need to develop and grow within our company. We acknowledge that H&K’s strength and success is directly related to our employees and the talents, dedication and job performance they exemplify. We seek dynamic, motivated people who are driven to make a difference.

Final determination on pay will be made by company leadership consistent with the scope of work and considering the candidates’ education, experience, skills, past performance, demonstrated leadership, and influence.

H&K does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are always looking for the best, most qualified people to join our team.

Pre-employment drug testing (EOE)

Pre-employment Physical

100% Company-Paid Health Benefits!

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.