GENERAL FOREMAN (Night Shift)

Branch Builds, Inc.; Roanoke (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

Branch Builds, Inc. is seeking a General Foreman to supervise multiple crews and assist the superintendent in delivering highway/utility projects in Roanoke, VA. The role emphasizes safety, quality, and cost control, with extensive field leadership and compliance responsibilities.

You will coordinate plans, supervise pipe installation, manage subcontractors, and ensure OSHA/DOT guidelines are followed. The position requires strong communication and decisive, minimal-supervision performance in a

Qualifications

• Minimum of a High School Diploma or equivalent.
• OSHA 10-hour certification required; 30-hour preferred.
• Knowledge of standards, specifications, codes, regulations and laws.
• Knowledge of OSHA and DOT guidelines.
• 5+ years' experience with highway/utility construction.
• Valid driver's license and Branch Fleet policy compliance.
• Excellent communications skills.
• Ability to use good judgement with minimal supervision.
• Ability to complete work on time and within budget.

Responsibilities

• Supervises crews and maintains professional relations with Owner, Engineer, and team.
• Builds job by plans and specifications as directed by supervisor.
• Oversees layout, assembly and installation of utility pipe.
• Preplans daily pipe installation with Superintendent to meet goals.
• Maintains storage of materials and rented equipment.
• Ensures proper operation and maintenance of equipment under control.
• Reviews Miss Utility policy for compliance.
• Preplans and schedules pipe installation daily.
• Familiar with inspection and material/equipment requirements.
• Reports any requests for extra work.
• Prepares daily reports, work unit quantities, equipment reports, and material receipts.
• Ensures quality control and contract compliance; corrects discrepancies.
• Directly oversees safety and accident control for pipe installation.
• Participates in safety meetings and OSHA compliance.
• Cooperates with Corporate Safety managers.
• Assists in post-incident investigations.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Decision making

Team leadership

Valid driver's license

Safety awareness

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

OSHA 10-hour certification

OSHA 30-hour certification (preferred)

Job description

Branch's Civil Division is searching for a dependable, conscientious General Foreman to join our well-established, growing company. The General Foreman supervises or assists the superintendent in supervising craft activities to ensure optimum productivity and construction compliance. The foreman is responsible for overseeing multiple crews. The foreman supervises subcontractors in his/her responsibility, secures time slips from subcontractors per company forms and requirements on a daily basis, and reviews cost status reports for accuracy and integrity.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Ensures crew maintains professional relations with Owner, Engineer, and other members of the team.
• Builds job by plans and specifications as directed by supervisor.
• Supervises the lay out, assembly and installation of various sizes and types of utility pipe.
• Prior to commencing work activities, develops and executes an effective plan in cooperation with the Superintendent for pipe installation and determines the means and methods necessary (including individual work activities) to meet project goals.
• Assures the proper storage of materials and rented equipment, including regular checks of job for material and equipment inventory.
• Assures the proper operation and maintenance of equipment under their control, including appropriate applications for the respective equipment.
• Reviews Miss Utility policy and ensures employee compliance.
• Preplans and schedules pipe installation on a daily basis as required.
• Knowledgeable of inspection requirements and material or equipment requirements.
• Recognizes and immediately reports any requests for extra work.

Duties/Responsibilities Cont.

• Prepares or assists the Superintendent in the preparation of daily reports, work unit quantity reports, equipment reports, and receipt of materials.
• Assures quality control and contract compliance of pipe installation under his / her supervision. Corrects or reports to the superintendent any suspicions of inaccurate layout.
• Is in direct charge of safety and accident control for the pipe installation under his/her supervision.
• Participates in safety meetings and the implementation of effective safety programs and communication of Miss Utility policy.
• Cooperates with Corporate Safety managers to ensure OSHA compliance at jobsites.
• Assists in conducting post-incident investigations.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• 10 hour OSHA certification required; 30 hour certification preferred.
• Working knowledge of standards, specifications, codes, regulations and laws
• Working knowledge of applicable OSHA and DOT guidelines.
• 5+ years' experience with highway/utility construction
• Must have a valid driver's license and must meet Branch Group Fleet Policy requirements and maintain "Approved Driver" status.
• Must have excellent communications skills
• Ability to use good judgement with the ability to be an effective decision maker
• Has an ability to get job done with minimal supervision, on time, within budget or better.

Compensation Data

Salary Min: $65,481.50

Salary Max: $112,240

Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors.

• Leadership
• Budgets/Cost Control
• People Management
• Delivering High Quality Work

Travel

Travel is infrequent at project site. However, employee should be willing and able to travel to project site.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position will potentially supervise 5 or more employees.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position requires employee to frequently stand, walk, twist, bend, handle objects, reach outward, and reach above head and shoulders, climb, squat, kneel, bend, and occasionally lift, carry, push, pull, move, drag on flat ground or steep slopes up to 50 lbs. The employee may be required to enter confined spaces by climbing or crawling.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position which will typically involve 50+ hours a week. Due to the nature of the job, the employee must be available on-call early/late hours to deal with delays, bad weather and emergencies at the job site.

AAP/EEO Statement

It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of the Company not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or status as a veteran, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, with respect to recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, and other terms and condition of employment.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Americans with Disabilities (ADA) : Branch provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment unless doing so would provide an undue hardship. If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing an employment application, interviewing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please call 1-540-982-1678.

EEO Policy: It is the policy of The Branch Group and its subsidiary companies Branch Civil, Inc., Branch Builds, and Hopkins | Lacy to assure that applicants for employment and employees are treated during employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, political affiliation, disability, or veteran status. Such action shall include employment, upgrading, demotion, 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. Tina Pfalzgraf is Branch Group's EEO Officer, and she can be contacted at 3635 Peters Creek Road, Roanoke, VA 24019, or 540-982-1678.