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General Foreman
May 15, 2023 | Comments Off on General Foreman
Location: South West England - covering Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Competitive + benefits
Responsibilities
As a General Foreman, you'll be working within the Environment Agency team ensuring site works are planned, coordinated, and undertaken in a safe, timely and cost-efficient manner in accordance with the relevant project plans, design drawings, specification, and the programme.
Your day to day will include:
- Ensuring construction operations and materials comply with project requirements.
- Controlling the short and medium-term programmes to ensure timely and economical completion.
- Ensuring that effective corrective actions are taken on identified problems.
- Liaising with the Construction Manager and delivery teams regarding construction activities.
- Managing the General Foreman, Section Foreman and Foreman and ensuring they carry out their key responsibilities and duties
Who are we looking for?
This role of General Foreman is great for you if:
- You hold a HNC (Construction related) or NVQ Level 2.
- You have demonstrable knowledge and practical application of site construction activities and management of staff, operatives, and subcontractors within regulated sectors.
- You have Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) card - Experienced Supervisor or Manager.
- You have Site Manager Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS).
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.
If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk to discuss and arrange these.
Benefits at Kier
We're proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:
- New and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more.
- Professional subscription - you will get one professional subscription funded to support your professional development.
- Pension - you will be able to join the Kier Retirement Savings Plan (KRSP)
- Kier rewards - You will have access to discounted shopping including restaurants, insurance companies, and supermarkets.
- Employee referral scheme - refer a friend or family member to work for Kier
Who is Kier?
We're made up of six business units, Group Functions, Construction, Highways, Infrastructure, Utilities and Property, and as a group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK. Take a look at our sustainability objectives: https://www.kier.co.uk/sustainability/
At the core of all our projects is technical excellence, utilising the latest building methods and innovations to ensure we offer the best value to our clients as sustainably as possible.
Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We are collaborative, trusted and focussed in all that we do, and our people are essential in helping us achieve our goals.
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.
You can see more about our D&I action plan here: https://www.kier.co.uk/media/6668/di-roadmap-2021.pdf
Closing Date: 14 June 2023
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early
- New and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more.