General Foreman in Reading

We're looking for a General Foreman to join our utilities arm of Kier called Natural Resources, working across sites in the Thames Valley region.

Location: Sites in the Thames Valley region across Reading and Oxford.

Contract: Permanent, Full Time 

Responsibilities

We are seeking a General Foreman to work within our Wastewater Asset Assurance Programme (WAAP). You will collaborate with the project team to ensure that throughout the project life cycle, all construction activities are planned and delivered to the appropriate standards and in line with the accepted programme, budget and inspection and test plans (ITPs).

What will you be responsible for?

As General Foreman, you'll be working within the Natural Resources team, supporting them in;

• Managing Safety on site including giving inductions and effective Toolbox Talks, Daily Task Briefings and Point of Work assessments to Site Operatives and sub-contractors
• Allocating duties to site operatives and coordinating sub-contractors
• Supervising site operatives & sub-contractors and site activities to ensure tasks carried out are within their levels of skill and expertise.
• Co-ordinating with Line Managers on managing work methods which are technically sound, safe, economically viable, feasible and consistent and advise them of any items which may impact / change the contract programme.
• Maintain daily records of site activities and liaise with the Line Managers to produce information for progress reports.

What are we looking for?

This role of General Foreman is great for you if:

• Demonstration of knowledge and practical application of the set up and day to day running of a construction site.
• Have experience of work in the water industry
• NVQ Level 1/2.
• Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) card – Supervisor - Gold,
• SMSTS Experienced Supervisor or Manager.
• First Aid Trained
• Are an appointed person / crane coordinator
• IT literate with Microsoft packages

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. 

You can see more information of benefits here

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 initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. 

You can see our D&I action plan here