General Foreman

Description:

Named Contractor of the Year by the Water Industry Awards, Galliford Try is one of the UK’s leading construction businesses. Our vision is to be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in. Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value

We are committed to agile working, giving our people the freedom and flexibility to adapt their working life around their home life to achieve a proper balance. Our smart working approaches allow greater use of technology in the way we carry out our business, ensuring we provide a working environment that works for everyone.

THE ROLE

The role is to proactively lead and effectively coordinate construction phase activities within the Project Teams promoting health, safety environmental and construction best practice across the Galliford Try Projects for the Southern Water AMP & framework program. With full responsibility for delivering all physical elements of construction work activities from commencement through to completion, maximising quality of product, service and profitability while ensuring schemes are delivered safely and to time.

You will:

• In conjunction with the Site Manager, co-ordinate and control initial site set-up, actively installing Galliford Try's systems and procedures
• Rigorously apply and enforce methods and controls to ensure the most effective and continuous use of Galliford Try's resources.
• Produce records and data in conjunction with the Commercial Department, to maximise cash collection and profitability
• Produce of oversee administration to ensure strict financial controls on the payment of the subcontractors, suppliers and operatives.
• Liaise and co-ordinate with all Galliford Try functions to support the overall business objectives
• In conjunction with the Site Manager, appraise the security risk to all Galliford Try property under your control and install security levels commensurate to the relative values.
• Participation in weekly programme/progress meetings during the construction phase to advise progress and resources are effectively deployed to meet programme, and cost targets
• Efficient management of construction resources including labour, plant and materials in line with budgets
• Liaise with subcontractors (on site) to ensure efficient delivery of the project/s, providing such support as detailed in their subcontract agreements
• Ability to work across a number of projects at any given time (dependant on size)
• Identify discipline specific technical issues and feedback to the project team for resolution
• Development of direct report to drive and achieve continuous improvement

Skills & Experience required:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role in the construction industry.
• ONC or HNC in a construction discipline
• SMSTS/SSSTS
• First Aid
• Preferably confine space trained