General Foreman Northampton, England
Job description
We’re looking for a General Foreman to join our A43 Highways Major Projects team based in Brackley to be responsible for the efficient management of site resources, labour teams and subcontractors, to ensure the safe delivery of the project. Within this role, you can enjoy company car or car allowance, private healthcare, competitive annual leave with the option to buy or sell and even more.
Location: Brackley – site based 5 days per week
Contract: Permanent, Fulltime
Salary: up to £55k
Responsibilities
As a General Foreman, you’ll manage the resources such that the works are efficiently delivered and work with the Works Manager to effectively manage risks and identify opportunity
Your day to day will include:
- Help produce where required and work to construction programme
- Set self-delivery gangs to work and manage sub-contractor activities
- Supervise the work
- Planning/Programming and attend progress meetings as required
- Establish and maintain good quality and safe site set-up
- Order plants and materials for site and keeping track of stock
Who are we looking for?
This role of General Foreman is great for you if have:
- experience in all aspects of construction
- experience in roads, earthworks and structures
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 [email protected] 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
- a fantastic matched pension scheme
- share in the success you help to create by investing in Kier through our Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans.
- 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family
- Green Car Scheme
And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website: www.kier.co.uk/careers/rewards-benefits
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: 2 March 2023
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
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