Job Location - United Kingdom -- England -- South West England -- Somerset -- Glastonbury
Job Type Permanent
Posted 25 June 2025
General Foreman (Civils Contractor)
Glastonbury
Negotiable Pay - 40 hour p/w
Our client is a long established and highly successful civil engineering contractor specialising in railway engineering.
They are a primary contractor for Network Rail undertaking projects from earthworks and embankment stabilisation schemes to major structural projects such as footbridge replacements and bridge refurbishments.
As a General Foreman, you will be overseeing civils works in a rail setting, ensuring an effective deployment of personnel, plant, subcontractors and equipment to achieve the allocated site activities within the allowed programme period.
Experience Required:
SSSTS & PTS
Experience and competence of multiple tickets (PASMA, Water, Chainsaw)
Good communication
A background in Civil Engineering/ Earthworks projects
Duties:
Carry out inductions, daily site briefings and daily inspections, recording any changes to methods of work or site conditions
Organise, motivate and supervise your site operatives and subcontractors at all times
Have a full understanding of work objectives, programmes and project details to ensure the contract is carried out correctly to timescales, mark-up programmes and drawings with the progress on a weekly basis
Promote and implement safety arrangements (including close call reporting) and methods of working to ensure compliance with Health and Safety, Quality and Environmental policies, making any suggestions to ensure a safe site
Maintain and record daily site records, returns, ID, and any additional works found, reporting these to the Project or Site Manager, to be returned to Head Office
Liaise with the Site and Project Manager and Site Engineer on any necessary changes to site activities
Identify any further training needs and review competencies of site personnel
If you have the above experience and would be interested in discussing this role in further detail, please call Frank at Interaction Recruitment on 02392 706621 / 07785348476 or e-mail your CV to frank.wilson@irweb.co.uk