General Foreman

General Foreman – Local Authority Highways Improvement Scheme – Farrington Gurney, Somerset
£375 per day | CIS Umbrella | Initial 4-Month Contract with Strong Scope for Extension
Our client, a Tier 1 contractor, is seeking an experienced General Foreman to join the team delivering a local county highways improvement scheme in Farrington Gurney, within the Bath & North East Somerset region.
This is a great opportunity to join a Tier 1 contractor with a confirmed pipeline of 5 further schemes across the Bath/Somerset region next year, offering genuine long-term security well beyond the initial contract.
The Role

• Supervising and managing construction works for the project team
• Ensuring the highest possible Health, Safety & Environmental standards are employed across all projects, adhering to the client’s health and safety and environmental policies and supporting a strong safety-first culture that’s integral to the client’s working environment
• Ensuring subcontractor compliance with the client’s standards at all times
• Allocating resource daily to ensure work activities are sufficiently resourced by competent persons
• Ensuring required plant, tools and materials are available for the working party, and flagging when stocks are running low to the Site Agent
• Reviewing working documentation to ensure content is sufficient and relevant to the tasks being carried out
• Accepting permits and including them in the work pack/issuing to the working party
• Carrying out Setting to Work of relevant operatives, working supervisors and subcontractors
• Delivering and recording Daily Activity Briefs/Pre-Job Briefs, end of shift debriefs, and Toolbox Talks
• Supervising operatives, working supervisors and subcontractors, including implementation of required health, safety, wellbeing, environment and quality standards
• Ensuring all works are covered by a safe system of working, with all necessary briefings carried out
• Reviewing records completed by operatives and working supervisors, and supplying records to the Site Agent
• Assisting the Site Agent with management and programming of works, and requirements for plant and materials
• Responsible for plant delivery sign-offs, checks/audits and utilisation
• Completing HSE inspections (minimum 2 per month)
• Ensuring relevant Codes of Conduct are respected and followed within the site team, leading by example
• Completing return to work and employee documentation as required
• Driving and implementing innovation ideas
• Attending progress meetings when required
• Reporting all HSE incidents to line supervisor

What You’ll Need

• SSSTS / SMSTS
• CSCS card
• UK/EEC driving licence
• Good level of experience in civil engineering and workforce supervision, including earthworks, drainage, structures and highways
• Previous experience working with a Tier 1 contractor
• Highways, traffic management, and utilities experience, including planning traffic management
• Experience managing operational teams
• Good team worker and communicator, both written and verbal, with the ability to communicate with client and operational teams
• Adaptable to changing priorities
• Computer literate, with a basic understanding of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• Evidence of managing health & safety in construction

Why Apply

• Join a Tier 1 contractor with a confirmed regional pipeline into next year
• Strong day rate with genuine scope for extension across multiple upcoming schemes
• Be part of a well-funded, high-profile local authority improvement programme in the Somer Valley area