Job Position: Structural Foreman (Construction)

Ref: 4983

Location: Eastern Cape

Salary: Negotiable commensurate with qualification and experience

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Qualifications / Requirements:

  • Minimum of Grade 10
  • Professional registration: Statutory Appointment 8 (7) Construction Supervisor
  • Minimum of 10 years technical experience
  • Minimum of 3 years Managerial experience
  • Computer literacy: MS Word and MS Outlook

 

Management skills:

  • Change management
  • Delegation
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Managing performance
  • Mentoring skills
  • Situational management of people
  • SMME management
  • Subcontractor management
  • Team morale and effectiveness

 

Personal effectiveness skills:

  • Accurate recordkeeping
  • Analytical skills
  • Collaboration skills
  • Communication skills
  • Conflict management
  • Deadlines achievements
  • Influencing skills
  • Planning and organising
  • Problem-solving
  • Systems and software skills:
  • Telephone etiquette
  • OneDrive and Bos
  • SharePoint
  • SHEQ compliance system

 

Technical skills:

  • Bill of Quantities interpretation
  • Community participation
  • Construction industry standards
  • Construction material and supplier knowledge
  • Construction programming
  • Drawings understanding
  • Management of non-conformities
  • Measurement
  • Project sequencing
  • Sequencing
  • Services installation knowledge
  • Setting out
  • Structural understanding

 

Key Performance Areas:

Ensuring overall implementation and maintenance of HSE measures in the work area:

  • Actively contribute to creating a safe working environment
  • Ensure discipline and compliance amongst team and sub-contractors
  • Issue NCR’s where required to correct and prevent non-conformances
  • Report all incidents and near misses to their Line Manager and HSE Officer
  • Ensure housekeeping practices are maintained
  • Attend fortnightly HSE meetings
  • Conduct weekly toolbox talks with team
  • Complete required checklists and registers as per legal appointments
  • Lead by example with respect and care
  • Actively contribute to achieving Site Specific HSE Objectives and targets

 

Taking complete responsibility and accountability for the overall quality compliance of all areas under control:

  • Extensive knowledge of the project specifications
  • Complete comprehension of the company quality system as well as the associated compliance documentation i.e. Project Quality plans, Quality control plans, work instructions and associated checklists and registers
  • Constantly assuring and comparing activities against the area specifications
  • Completion of documentation as contemplated by Quality control plans and relevant checklists
  • Raising NCRS
  • Active participation with project team in terms of the effectiveness of control measures

 

Execute the project plan and programme:

  • Execute the works in accordance with the 2 weekly schedule provided by the General Foreman
  • Study the project method statement to gain a comprehensive understanding of the project and the construction process, materials to be used and sequencing of works
  • Study and understand and execute the project drawings and details prior to commencing the works to gain an in-depth understanding of the project, project layout, project requirements and details
  • Implement the programme, project and project details and requirements as per the sequence of the works
  • Know the interim completion dates, the practical, works and final completion dates
  • Setout, monitor and manage sequence of the works within his/her section of works, ensuring a logical sequence of works and minimising abortive works or re-works
  • Order materials timeously, work out a delivery schedule, maintain a record of all materials in stock and ensures that stock controls are in place
  • Allocate areas for delivery of materials on site and optimise storage
  • Monitor the removal of materials, tools or equipment off site; ensure no materials are allowed off site without the signature of the Site Agent
  • Ensure that all plant, particularly hired plant, is used effectively and returned promptly
  • Supply information to resolve disputes if they arise
  • Monitor progress of the works on the project to ensure the program is being achieved or exceeded

 

Drive the construction process on site:

  • Oversee all activities within section of work pertaining to concrete preparation, placement, installation, finishing and curing
  • Evaluate how much labour and materials are required for each stage of construction within section and communicate the requirements to the General Foreman
  • Study all structural drawings and plans to ensure that concrete structures and elements are accurately placed
  • Identify and recommend opportunities for profit enhancement/waste reduction using value engineering principles where possible
  • Ensure that formwork and shoring are erected, supported and dismantled as per temp works design drawings
  • Proactively drive progress of the works, challenging methods to maximise progress and minimize costs
  • Recommend measures to improve production methods and equipment performance to increase efficiency, safety and reduce wastage

 

Customer/Stakeholder Management:

  • Maintain professional relationships with client, consultants, subcontractor and supplier stakeholders
  • Ensure team conduct in accordance with brand and company standard
  • Ensure team performance contributes to positive customer experience and customer satisfaction metrics

 

Supervisors workforce, people development and healthy industrial relations:

  • Supervise approved subcontractors, own workforce, monitor their progress and take appropriate action to address underperformance
  • Reporting and ensure that the Site Supervisor is informed of progress and activities on site
  • Develop and help construction staff and peers in area of expertise by sharing information, knowledge and best practices to achieve team goals
  • Maintain up to date technical knowledge and participate in planned activities that are appropriate for own development
  • Supervise own and sub-contractors’ labour and implements the company’s disciplinary code and procedures when necessary; escalate serious issues
  • Monitor and enforce working hours for own and sub-contractor labour and complete and submit accurate daily time sheets
  • Contribute to team success by ensuring team commitment and cohesion; values individual contributions and shows respect for others
  • Respect diversity and encourages an environment that values collaboration and inclusivity

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