Mechanical General Foreman- Austin Industrial (Tulsa, OK)

Austin Bridge & Road•Tulsa, OK

11d

About The Position

The General Foreman provides leadership and supervises workers and crews, ensuring crew safety, compliance with OHSA guidelines and Austin Industrial safety rules, and overall productivity. The role also serves as a coordinating manager and client interface between Austin Industrial and the client. The General Foreman leads safety practices, including communicating and enforcing safety requirements and company procedures, facilitating toolbox meetings, completing safety and hazard assessments, participating in incident investigations, and ensuring vehicle and equipment checks. The role coordinates and supports the crew by assigning tasks, communicating work expectations, addressing issues and disputes, maintaining standards and morale, and promoting respectful workplace conduct and compliance with project and company policies. The position follows project plans and schedules, translates work requirements into prioritized crew plans, addresses work challenges, and reassesses daily goals to meet production forecasts. It promotes an inclusive and collaborative employee-relations culture. The General Foreman ensures work is ready to begin, oversees execution to specifications and plans, and inspects and measures completed work to confirm quality. Administrative duties include maintaining logs and site reports, preparing daily production records, reporting progress, completing quality reports as needed, recording time, preparing worker violation reports, and recommending personnel actions. The role works in office and construction-site environments and may require travel 10%–25% of the time.

Requirements

Five or more years of experience in construction or mechanical engineering projects as a Craft Foreman.
Ability to read engineering and architectural drawings and specifications and interpret instructions in legal, mathematical, or diagrammatic form.
Ability to perform financial and mathematical analysis.
Ability to read and understand contracts.
Ability to manage a team, resolve disputes, and foresee potential cost or schedule issues.
Outstanding professional oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and project management and scheduling software, including online tools.
Legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States; the company cannot sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management or Engineering preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead and be accountable for crew safety, including compliance with OHSA requirements and company safety policies and procedures.
Facilitate mandatory safety toolbox meetings, ensure initial safety and hazard assessments are completed, participate in safety and incident investigations, and ensure vehicle and equipment checks are performed.
Communicate work assignments and expectations, assign crew tasks, and address and resolve issues among crew members.
Maintain work standards, morale, and productivity; promote workplace respect and ensure compliance with project and company policies.
Follow project plans and schedules and organize prioritized daily and weekly crew work to meet production goals.
Work with the crew to overcome challenges and periodically reassess daily goals against production forecasts.
Promote teamwork and harmony and foster an inclusive, respectful employee-relations culture.
Assess job readiness before work begins and address concerns.
Oversee work execution, quality, and production to ensure compliance with specifications and plans.
Inspect and measure completed work.
Maintain site logs and reports, prepare production records, report work progress, and complete quality reports as needed.
Complete daily timekeeping and reporting and worker violation reports.
Recommend personnel actions, including hiring, firing, promotions, and discipline.