Pipe Foreman

Kiewit•Redfield, AR

About The Position

The Pipe Foreman leads and manages crew members’ daily activities and production in accordance with project timelines, plans, specifications, codes, and industry standards. The role provides training on proper safety and operational procedures and may work with or supervise other crafts as appropriate to their training and skills, as requested by project supervision. The foreman coordinates people, equipment, tools, and materials to support safe, efficient, and timely construction. They oversee equipment operation and maintenance, maintain accurate production and time records, help schedule crew activities, and ensure assignments are completed on time and within estimated costs while maintaining quality. The position is responsible for crew safety, communicating plans and concerns, promoting a constructive crew attitude, and ensuring employees follow company policies. This position is based in a construction/industrial environment, with changing outdoor weather, noise, dust, uneven surfaces, and potentially confined or cluttered work areas. The role may involve irregular hours, weekends, overtime, holidays, climbing to elevated work areas, and moving items weighing up to 50 pounds.

Requirements

May require a high school diploma or equivalent, with previous experience in the field or a related area.
Thorough knowledge and skill to perform the essential functions of the craft workers under supervision.
Ability to plan tasks to perform assigned work safely and efficiently and to teach safety practices, policies, and procedures.
Working knowledge of scheduling, material control, unit manhour performance, estimating fundamentals, and job cost management systems.
Ability to understand, follow, and transmit written and oral instructions and communicate effectively with craft workers and management/supervision.
Good communication, motivation, and teamwork skills.
Ability to constantly move about a construction/industrial site and stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl.
Ability to work in changing outdoor weather conditions and in noisy, dusty, confined, cluttered, or uneven work areas.
Ability to work irregular hours, weekends, overtime, and holidays as required.
Ability to use ladders, mechanical platforms, manlifts, or scaffolds to access work areas, potentially exceeding 200 feet, and to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds.
May be required or able to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across a construction/industrial site.
Must have required tools.
Must pass Fit For Duty Testing.
A U.S. Driver's License may be required.
Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing.

Responsibilities

Plan, coordinate, and organize people, equipment, tools, and materials for safe, efficient, and timely project construction.
Ensure construction equipment is operated and maintained correctly.
Maintain accurate records, including job quantities, productivity rates, timesheets, and daily management reports.
May assist in developing a weekly schedule and sequencing activities for the assigned crew.
Complete work assignments on time and within estimated costs while maintaining quality workmanship and products.
Ensure crew safety and conduct operations according to applicable company and government safety rules.
Conduct toolbox meetings and communicate safety concerns, work scope, plans, and schedules to leadmen and crews.
Monitor employees under the foreman's supervision for compliance with company policies.
Provide training on proper safety and operational procedures.
Work with or supervise other crafts as requested by project supervision and as appropriate to training and skills.
Observe and comply with safety and project rules and perform other duties as required.