Structural Ironworker Foreman (Trainer)

Bechtel•Brownsville, TX

About The Position

The Structural Ironworker Foreman (Trainer) oversees structural ironworking activities, promotes safe work practices, coordinates work with other crafts, and ensures work meets project drawings, specifications, codes, quality standards, schedules, and cost goals. The role includes instructing journeymen, conducting onboarding and competency assessments, and delivering structural craft training and upskilling programs. The posting typically requires six years of industrial construction experience, including two years in supervisory roles.

Requirements

Typically six years of industrial construction experience.
Typically two years of supervisory experience.
Knowledge of structural ironworking craft tasks and safety procedures.
Ability to read and interpret blueprints and understand job specifications.
Ability to coordinate work with other crafts.
Ability to understand work scope, priorities, schedules, and project cost-control procedures.
Ability to identify work problems and take corrective action to maintain compliance with drawings, specifications, codes, and quality standards.
Ability to prepare or ensure accurate reports covering timesheets, backcharges, quantities, and work status.

Responsibilities

Identify safe and at-risk practices and conditions, and provide appropriate on-the-spot corrective action when needed.
Check the adequacy of existing job and task methods and procedures.
Instruct journeymen in specific craft tasks, including safety procedures and techniques.
Understand other craft disciplines to coordinate work between crafts and prevent jurisdictional conflicts.
Read and interpret blueprints, understand job specifications, implement Bechtel job procedures and work rules, and inspect finished work for quality and completeness.
Understand the work scope and integrate project priorities.
Understand work priorities and schedules, and complete planned work on schedule.
Identify potential problems in a timely manner.
Take prompt remedial action when work does not meet drawings, specifications, code requirements, or accepted construction quality standards.
Follow project cost-control procedures and work toward established cost goals and unit-rate standards.
Ensure accurate reporting of timesheets, backcharges, quantities, and work status.
Conduct CTOs for new hires and JLA competency testing.
Conduct structural training and upskilling programs.
Conduct apprentice programs when they are held.