Underground Utilities-Foreman

Louis W. Bray Construction•Ottawa, ON

3d•CA$42 - CA$47•Onsite

About The Position

The Underground Utilities-Foreman supervises on-site construction activities, ensuring work is completed safely, accurately, and on schedule. This role involves coordinating crew members, resolving on-site issues, monitoring progress, and communicating with Supervisor’s, project managers and subcontractors. The Foreman plays a critical role in maintaining workflow, enforcing safety standards, and ensuring compliance with project specifications.

Requirements

Minimum 3 years of experience as a Sewer and Water supervisor in heavy civil construction
Ability to work unsupervised and lead work crews.
Coordination with subcontractors, suppliers and owners.

Responsibilities

Accomplishes work requirements by orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, and coaching employees; and supervising sub-contractors.
Delegating tasks to team members in line with skill, knowledge and capability and note where employees need improvements and hold them accountable.
Follow and enforce company policy, procedures, safety standards and ensure all site personnel are always adhering to them.
Preforms daily toolbox talks, weekly site inspections and incident reporting.
Communicate relevant information to crew members, allowing them to effectively complete their tasks/roles.
Meets construction work standards by following production, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving operational problems; identifying work process improvements.
Assist Superintendent in creating short-term schedules and monitor such schedules.
Plans construction projects by studying technical specifications and drawing, ordering and scheduling materials and equipment.
Inspecting work in progress to ensure that work conforms to specifications. Notify supervisors of any defects, mistakes, errors at time of incident
Accomplishes organization goals by accepting shared ownership and responsibility for each project; and exploring opportunities to add value to each project.
Represent company in meetings with clients, contractors, inspectors, etc. as required.
Participation in daily and weekly update meetings.
Evaluate worker's abilities, Coach/mentor crew members to develop their position.
Maintain an exemplary safety record; knowledge of safety procedures; and knowledgeable of the hazards specific to each job. Promote a safe working environment.
Establish and maintain a professional working relationship with team members, architects, engineers, subcontractors and suppliers.
Generating daily work sheets with cost codes and recording quantities, Maintain Accurate As build drawings.
Maintains technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing technical publications; becoming aware of state-of-the-art practices.