Utilities Foreman

Fessler & Bowman Inc•Charlotte, NC

About The Position

Fessler & Bowman, Inc. is seeking a Utilities Foreman to lead crews on civil and utility construction projects. The Foreman is responsible for directing trade workers, meeting job-site deadlines and production goals, and ensuring safety and quality standards are followed. The role works closely with the Superintendent and communicates project progress, risks, and needs to the Project Manager (PM). The Foreman oversees work from project start through completion, including planning and coordinating personnel, materials, equipment, subcontractors, and schedules. Duties include interpreting project documents, confirming grades and elevations, monitoring daily productivity and costs, tracking equipment and assets, maintaining records in Procore and Tenna, completing safety inspections and reports, and coordinating demobilization. The position also requires identifying and addressing safety, design, construction, and schedule issues, and completing punch-list work. Travel to surrounding job sites is required. Depending on travel and overnight stays, Fessler & Bowman compensates a per diem. The role may involve high or low temperatures, traffic, loud noises, confined spaces, heights, and indoor or outdoor work environments.

Requirements

15 or more years of Civil Foreman experience.
OSHA 30 certification.
Experience leading crews of six or more people.
Experience with deep excavation at utility construction sites.
Experience with water, storm, and sanitary sewer pipe.
Experience with dewatering, bypass pumping, wet utilities, heavy equipment, line alignment, and leak testing.
Knowledge of local specifications, materials, and methods.
Experience in progressive utility construction and pipe laying.
Experience using a pipe laser.
Proven experience supervising self-performed subsurface construction.
Ability to multitask and resolve constructability and equipment issues.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to job coach.
Safety-oriented attitude.
Ability to travel to surrounding job sites.
Valid driver's license with a clean driving record is preferred.

Nice To Haves

Valid driver's license with a clean driving record.

Responsibilities

Enter timesheets in Procore with appropriate cost codes for the previous day's work by 9:00 a.m.
Complete and validate daily logs in Procore, including weather, notes, photos, equipment, productivity, deliveries, documents, and descriptions of the previous day's work, by 9:00 a.m.
Communicate daily production goals and assign work to qualified tradespeople to meet target production rates.
Conduct job-site safety inspections and toolbox talks, identify potential hazards, and complete incident reports promptly.
Ensure time-and-material and change-order work does not begin until the PM has validated written customer commitment, and track such work accurately in Procore.
Validate take-off quantities and ensure materials, equipment, and subcontractors arrive according to the project schedule.
Review, validate, and shoot grades, ensuring elevations match the latest drawing revision.
Prepare a three-week look-ahead and review it with the General Superintendent and PM to align with the project schedule.
Provide the PM with daily job-progress updates and communicate risks involving schedule, quantities, or manpower.
Track equipment, forms, shoring, and other job-site assets, and remove them when work is complete.
Validate pour cards and perform daily equipment inspections in Tenna.
Organize Miss Dig/One Call activities.
Ensure the quality of daily work and complete punch-list items.
Organize and direct personnel to execute project requirements.
Interpret plans, shop drawings, and specifications; clarify discrepancies and questions concerning plans and drawings.
Order materials according to plans and specifications as assigned by a supervisor.
Schedule equipment and tools as assigned and coordinated.
Organize and manage demobilization of manpower, equipment, and materials.
Ensure craftsmen maintain a clean and safe job site and comply with OSHA, safety, and environmental regulations.
Identify potential design, construction, and scheduling problems and advise the Superintendent.
Oversee construction projects from beginning to end and coordinate workers without supervision.
Identify and correct unsafe acts.
Uphold the Company's Integrity and Code of Ethics and ensure the team does the same.
Complete other relevant tasks as assigned.
Travel to surrounding job sites as required.