General Foreman - Water Projects in Devon, Plymouth

Part of the VolkerWessels UK Group, VolkerStevin is an industry-leading civil engineering business, providing complex and innovative engineering solutions across a wide range of sectors including maritime, flood risk management, defence, energy, water and regeneration. Collaborating with, and drawing on the specialist skills of the group's business units we deliver a truly integrated, multidisciplinary service.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering major infrastructure works, contributing to high-profile projects while progressing your career within a well-established and forward-thinking contractor.

As a Senior General Foreman, you will take responsibility for the safe and efficient delivery of works on site, leading teams, coordinating subcontractors, and ensuring projects are delivered to the highest standards of quality, safety, and performance.

We are seeking an experienced and motivated individual who:

• Has a strong background in civil engineering and site operations
• Demonstrates excellent leadership and communication skills
• Is proactive, organised, and committed to delivering high-quality results
• Has a strong focus on health, safety, and environmental standards

Due to the nature of the works, this position requires security clearance. Applicants must be UK Nationals to be considered.

• Long-term, stable framework providing consistent pipeline of work
• Opportunities for career progression and development
• Be part of a collaborative and high-performing team delivering critical infrastructure

The Senior General Foreman is required to work as part of a multi-disciplinary design and delivery team, accountable for ensuring compliance at site level with Volker Stevin Health Safety Environmental and Quality Systems and Procedures. Behavioural Safety should be at the heart of what we do and this supervisory role should support and promote the culture across the team.

• Ensure the necessary compliance with all processes and procedures and current legislation.
• Ensure that they are aware and take ownership of managing specific third-party interfaces in conjunction with the Customer and Third Party Team, providing support to the site team where required.
• Run the site in accordance to the site management plan.
• Responsible for supervising and co-ordinating teams of direct labour and specialist sub contractors and sub contract labour, meeting targets and deadlines the contract.
• Ensure safe working practices as outlined in the method statements and risk assessments. Assist in emergency situations as directed by site management.
• Provide specific project information which complies with client and internal reporting requirements, or as directed by the Works/Project Manager. Eg. Plant, Labour, and Materials Reconciliation.
• Resource planning, compliance with short-medium-term programme and cost control.
• Ensure they and other team members manage the work efficiently and effectively. Have a commercial awareness and contribute to providing information to project management and commercial teams to comply with NEC contract documentation, eg. contract programme, Early Warnings, Compensation Events.
• The role encompasses both overseeing the self-delivery team and supply chain, along with interfacing with client representatives at the appropriate level.
• The General Foreman should be aware of Key Performance Indicators and act on the information provided to continuously improve across all areas of the programme: Time, Cost, Quality, Wellbeing, H&S, Environment, Customer and Innovation.

Minimum 10+ years in supervisory role.

• Confined Spaces Desirable
• CSCS Site Manager
• SMSTS
• First Aid
• Temporary Works Appreciation Desirable
• Lifting Appointed Person Desirable

If your past experience doesn’t match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.

VolkerStevin is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure. By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerStevin are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients.

We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees. We offer a range of benefits, including:

• Competitive salary
• Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
• Option to buy additional annual leave
• Private medical care
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
• Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training
• Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity benefits
• Employee Assistance
• Flexible working opportunities programme
• Mental health, physical health, and financial support 24/7 Virtual GP service

Fairness, inclusion and respect. We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.

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VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all.