General Foreperson

McLaughlin & Harvey are one of the leading Building and Civil Engineering Contractors operating throughout the UK and Ireland.

We are seeking to recruit an experienced General Foreperson to join our Civil Engineering team, primarily working on Translink Framework Projects across the Northern Ireland Railway Network.

Responsibilities

As Foreperson you will have the responsibility for planning and implementing the successful delivery of our civils and railway projects at various locations throughout the NI.  Day to day duties and responsibilities will typically include but not be limited to:

• Direct and supervise day to day site operations of direct operatives and sub-contractors, ensuring compliance with operational procedures.
• Ensure material requisitions are issued in adequate time to stay within the constraints of the programme.
• Ensure a consistently high standard of work is produced in accordance with specification and quality standards through regular quality inspections.
• Ensure works are carried out safely, in accordance with health, safety and welfare standards.
• Ensure accurate daily records, including site diaries are maintained and communicated for labour, materials and plant, including subcontractors.
• Liaise with the Project Manager and Site Colleagues regarding cost control, waste management, variations, and confirmation of instructions.
• The successful candidate must be willing to work various shift patterns depending on project requirements.  A combination of dayshift and nightshift working will be required.  There will also be a requirement to be allocated onto the ‘on call’ rota for emergency works.
• Assist in completing a review of new work packages, developing methodology, programme and resource planning.
• Work within a live operational railway environment.

Projects can typically include civil engineering works and infrastructure projects such as: Railway infrastructure, underbridges, overbridges and footbridges, culverts, earthworks & embankments and rail platforms.

Qualifications &  Experience

Essential Criteria

• Strong work ethic.
• Experience in a similar role, leading a site team of direct and subcontract staff on civils infrastructure projects.
• Driving Licence.
• The candidate will need to possess a standard of medical fitness in order to obtain NIR PTS, with no reason as to why either the medical or PTS can’t be obtained.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience working in a railway environment.  Full training will be provided for the successful candidate, both safety critical and technical as required.
• NIR/Network Rail Personal Track Safety, TSC/COSS competency
• CSCS
• SMSTS/SSSTS
• First Aid at Work Training

Additional training will be provided as required for the successful candidate to ensure 

What's in it for you?

At McLaughlin and Harvey we offer a fantastic benefits package including the following:

• Competitive salary
• 33 days annual leave entitlement
• Generous pension contributions
• Life Assurance
• Opportunity to develop your career, whilst being given the opportunity to undertake training to work within a safety critical environment

If this sounds like the role for you, please apply by clicking the apply button

McLaughlin & Harvey are an equal opportunities employer who are committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination or harassment.  We expect every employee to care and commit to their contribution to the cultivation and maintenance of an environment where everyone has the opportunity to feel included and is afforded the respect and dignity they deserve.

Decisions relating to recruitment, salary, training, evaluating performance, or termination are made fairly, and we provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified candidates and employees.  We examine our unconscious biases and take responsibility for always striving to create a collaborative and inclusive environment that makes every employee and candidate feel welcome.

As a Disability Confident employer we are committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment where we will provide all reasonable adjustments at interview stage and beyond and commit to extending an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum job role requirements.