Job Description

About the role
Shape your career in construction as a Foreman and make an impact on landmark works. When it comes to complex operational challenges on large-scale builds, we don\xe2\x80\x99t shy away. We pool our wealth of experience and ambition to take pride in a job well done. Our size means there\xe2\x80\x99s always something new to get stuck into, career opportunities to explore and talented teams to lead.
What you\'ll be doing
As a Foreman, you\xe2\x80\x99ll enjoy plenty of influence and succeed here if you:

• Take ownership of works from start to finish \xe2\x80\x93 including handover
• Supervise works and a team of foremen, gangers, plant operators, subcontractors and a direct labour force \xe2\x80\x93 making sure they have all the information they need
• Focus on Zero Harm, identify potential hazards and implement controls
• Help to produce work package plans, risk assessments and task briefing sheets
• Provide recommendations for temporary works solutions
• Carry out inspections to keep progress on track and quality levels at their highest
• Make sure that all plant and small tools are well maintained
• Assess material wastage allowances and make improvements if needed

Who we\'re looking for
As a lead figure on some of the largest construction projects in the UK, you\xe2\x80\x99ll need to:

• Stay up to date on changes in relevant legislation such as health and safety
• Bring experience of delivering engaging toolbox talks, allocating resource, monitoring key programme dates and managing the works of direct labour and subcontractors
• Understand contract documents, construction tolerances and test plans
• Think commercially and understand the terms and outputs of subcontractors
• Be willing to work some unsociable hours to keep everything moving forwards.

Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.
About us
Balfour Beatty has been operating in Scotland for over a century. Today, we directly employ 2,000 colleagues across Scotland and work with a supply chain that includes a substantial proportion of local businesses. Significant projects in the company\xe2\x80\x99s current portfolio include the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh \xe2\x80\x93 Biomes Initiative and the Institute for Regeneration and Repair and the Edinburgh Futures Institutes projects for the University of Edinburgh. We recently completed Glasgow Queen Street Station Redevelopment for Network Rail, the University of Strathclyde\xe2\x80\x99s Learning and Teaching building, Forth Valley College\xe2\x80\x99s Falkirk Campus and the A9 Dualling Luncarty to Pass of Birnam for Transport Scotland. At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence \'Employer Recognition Scheme\' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. Further information on Disability Confident can be found at: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
Job Reference: BBUK06956