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Foreman
Job Description
Job Title: Foreman
FLSA Status: Exempt
Prepared Date: August 1, 2022
Approved by: Ted Butler
Summary
The foreman is expected to manage construction and close construction projects that generate profits for the company. This role is ultimately responsible for the day-to-day management of several projects and onsite operators, tradesmen, and laborers. Directs, schedules supervises and coordinates activities of operators and tradesmen to obtain optimum use of equipment, facilities, and personnel. Provides overall management of construction project sites and procurement through final acceptance, while ensuring project safety. Maximizes profits and controls costs to maintain stability and growth of the organization by performing the following duties personally and through subordinates.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned:
- Studies specifications to plan procedures for appropriate construction methods on the basis of project start and completion time.
- Studies staffing and equipment requirements for each phase of construction and directs and supervises construction activities and related workers/equipment needs.
- Procurement of materials, tools, and rental equipment at specified times to conform to work schedules.
- Recruiting, hiring, training, managing, and mentoring employees and contractors
- Confers with and directs onsite personnel engaged in planning work procedures, executing work procedures, interpreting specifications, and coordinating various phases of construction to prevent delays. This role includes subcontractors.
- Confers with supervisory personnel, owners, engineers, contractors, inspectors, material suppliers, and/or equipment dealers to resolve matters such as work procedures, complaints, or construction problems to improve construction methods and performance.
- Inspects or reviews work in progress to ensure that workmanship conforms to specifications, schedules, and safety compliance.
- Prepares recommendations for management evaluation.
- Prepares or reviews reports on progress and costs related to materials, equipment, and labor used and adjusts work schedules as indicated by reports.
- Controls any disputes with the public and customers, including damage to personal property and damage or repair to public facilities.
- Confers and cooperates with other onsite personnel in formulating administrative, and operational policies and procedures.
- Investigates and reports damage, accidents, or delays at construction sites to ensure that proper construction procedures are being followed.
- Implement new or modified plans in response to delays, bad weather, or construction site emergencies.
- Provide effective and accurate communication to supervisors, owners, subcontractors, and subordinates by telephone, email, in person, or in written form to ensure project details and company information is efficiently relayed.
- Monitors compliance with project safety program requirements. Documents and ensures corrective measures are implemented as necessary.
- Enforces compliance with administrative policies, procedures, safety rules, and governmental regulations.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions of a job.
Education and/or Experience
Four (4) years minimum related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Language Skills
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Mathematical Skills
Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10s and 100s. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations
Valid driver’s license.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and are, talk, and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to twenty-five (25) pounds without assistance. Occasionally lift and/or move up to fifty (50) pounds without assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical part, fumes, airborne particles, caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions, and the risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
