This is a permanent full-time, Northern Ireland based role working out of our Castledawson Depot. On offer is a competitive salary in line with experience plus van, fuel card and benefits package, including Healthcare Cash Plan, Life Assurance, Family Friendly policies, “Perks” which offers exclusive member discounts, great deals and cashback on shopping, travel restaurants and much more!
Role Overview:
As Working Foreman, you will have responsibility and accountability for coordinating operations, managing direct labour and sub-contracts, whilst advocating safety standards, practices and protocols ensuring they are adhered to at all times. Success in the role will be ensuring all contract work is compliant, in line with client KPI requirements and internal targets to ensure excellent service delivery is achieved to specification, and within cost budgets.
Managing CFM and client relationships is pivotal to the role, ensuring transparency and good channels of communication exist and are maintained.
Key Responsibilities:
- Carry out normal trade related daily duties and completing appointments issued through PDA system.
- Assisting the area supervisor and planner with the organising of the jobs for the operations team and overall operational aspects of the contract.
- Responsible for ensuring Health and Safety standards and protocols are maintained with onsite teams, completing H&S audits, accident reporting and toolbox talk delivery.
- Central point of contact for Contract Supervisors and Operations Managers along with administration personnel for all work/ queries relating to service delivery.
- Ensure flow of work instructions are allocated to appropriate sub-contractors or direct labour.
- Liaising with and managing sub-contractor relations, ensuring qualify and performance standards are being met in line with service delivery.
- Surveying jobs and ordering required materials with the procurement department.
- Assisting with the collecting of materials for the operational team.
- Liaising with the NIHE/ project managers regarding works orders, agreed additions and omissions from the task orders.
- Carry out thorough Pre & Post Inspection Surveys ensuring information is adequate with an accurate list of details relating to materials and work requirements so that the job can be planned accordingly and carried out efficiently and profitably.
- Ensure works are completed via operative PDA (Accumobile) and Orchard system is accurately updated with all relevant information being readily available for admin and QS’s.
- Carrying out daily site inspections with operatives, client staff, sub-contractor and agreeing measurement and application of SOR’s prior to works commencing.
- Management and reviewing of Subcontract performance ensuring they are continually updated on contract developments.
- Providing support, guidance and training to direct labour and subcontractor staff.
- Assist with the training of new staff
- To perform the job in accordance with the company’s policies and procedures.
- Any other duties deemed necessary to ensure successful delivery of all works with the CFM workstream.
Essential Requirements:
- IT literate
- Must be able to demonstrate a high level of experience and sound knowledge in the delivery of minor building and maintenance services.
- Have good communication skills to meet and deal with our customers.
- Valid CSR card
- Full driving licence
Preferred:
- Experience in social housing sector.
- Previous experience in a Foreman/ Supervisor role.
Competencies:
- Demonstrate reliability, flexibility and adaptability
- Effectively manage time in order to meet deadlines
- Excellent team working skills
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to manage client relationships
- Strong planning and organisation skills
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a cross functional team
- Ability to work accurately under pressure and meet deadlines and targets
- Good understanding of operating costs and productivity levels
- Knowledge of construction and the skills off the team members
