- Experience working on a large scale Earthworks
- Able to clearly communicate the requirements of a safe system of work to ensure that these are followed accurately.
- Strong experience in the role of General Foreperson for self-delivery complex heavy civil works Projects mandatory (Dams, Bridges, Power Plants, Stadiums...)
- Strong work ethic with flexibility to work night shifts and Weekends.
- Able to work on own initiative and seek out opportunities in line with level of responsibility.
- Holds a current driving license and CSCS Card, or able to register for CSCS card once mobilized on the Project.
- Capable of and demonstrative experience in taking ownership of the works from start to finish, including the handover of the works.
- Access to Employee assistance programmes
- Annual flu vaccinations
- Health risk assessments
- Flexible working
- Enhanced maternity and paternity
- Excellent pension contributions
- Travel allowance for eligible candidates
- Car/ car allowance
- 9.3km of viaducts
- 62 overbridges
- 35 cuttings
- 56 culverts
- 62 embankments
- 2 twin bore tunnels and 2 cut and cover tunnels
- 28 underbridges and 11 underpasses
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General Foreperson - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Balfour Beatty- Vinci
Description
General Foreperson - Earthworks
Are you looking to progress your career by working on Britain's biggest construction project? Balfour Beatty VINCI is working with a range of organisations to design and build 90km West Midlands stretch of HS2 - Britain's new high speed railway..
Our work is essential to enable HS2 trains to travel between London and Birmingham as well as continue their journey up to Manchester. It's an incredibly exciting time to join us - we're at peak construction with work really ramping up on a broad range of assets including bridges, tunnels and viaducts.
Plus you'd join 9,000 people across 72 nationalities working on this exciting section of HS2 across the region. We currently have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a General Foreperson within the PSV Team.
This role will be based on site in Water Orton, on a complex section of major Earthworks .
To provide guidance and control of a team comprising, Section Foremen, Junior Foremen and Gangers. Monitoring and management of budget for MSM direct works. Contribution to change control and assistance with the production of contract mechanisms for cost recovery. Interfaces with other Foremen, Agents and Team Leaders, together with Engineering Staff. Manages a team of Supervisory Staff. Periodic involvement in project steering groups and cross-discipline action groups.
Experienced required
Our work with HS2 Balfour Beatty VINCI have been awarded a 90km section of the HS2 project from Long Itchington in Warwickshire to the centre of Birmingham and then on to Handsacre in Staffordshire.
Overall, we will be building the following across all our sites:
Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) is delivering equal opportunities for everyone that is part of the team and for people that are yet to join us. We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all backgrounds to come and join our team, including people with different physical abilities and neuro diversities. We are working to represent the communities Balfour Beatty VINCI works in through our workforce. We have embedded Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) Champions across our sites and are guided by strong accreditations that ensure we demonstrate our ability to support our people effectively. We care about being inclusive and that means we encourage applications from people with diverse set of backgrounds and experiences. BBV is a Disability Confident Leader and we welcome applications from candidates with a disability