Highway/construction Foreman - Southampton, United Kingdom - 1st Step Solutions Ltd

1st Step Solutions Ltd
1st Step Solutions Ltd
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Southampton, United Kingdom

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Description

Location:
Southampton

  • Sector:
Skilled Trades & Labour

  • Job type:
Contract

  • Salary:
Negotiable

  • Contact:
Anna-Marie Warren

  • Job ref:
242424_

  • Published:
about 4 hours ago

  • Duration:
6 months

  • Expiry date:
  • Startdate:

ASAP

  • Role: Highway/Construction Foreman
  • Location: Southampton, SO15 0LJ
  • Duration:
6 months

  • Start Date:
    ASAP
  • Job Purpose:
  • Required to lead a team, under the Maintenance Contract completing specialist operational activities, utilising comprehensive knowledge and experience to ensure that all works are completed to the required Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality standards. Reporting to the Highways Supervisor/Agent.
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Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for carrying out a broad range of Highway Construction tasks, ranging from footway reconstruction, kerb laying, laying drainage and pavements, laying traffic signal ducting and chambers, placing street furniture, iron works and excavating holes and trenches. All to a high standard, safely and at a commercial pace.

Duties:


  • Carry out a broad range of Highway construction and maintenance activities, safely, efficiently and to a high standard.
  • Conduct operational activities against required quality standards.
  • Undertake required work, progress against agreed programmes.
  • Select and undertake appropriate work methods to ensure the work is completed right first time.
  • Ensure that work activities meet project work requirements.
  • Utilise the effective deployment and use of plant, equipment or machinery.
  • Organise, control and monitor supplies of materials.
  • Evaluate job information / solution and recommend improvements.
  • Carry out all reasonable work instructions (Issued through various media including hand held device, hard copy job file and/or verbal instructions).
  • Support the emergency service provision in and out of hours.
  • Flexibility of working overtime or shift patterns to meet business requirements.
  • Support the delivery of winter service provision.
  • Contribute to the overall profitability of the services provided through effective use of resources.
  • Working within a culture of Zero Harm.
  • Report all observations, Close Calls and Good Practices.
  • Compliance with all statutory and company procedures across all the functions, specifically H&S.
  • Develop and maintain good working relationships across all teams.

Skills/Experience/Qualifications:

  • Essential:
  • Highway Civils, Construction or Building/Ground Works.
  • Driving.
  • Health and Safety first.
  • Adaptable to changing situations.
  • Teamwork.
  • Reliable.
  • Willing to learn.
  • Listen to and do what is required.
  • Pride in work.
  • Honest / Act with integrity.
  • Customer facing.
  • Positive Attitude.
  • Professional Conduct.
  • Willing to share knowledge.
  • Quality and accuracy of work.
  • Continually striving to improve performance.
  • Good Communication skills.

Desirable:

  • Class 1 or Class 2 Licence.
  • NRSWA.


  • Lantra T


  • Lantra T

  • First Aid.
  • Abrasive Wheels.
  • CSCS Highway Maintenance.
  • CPCS / NPORS Plant certification, Ride on Roller, Dumper, Telescopic Handler etc.
  • Driver CPC.
  • NVQ Winter Service.
  • Footway Construction.
  • Linear Drainage.
  • Iron works.
  • Concreting.
  • Kerbing.
  • Block Laying.
  • Slabbing.
  • Plant awareness.
  • Manual Handling.
  • Gritting Roads.
  • Traffic Management.
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