General Foreperson

Plymouth, England, United Kingdom

1/8/2025

Job Description

We are working on an infrastructure upgrade programme to support the MODs future requirements in relation to both its warship and submarine programme.

This role will be site based 5 days per week.

Responsibilities

Role Requirements

• Managed contractors to safely execute site works
• Health, safety and quality focused
• Computer competence (MS Word, Excel, Document control system)
• Daily allocation of plant, labour and materials
• Attending team and site meetings as required by the Construction Manager
• Co-ordinate activities on the site including Sub-contractors
• The management of the workforce on site to ensure that safe methods of work are used and the effect on the environment is minimised
• Ensuring deliveries are kept in safe areas to keep from causing injury to the public and staff and plant not damaged
• Ensuring correct PPE available and used
• Aid method statement production
• Oversee contractors and subcontractors throughout all stages of site preparation and construction
• Conduct daily inspections for compliance and site safety
• Liaise and aid the permitting office
• Promote a positive Quality culture of Do It Right, first time, every time
• Complete Quality records and process control documents (as required by role) e.g., Quality Plans, Inspection and Test Planning, testing regimes
• Report any non-conformance to generate timely action and prevent recurrence
• Proactively assist with improvement. Investigate where significant failures have occurred to identify root cause and learning opportunities, Lessons learnt
• Site
  
  

Qualifications

• Site Management Safety Training Scheme SMSTS
• Relevant CSCS Card
• NVQ level 4, ONC, OND, HND or Degree qualified or equivalent site experience
• Current holder of SC Clearance or DV Clearance is preferred
• Managed contractors to safely execute site works
• Health, safety and quality focused
• Good awareness of CDM, construction practices and health and safety legislation
• Can demonstrate effective stakeholder management and understands the importance of integrated team delivery
• Contract management experience and can effectively manage daily site works
• Computer Competence (MS Word, Document Control System)
  
  

About Us

Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.