Balfour Beatty plc
Foreman
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About The Role
Balfour Beatty Power T&D is looking for an experienced Foreman to join our team on the prestigious EGL2 Project in Market Weighton. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the delivery of critical infrastructure that will support the UK's transition to a low-carbon future.
As a Foreman, you will provide hands-on supervision and leadership to civils teams working across overhead line, underground cable and substation projects, ensuring work is delivered safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards.
What you'll be doing
- Actively seek to learn and develop new skills to support career development within a civils team
- Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm
- Take responsibility for health and safety and promoting health and safety across the business
- Provide suggestions and recommendations for Temporary Works solutions
- Identify potential hazards and proactively implement actions and controls
- Ensure all plant and small tools are adequately maintained before use
- To carry out all work in accordance with BB Power T&D work instructions, method statements and policies and procedures
- Be familiar with, and demonstrate commitment to the requirements of the Health & Safety and Environmental Policies
- Seeks to improve levels of safety at every opportunity
- Identify future requirements for setting out and communicate to General Foreman/Project Engineer/Engineering team
- Ensures that all Non Conformances are reported as required
- Weekly review of small tools and plant list
- Awareness of project scope and highlights items of additional work
- Take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and of others who may be affected by your actions or omissions whilst at work.
- Do not recklessly interfere with or misuse anything provided in the interests of health, safety and welfare.
- Bring to the attention of your manager any perceived shortcomings in health and safety arrangements or situations that you consider to be serious or imminent danger to yourself or others.
To Demonstrate Correct Use Of The Following
- PPE
- Hand Tools
- Lifting equipment – colour coding – Slinger/Signaller
- Shackles, Lifting Chains & Slings
- Measuring Tapes
- Excavation rescue
- Excavation barrier systems
- Shoring Installation & extraction
- Accomplished Knowledge of Temporary Works Design
- Accomplished Knowledge of General Arrangement Drawing
- Accomplished Knowledge of Bar Bending Schedule
- Knowledge of Deep Dig Techniques in challenging conditions
- Understanding of different Tower Types
- Understanding of different Cable Types
- Knowledge of Cable installation
- Knowledge of Duct Installation
- Knowledge of Cable Drum setup and Winch setup
- Knowledge of different formwork systems – Metal Shuttering, Pile Cap Formwork etc
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Who we're looking for
The Following Qualities/experience Are Essential
- Able to clearly communicate the requirements of a safe system of work to ensure that these are followed accurately
- Capable of taking ownership of tasks and communicating outcomes
- Strong work ethic with flexibility to work unsociable hours / nights / 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 and SSSTS
- Must be a good team player, with strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Understands the basic Company Protocols regarding Accidents and Incidents investigations
- Uncompromising approach to the implementation of safe systems of work
- Good working knowledge of current H & S legislation
- Where possible, adopts an innovative approach to enhancing safe systems of work
- Encourages ownership within the team and fosters a culture of Right First Time
- Produces and monitors the daily records, including holding reviews with the team members to ensure proper record standards are maintained
- Understands material wastage allowances and able to suggest improvements to save materials
- Ability to work in a team
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Able to undertake work in high pressure situations
- Flexibility – Willing to travel and work across the UK
- Aptitude for working in all weather condition
- First Aid at Work
The Following Qualities/experience Are Desirable
- Experience of working on a variety of construction project types.
- Solution orientated individual, with ability to analyse risks and benefits of options to resolve identified issues. Proven experience of working to tight deadlines with an ability to prioritise and multi-task
- Capable of taking ownership of the works or a section of the works from start to finish, including the handover of the works
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Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
About Us
Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.
From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com
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