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General Foreperson
Location: Iver, Buckinghamshire
About the Role
We are currently seeking a General Foreperson to join our AMP8 Framework Team, working onsite at Affinity Water’s Iver Water Treatment Works. This role involves constructing a new Rapid Gravity Treatment Plant, alongside upgrades to the existing clean water treatment facility.
Your primary responsibility will be leading site operations, ensuring safe, on-schedule, high-quality delivery of work while adhering to specification and cost targets.
Our Environment Division delivers source-to-sea asset solutions across the UK and Scotland, managing both framework and standalone projects. Since AMP3, we’ve delivered over £2bn of assets for clients including Yorkshire Water, United Utilities, Anglian Water, Thames Water, Southern Water, Welsh Water, and Scottish Water.
As a trusted water industry partner, we’ve entered a transformative phase with renewed focus on innovation, digital delivery, and long-term capability. This is an opportunity to shape this journey.
Responsibilities
- Promote and maintain a safe, healthy, and inclusive site environment.
- Supervise and support the site team and supply chain in daily operations.
- Plan, coordinate, and monitor work progress for allocated projects.
- Manage labour, plant, and materials to meet budget, programme, and quality goals.
- Lead daily site activities and ensure clear inter-team communication.
- Ensure all permanent and temporary works comply with design and quality standards.
- Identify and escalate changes in scope, programme, design, or commercial impact.
- Resolve technical challenges as they arise.
- Conduct regular health and safety inspections and promote best practices.
- Maintain valid RAMS, permits-to-work, inductions, and safety briefings.
- Keep accurate site records, including detailed daily diaries.
- Monitor operator and contractor workload/capability, escalating concerns when needed.
- Introduce and support new processes, techniques, and innovations.
- Provide daily progress updates to the Site Manager.
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Requirements
Key Qualifications & Experience
You’re the ideal candidate if you can demonstrate:
- A strong commitment to health, safety, and workplace culture.
- Experience in heavy civils and water industry environments.
- Multidisciplinary project management skills across various work packages.
- Technical expertise in reading and interpreting designs, programmes, and specifications.
- Leadership experience within a construction setting.
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, and client liaison capabilities.
Certifications & Qualifications (Preferred)
- SMSTS
- CSCS
- EUSR National Water Hygiene & Modules 1 & 2
- Temporary Works Supervisor (TWS)
- First Aid at Work
- Fire Marshal certification
- Relevant degree or Higher National Diploma (HND) in construction/engineering
What We Offer
As one of the UK’s leading principal contractors with a £3.8b+ order book, we provide opportunities to work on high-impact, industry-leading projects with growth and career development.
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Benefits & Initiatives
✔ Competitive salary with comprehensive benefits
- Generous holiday entitlement (including buyback)
- Corporate discounts & professional association membership (paid annually)
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Pension plan & Save as You Earn share option scheme
- Private medical insurance at no extra cost
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for mental & physical wellbeing support
- Flexible working via our ‘Agile Working’ initiative
✔ Investment in your development
- Leadership & ongoing training programmes
- Apprenticeship and Career Path initiatives
- Be Well initiative for physical and mental wellbeing
✔ Values-driven culture
- Excellence, Passion, Integrity, Collaboration guide our daily work.
- Diverse, inclusive teams where you’ll feel valued and engaged.
For viewing full details, kindly contact ryan.destadler@gallifordtry.co.uk.
Additional Notes
🔹 Flexible working welcomed – We engage with candidates regarding full-time, part-time, or alternate work arrangements.
🔹 Diverse candidates encouraged – We believe talent is diverse. If you share our passion and meet most criteria, we’d love to hear from you.
🔹 Disability Confident employer – Interview guarantees extended to candidates with long-term health conditions or disabilities if they meet core position requirements.
⚠️ Direct hiring policy – Inquiries from recruitment agencies without direct contact from us will result in no engagement of fees. Speculative applications from agencies will receive no fee reimbursement.
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