General Foreman

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 21 March 2026
LOCATION
Bridgwater
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Construction
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SKILLS

Civil Engineering Earthworks Supervision Safety Awareness SSSTS Planning

FULL DESCRIPTION

Operations - South West

· Bridgwater

General Foreman - Bridgwater

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Your Responsibilities:

  • Carry out inductions, daily site briefings and daily inspections, recording any changes to methods of work or site conditions
  • Organise, motivate and supervise your site operatives and subcontractors at all times
  • Have a full understanding of work objectives, programmes and project details to ensure the contract is carried out correctly to timescales, mark up programmes and drawings with the progress on a weekly basis
  • Promote and implement safety arrangements (including close call reporting) and methods of working to ensure compliance with [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] Health and Safety, Quality and Environmental policies, making any suggestions to ensure a safe site
  • Maintain and record daily site records, returns, ID, and any additional works found, reporting these to the Project or Site Manager, to be returned to Head Office
  • Liaise with the Site and Project Manager and Site Engineer on any necessary changes to site activities
  • Identify any further training needs and review competencies of site personnel
  • Any other duties as may reasonably be required

Person Specification:

  • A background in Civil Engineering/ Earthworks projects – Essential (Rail highly desirable)
  • Experience in supervising, motivating and supporting the training of groups of team members on site – Essential
  • A strong knowledge and demonstrable behaviours in Safety Awareness
  • SSSTS – Essential
  • A good ability to plan and manage time
  • A positive and professional attitude, with the confidence and talent to deliver excellence to our clients
  • The ability and willingness to regularly work away from home, as well as on nights and weekends

Preferred competencies:

  • PTS - Highly desirable
  • First Aid - Highly desirable
  • COSS - Highly desirable
  • Machine tickets and experience

The Package

  • Competitive Pay
  • A collaborative and friendly working culture, focussed on investing in people
  • Up to 22 days holiday + Statutory Bank Holidays
  • Company Sick Pay
  • Annual professional subscription costs
  • Excellent training & development opportunities, provided by our award nominated in house Training team
  • Paid Volunteering days and Charity events
  • Eye test vouchers & Annual Flu Jabs
  • Employee Assistance Programmes for advice and counselling
  • Access to a committed Mental Health First Aider team
  • Company Pension and Death in Service scheme of 2x annual salary
  • A generous Employee Referral scheme of £1000 per successful hire
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