Foreman

Summary:

The Foreman is accountable for the overall supervision of an assigned project including meeting safety, production, project milestone, quality assurance, and profitability goals while coaching, training and developing employees assigned on the site. The Foreman will partner with the project manager to schedule, organize and ensure timely, cost-effective and safe performance on all job activities (including those of subcontractors), based on an understanding of the Scope of Work (SOW) and other contractual. As the project leader for the field, the Foreman will occasionally use their knowledge and experience to ensure work is performed in a quality fashion, to train/mentor team members; and to drive safe and quality performance on project and customer satisfaction.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Reviews, interprets and applies contract guidelines, specifications, scope of work, plans, drawings, production requirements, quality/production goals, project milestones to complete a project.
• Plans, schedules and manages labor, subcontractors, materials, deliveries, etc., in tandem with client and Project Manager, using experience, education, skills, knowledge of tools, standard processes, and production.
• Analyzes and develops reasonable expectations of labor, materials, costs, etc., to complete projects, including average productivity rates for various work packages.
• Communicates/coordinates with team members on project performance to prevent/resolve issues.
• Participates in project meetings with clients and other trades onsite.
• Report to Project Manager regarding onsite performance and provide feedback from PM to workforce.
• Project Administration – Completes all tasks in a timely and accurate manner, according to established processes and guidelines, based upon priorities, including the use of a PC and related software.

Job Requirements:

• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in commercial construction and 2 years of supervisory experience.
• Able to read and understand plans and specifications.
• Possess basic MS Office skills (Outlook, Excel, Word, etc.).
• Able to work Monday-Friday with occasional evenings and weekends as needed. Must be able to be flexible with work schedule.
• High School Diploma or equivalent (experience may be substituted for education).
• Reliable Transportation – go to sites in Metro DC as assigned/needed (including Maryland and Virginia).
• Able to handle and prioritize multiple assignments effectively.
• Interface effectively, ethically and professionally with Pillar team members and subcontractors.
• Communicate effectively in English (verbal and written).
• Ability to speak Spanish a plus.
• Able to sit, stand, bend, walk, and climb.
• Able to withstand exposure to heights, tight/confined spaces; work in dusty areas; work in temperature extremes; be expose to external elements (wind, rain, snow, etc.).
• Possess strong desire, willingness and ability to learn new tasks.
• Must report to work on time as required.