General Foreperson

Costain have won extensive work across the water sector to support the AMP 8 investment cycle. We have been appointed by Northumbrian Water to the Living Water Enterprise to help shape and deliver its strategic infrastructure upgrade programme with contracts valued up to c.£670m to Costain over 15 years.

We are looking for an experienced General Foreperson to sit within the Project Delivery team and drive delivery through the Project both in pre-construction and on-site delivery.

As our new General Foreperson, you’ll be responsible for the operational delivery on specific wastewater projects supporting pre-construction buildability and onsite delivery, supported by a wider delivery team. The role requires an individual with strong strategic thinking and ability to engage and communicate with a wide range of stakeholders including client teams, designers and direct reports to drive safety and quality delivery at all stages.

At Costain, we believe diverse perspectives drive innovation. If you’re passionate about making a positive impact and think you can bring value to our team, we’d love to hear from you—even if you don’t tick every box. Your unique skills and experiences could be exactly what we need. 

• Ensure coordination across individual wastewater projects 
• Communicate between all parts of the operation team including suppliers, subcontractors, engineering, safety and environmental and client’s team
• Work within the team to deliver all aspects of the project requirements; identify training requirements, review the performance of the workforce, and ensure delivery of briefings
• Ensure high standard of quality on the works to meet the specification requirements ‘first time’ and minimise rework
• Ensure accurate, legible, and up-to-date allocation sheets are recorded and provided at shift close with delivery tickets and plant returns to the engineering and commercial teams
• Ensure all records for example inspections, works permits and briefings are up to date and in place
• Carry out regular safety and environmental inspections and implement recommended courses of action as identified from progress monitoring and management inspections
• Keep a full and accurate daily site diary, including any changes / variations, subcontractors’ attendance, and records of work-related discussions with client / designer / RE / project team

• Previous experience of multidisciplinary projects including Civils and MEICA (preferably in the water sector)
• A proven collaborative individual who is experienced in projects of work including wastewater infrastructure / medium or large-scale projects
• Experienced in leading multi-contractor and multi-disciplined teams
• Ability to review information, consult with relevant persons and organisations to make agile decisions
• Can demonstrate the ability to out-perform against a tight budget through effective programme development, risk and opportunity management and use of production and innovation
• Experience in stakeholder management; including customers, client, site operators, landowners and utility companies
• SMSTS qualification
• Gold (Supervisor) or Black (Construction Site Management) CSCS card 
• Lift Supervisor

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