General Foreman, Electrical

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Summary:

The Craft – General Foreman is responsible for supervising crew members by ensuring productivity, safety, and compliance with company policies and procedures.

Requirements:

Client Relationship Management Accountabilities:

• Provides excellence in the management and delivery of the project, in-line with the client’s expectations.

Planning: 

• Reports information about site activities including routing, fence crossings, traffic flow, water flow, moving farm animals, and hazards to the Superintendent. 
• Utilizes and direct staff for daily construction activities. 
• Identifies potential workflow and staffing issues.
• Evaluates on-site assessment prior to commencing work to ensure that the job is ready and address any concerns.
• Translates general work requirements into a prioritized work plan and communicates it to the crew.

 Leadership: 

• Directs, guides, and coaches Craft to ensure activities on site are understood and following established processes through quality checks.
• Follows processes for systems and communication lines on site and ensure implementation is consistent.
• Assists with managing Craft personnel.
• Fosters a culture of continuous improvement.
• Ensures that project is utilizing Safety Management Systems (SMS), Quality Managements Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS) and technical procedures.
• Identifies and mitigates potential employee relations issues.
• Assigns tasks and oversees the execution of the work including quality and production. Inspects and measures completed work.
• Prepares records and reports.
• Recognizes, addresses, and resolves issues among crew members.

QA/QC: 

• Manages quality control program to ensure processes are implemented according to the plan and are consistent.
• Maintains work standards and outlines behavioral expectations to ensure morale, productivity, and safety.

Environment: 

• Provides the required documents, drawings and other forms to active projects for monitoring and maintaining the EMS.
• Ensures all required permits are received before commencing work.
• Ensures training is provided and certifications are maintained on field staff to comply with EMS requirements.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Presents, supports, and leads-by-example with a safety and quality-oriented attitude.

Safety: 

• Ensures that safety is the most important function and follows safe practices while working.
• Reinforces safe behaviors and eliminates “at risk” behaviors.
• Ensures Job Hazard Analysis (JHAs) occurs before scopes of work commence.
• Adheres to and understands standard operating procedures.
• Receives job- and task-specific training prior to work commencing.
• Follows technical, quality, and safety systems in place and determines appropriate action.
• Reports potentially unsafe conditions and uses materials and equipment properly.
• Attends work regularly and punctually, as scheduled or expected.
• Complies with Employee Handbook, Code of Conduct and Company Policies & Procedures. 
   

Qualifications: 

• High School Diploma/GED required.
• 3 or more years of construction experience required.
• Ability to travel domestically 76-100% required.
• Must possess a valid Driver’s License.

• Advanced level of knowledge in:
  • Safety and OSHA requirements
  • Relationship building
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Interpretation of a project schedule
  • Planning and task direction
  • Adaptability to environment
  • Working in fast paced environment
  • Interpretation of scopes of work
  • Project permits
  • Leadership
  • Team building
  • Mentor and facilitator
  • Decision making
  • Understanding environmental concepts including permit requirements
  • Interpreting state rules and regulations
  • Contract management
  • Sub-contractor and vendor and materials management
  • Construction drawing review
  • Drawing Quantity Takeoff
  • Communications, leading meetings, engaging teams, public speaking, presentations
  • Reporting
  • Writing skills

• Intermediate level of knowledge in:
  • Project Management
  • Creating logical and resource-loaded project schedules
  • Budget Analysis and controls
  • Estimating work efforts
  • Change orders
  • QA/QC processes
  • Development of processes and procedures
  • Continuous Improvement such as Lean, Six Sigma, Total Quality Management
  • Project Finance
  • Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PPT, Outlook, Visio)
  • Job Costing or accounting software
• Basic level of knowledge in:
  • Engineering Management
  • Scheduling software (MS Project, Primavera 6)
• Functional competencies include attention to detail, communication, casting the right shadow, accountability, and ethics and integrity.

Anticipate Pay Range: $35.00 -$40.00

Per Diem of $123.57 daily to cover lodging, meals and travel during rotation.   

RES offers benefits that are effective first day of employment. These benefits include the following: