Construction Foreman

Dallas/Krugerville

SUMMARY

As the foreman, you will be involved in overseeing a crew to complete various phases of our construction projects up to and including all phases from start to finish.

The projects include residential and commercial and can be uniquely different so the only constant is change; you should be ready for and ok with change.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Plan, organize, and participate in construction projects

  • Help manage costs to keep projects within budget

  • Predict resources needed to complete projects

  • Issue technical site visit progress updates as needed

  • Train and mentor workers and laborers depending on the size of the project

  • Lead Teams across multiple different trades

  • In charge of and responsible for equipment and materials on site

  • Monitor and ensure on-site safety compliance, cleanliness, and orderliness

  • In charge of on-site quality control

  • Maintain records for site personnel such as daily field reports, field orders, and RFIs

  • Creating a culture within the organization of exceptional service to clients and employees

  • Participating actively as a key member of the Management Team, including demonstrating leadership through strong communications skills, use of business metrics to determine strategy and resource needs, and showing a high level of focus on continual quality improvement

  • Knowledge of regulations and permits required

  • Understands and reads blueprints and specifications

  • General knowledge of construction trades, materials, and construction methods

  • Organized, with exceptional time management skills, the ability to plan and multitask in order to meet deadlines

  • Great customer service, and communication skills

  • Proven leadership skills

  • Ability to both do and delegate work

  • Experience in managing multiple tasks, priorities, projects, etc.

  • Enjoys working with a team and has a positive, constructive attitude

  • Willing and open to learning new tasks and working outside of your knowledge comfort zone

  • Ability to lift 40 pounds and operate heavy equipment

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

  • Must have a background in Residential and Commercial

  • Trade school and apprenticeship are preferred

  • 5+ years of experience as field foreman/manager with licensed contractors

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.  Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.  

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job. Work is primarily performed in a factory, machine shop or construction environment. The ability to verbally communicate alarms or warnings clearly, concisely, loudly and quickly, to clearly and quickly hear or otherwise sense alarms or warnings and take appropriate action. Frequently required to maintain equilibrium to prevent falling when moving, walking, standing, kneeling or crouching - particularly on narrow, uneven, irregular, slippery surfaces, going up or down ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles or other objects using hands, arms, feet or legs.  Frequently required to bend the body downward and forward, bending leg and spine - working in a bent over position.  Frequently required to sense physical attributes such as size, shape, temperature, texture or sharpness of an object by touching. Frequently required to grasp, grip or apply pressure to an object with the fingers and palm, holding an object in the hand.  Frequently required to lift, raise or lower objects in a vertical direction, particularly heavy or bulky objects.  Moving objects backward, forward, in or out in a horizontal direction, particularly heavy or bulky objects.  Pulling, exerting a steady backward, downward, upward or outward force against an object - jerking, plucking, wrenching, stretching, towing, drawing, dragging or tugging objects in a sustained motion.  Pushing, pressing against something with steady forward, downward, upward or outward force - shoving, pushing, compressing, squeezing, mashing, packing, pressing, jamming, compacting, or squashing objects in a sustained motion. The ability to see and distinguish colors, to visually distinguish shapes and patterns, to accurately sense distances (depth perception), to accurately see objects and detect motion at wide angles (peripheral vision).  Frequently uses the lower extremities and back muscles and moving on foot, particularly for long distances. May have exposure to indoor/outdoor adverse weather conditions. Frequent exposure to noise - workers must wear protective hearing equipment or frequently shout in order to be heard above the ambient noise level.  Exposure to pollutants or allergens which can adversely affect the skin and/or the respiratory system such as gases, smoke, odors, mists, fumes, dust, chemicals, oils or solvents. Exposure to hazardous working conditions including moving machinery, electricity and/or working in high places.  May be exposed to hot objects, flames or sparks. The job requires the use of protective equipment such as hard hats, respirators, aprons, gloves, special clothing, safety shoes and safety glasses.