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As a foreman, your primary responsibility is to provide on-site coordination for all construction project phases. This includes coordinating with subcontractors, managing materials and equipment, and ensuring that plans and specifications are strictly followed. Your role also includes scheduling, coordinating inspections, maintaining quality control, and ensuring job site safety on a daily basis. 

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QUALIFICATIONS 
In order to excel in this role, the candidate must proficiently perform each essential task. The qualifications outlined below are indicative of the knowledge, expertise, and abilities necessary for this position. Reasonable adjustments can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties of this role. 

JOB SCOPE 

• The Project Foreman is responsible for the timely completion of the project and ensuring that the project is constructed in strict accordance with plans, specifications, and local codes. 

• Scheduling all subcontractors, consultants, and vendors, as well as ensuring their work completion within the time allowed. 

• Coordination of work directed in the field, provided work is performed in accordance with plans and specifications. 

• Conflicts or revisions to the plan shall be communicated with the project manager, prior to execution of work that deviates from the approved plans. 

• Establish and enforce job site quality control programs to ensure quality completion of 
  construction. 

• The foreman shall supervise all subcontractors, consultants, and vendors on a daily basis. 

• The foreman is to be on-site, daily, during all activities unless approved in advance by the project manager.  

• Know safety rules and work practices that apply to the work you supervise. Take action to confirm that all employees in your charge understand the safety rules that apply to them. Always take immediate action to correct safety rule violations. Unsafe acts or procedures cannot be tolerated. 

• Prevent bad work habits from developing. You are responsible for making daily observations of employees to ensure that they perform their work safely and continue this observation regularly, once safe working habits are established. 

• Take action to correct or control hazardous conditions within your work areas. If it is beyond your control, remove the employee until the condition is safe. Eliminate unsafe conditions and prevent accidents. 

• Set a good example. Demonstrate safety in your own work habits and personal conduct. Always wear personal protective equipment in areas where personal protective equipment is required. 

RESPONSIBILITIES OF A FOREMAN 

• Maintain a Daily Log (written) of activities on the job site 

• Review the schedule with the Project manager and schedule subcontractors, consultants, and vendors based on the critical path discussed. 

• Perform quality control reviews of all work being performed. 

• Ensure that the subcontractor is fully executing and complying with their contracted scope of work. 

• Coordinate required inspections with local jurisdictions. 

• Identify subcontractor non-compliance with safety, health, and environmental quality standards. 

• Identify conflicts in construction progress and communicate them to the project team for resolution. 

• Ensure the subcontractor has corrected all deficiencies identified by the project team. 

• Walk the project site daily to monitor activities and assist in future planning. 

• Presiding over weekly subcontractor meetings designed to coordinate the work 

• Ensure that the job site is always kept in a clean and organized manner. 

• Perform job progress and completion punch list identification and completion. 

• Verify and maintain records on all Time and Material work. 

• Identify areas of work that are outside of the subcontracted scope. 

• Opening the job site at the beginning of the day and securing the job site at the end of the day. 

• Assist the project manager with schedule updates. 

• Schedule all testing and inspections required by the specifications and/or authorities having jurisdiction. 

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES 

• Provide directions and resolve problems among subcontractors and vendors. 

• Ability to identify deficient work and provide a resolution. 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 

• Ability to read and navigate Blueprints. 

• Physically able to lift up to 50 lbs. 

• OSHA 10 card 

• Endurance and ability to visit the entire job site, including stairs or other elevated structures. 

• Monitoring job site general health and safety. 

• Customer Service - Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; Responds promptly to customer needs; Solicits customer feedback to improve service; Responds to requests for service and assistance; Meets commitments. 

• Interpersonal Skills - Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting; Keeps emotions under control; Remains open to others’ ideas. 

• Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings. 

• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others’ views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone’s efforts to succeed. 

• Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Plans for additional resources; Organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; Develops realistic action plans. 

• Professionalism - Tactfully approaches others; Reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through with commitments. 

• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality. 

• Quantity - Meets productivity standards; Completes work promptly; Strives to increase productivity; Works quickly. 

• Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly. 

• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events. 

• Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time; Ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; Arrives at meetings and appointments on time. 

• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan. 

• Initiative - Volunteers readily; Undertakes self-development activities; Seeks increased responsibilities; Takes independent actions and calculates risks; Looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; Asks for and offers help when needed.  

•  Must be able to travel to the job site (s) assigned. 

• Dress Code: PPE, pants or shorts, T-shirt, sturdy work boots or shoes, no tank tops, no athletic shorts or pants (e.g., sweatpants or gym shorts), no open-toe shoes. 

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE 

• Minimum of ten years of verifiable experience, thorough knowledge of trades 

• Computer literate 

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating, and maintenance 
  instructions, procedure manuals, shop drawings, and submittals 

• Ability to speak effectively before clients, co-workers, and subcontractors.  

• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry. 

• Ability to provide basic survey skills for line, grade, and elevations 

• Reasoning Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists 

• The ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.