2 General Foreman roles in Reading

What you'll be doing

As a General Foreman, you will:

• Supervise and coordinate a team, including Foremen and logistics gangs, ensuring project milestones are met.


• Manage and oversee subcontractors to ensure high-quality workmanship and compliance with safety regulations.


• Lead and promote a strong health, safety, and environmental culture, ensuring compliance with Zero Harm policies.


• Review and contribute to Work Package Plans, Risk Assessments, and Temporary Works solutions.


• Conduct safety and environment tours, tool talks, and briefings to maintain industry-leading standards.


• Monitor engineering controls, ensuring accurate setting out and quality control.
  Ensure a 'Right First Time' approach, improving efficiency and reducing material waste.


• Provide input into weekly programming and monitor progress against key performance indicators.


• Maintain accurate site records, including plant, labour, and materials.


• Identify opportunities for improvement and drive innovative solutions on site.

Who we're looking for

We are looking for a General Foreman with:

• Proven experience in a similar Foreman or supervisory role within construction.


• Strong leadership skills with the ability to communicate effectively and motivate a team.


• Extensive knowledge of health, safety, and environmental regulations.


• Familiarity with construction contracts (NEC and others) and commercial awareness.


• Experience in working on high-profile infrastructure projects, preferably in safety-critical environments such as rail, nuclear, or power.


• A valid CSCS card and a full UK driving licence.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

With a strong track record of delivery, our civils teams connect communities through infrastructure projects in the highways, public realm, rail, flood and coastal defence, and industrial sectors across England and Wales.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com