What you'll be doing

As a General Foreman, you'll enjoy plenty of influence and succeed here if you:

• Take ownership of works from start to finish including handover.


• Supervise works and a team of foremen, gangers, plant operators, subcontractors and a direct labour force making sure they have all the information they need.


• Focus on Zero Harm, identify potential hazards and implement controls.


• Help to produce work package plans, risk assessments and task briefing sheets.


• Provide recommendations for temporary works solutions.


• Carry out inspections to keep progress on track and quality levels at their highest.


• Make sure that all plant and small tools are well maintained.


• Assess material wastage allowances and make improvements if needed.


• Identify requirements for setting out to engineering teams.

Who we're looking for

As a General Foreman on some of the largest construction projects in the UK, you'll need to:

• Stay up to date on changes in relevant legislation such as health and safety.


• Bring experience of delivering engaging toolbox talks, allocating resource, monitoring key programme dates and managing the works of direct labour and subcontractors.


• Understand contract documents, construction tolerances and test plans.


• Think commercially and understand the terms and outputs of subcontractors.


• Be willing to work some unsociable hours to keep everything moving forwards.


• Have experience on civil engineering projects.

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