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Requirements
Candidates should have substantial experience in a senior site leadership role on civil engineering, utilities, highways, or major infrastructure projects, with strong knowledge of construction operations, resource planning, safety, and programme delivery. Required qualifications include SMSTS or SSSTS, a CSCS Supervisory or Management Card, Temporary Works Supervisor qualification, and First Aid at Work; a range of additional industry qualifications are desirable.
Job Description
Job Description
Note for Recruitment Agencies:
We prefer to hire directly, and we will be in touch with our PSL Agencies if this role is eligible for release.
We do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. If speculative CVs are sent, no fee will be applicable – please direct all queries to the relevant Resourcing Partner.
Role: Senior General Foreman
Location: Hampton, Middlesex (with travel across the Thames Water Framework)
We're looking for an experienced Senior General Foreman to join our growing Thames Water team, helping deliver some of the UK's most important water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
This is an exciting opportunity to take a leading role across a major long-term framework, where you'll be responsible for driving safe, efficient and high-quality project delivery while developing and leading site teams.
Working closely with Site Managers, Project Managers and supply chain partners, you'll play a key role in delivering projects that improve critical infrastructure for millions of customers across the Thames Water region.
At Galliford Try, you'll be joining a business that puts safety, collaboration and continuous improvement at the heart of everything we do, with genuine opportunities for career progression, development and long-term stability.
What you'll be doing:
As Senior General Foreman, you'll provide visible leadership across multiple construction activities, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on programme and to the highest quality standards.
Leadership & Site Management
You'll be a proactive and experienced construction professional with a strong track record of leading teams and delivering infrastructure projects safely and successfully.
With an impressive order book of over £4.3 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.
We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.
We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.
Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.
Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.
Our Benefits:
We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.
Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.
We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.
For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our business please contact charlotte.gornall@gallifordtry.co.uk
Additional Information:
Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.
We encourage, and would be grateful if, you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.
Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.
A full job description for this role is available upon request.
Note for Recruitment Agencies:
We prefer to hire directly, and we will be in touch with our PSL Agencies if this role is eligible for release.
We do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. If speculative CVs are sent, no fee will be applicable – please direct all queries to the relevant Resourcing Partner.
Role: Senior General Foreman
Location: Hampton, Middlesex (with travel across the Thames Water Framework)
We're looking for an experienced Senior General Foreman to join our growing Thames Water team, helping deliver some of the UK's most important water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
This is an exciting opportunity to take a leading role across a major long-term framework, where you'll be responsible for driving safe, efficient and high-quality project delivery while developing and leading site teams.
Working closely with Site Managers, Project Managers and supply chain partners, you'll play a key role in delivering projects that improve critical infrastructure for millions of customers across the Thames Water region.
At Galliford Try, you'll be joining a business that puts safety, collaboration and continuous improvement at the heart of everything we do, with genuine opportunities for career progression, development and long-term stability.
What you'll be doing:
As Senior General Foreman, you'll provide visible leadership across multiple construction activities, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on programme and to the highest quality standards.
Leadership & Site Management
- Leading, motivating and coordinating General Foremen, Supervisors, site teams and subcontractors.
- Creating a positive, collaborative and inclusive site culture.
- Supporting the development of apprentices, trainees and emerging talent.
- Driving high performance and accountability across delivery teams.
- Championing Galliford Try's Safety First culture through visible leadership.
- Ensuring compliance with health, safety and environmental legislation, company procedures and project requirements.
- Reviewing and implementing RAMS, permit systems and temporary works controls.
- Carrying out site inspections, safety tours and behavioural safety observations.
- Supporting incident investigations and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
- Planning and coordinating construction activities to achieve programme milestones.
- Managing labour, plant, materials and subcontractor resources effectively.
- Monitoring progress and proactively resolving site challenges and programme risks.
- Supporting Site Managers with short-term and long-term work planning.
- Promoting a right-first-time approach across all construction activities.
- Ensuring works are delivered in accordance with drawings, specifications and contract requirements.
- Supporting inspections, testing, audits and project handovers.
- Contributing to efficient resource utilisation and productivity improvements.
- Supporting environmental compliance and sustainable construction practices.
- Promoting waste reduction, pollution prevention and carbon reduction initiatives.
- Helping deliver Galliford Try's wider sustainability objectives.
You'll be a proactive and experienced construction professional with a strong track record of leading teams and delivering infrastructure projects safely and successfully.
- Proven experience as a General Foreman, Senior General Foreman or equivalent site leadership role within civil engineering, utilities, highways or major infrastructure environments.
- Strong knowledge of construction operations, resource planning and programme delivery.
- Experience managing direct labour, subcontractors and supply chain partners.
- Sound understanding of temporary works, permit systems and site safety management.
- Ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications and construction programmes.
- Excellent leadership, communication and organisational skills.
- Strong commitment to health, safety, wellbeing and environmental best practice.
- SMSTS or SSSTS.
- CSCS Supervisory or Management Card.
- Temporary Works Supervisor qualification.
- First Aid at Work.
- Competent Microsoft Office user.
- NRSWA Supervisor.
- EUSR registration.
- NEBOSH Construction Certificate.
- IOSH Managing Safely.
- NVQ Level 6 Construction Site Management (or equivalent qualification).
With an impressive order book of over £4.3 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.
We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.
We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.
Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.
Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.
Our Benefits:
We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.
- Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
- A wide range of corporate discounts
- Cycle to Work schemes
- Comprehensive pension plan
- Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
- Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
- Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role
Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.
We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.
For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our business please contact charlotte.gornall@gallifordtry.co.uk
Additional Information:
Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.
We encourage, and would be grateful if, you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.
Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.
A full job description for this role is available upon request.
Education
Professional Certificate
Skills
Site LeadershipConstruction OperationsCivil EngineeringResource PlanningProgramme DeliverySubcontractor ManagementHealth And Safety ManagementTemporary WorksPermit SystemsTechnical Drawing InterpretationRisk ManagementQuality AssuranceEnvironmental ComplianceTeam DevelopmentMicrosoft OfficeConstruction Planning
About Galliford Try
Galliford Try is a leading UK contractor, and a member of the FTSE 250, passionate about providing high quality buildings and infrastructure for communities across the nation. With expertise in providing whole life solutions to both private and public clients, we have a strong track record in our chosen sectors of Building, Highways and Environment. Our network of offices across England and Scotland, provide local delivery to their regional markets, all underpinned by the strength of a nationwide FTSE business.
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