Construction Foreman​/Field Engineer

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Position is responsible for performing skilled craftwork activities in carpentry, concrete, and steel work, and for serving as a lead to skilled and/or unskilled construction workers in the absence of a Job Superintendent. Duties include laying out areas for footings or walls, monitoring and assigning work to employees; coordinating, organizing, and overseeing construction projects and purchasing materials; operating and overseeing equipment;

maintaining equipment; inspecting work in progress to ensure that work conforms to specifications and adheres to work schedules. The Foreman is the fourth level of an eight‑level construction series and is distinguished from the Skilled Construction Worker by its responsibility for coordinating tasks within a project and leading other workers. The Foreman also supports the company’s culture through effective Leadership, Management, and Accountability.

• Serves as a lead to Skilled Construction Workers, Construction Workers, and Laborers by assigning and monitoring work of employees.

• Coordinates and organizes construction crew tasks in carpentry, concrete, steel, and millwright.
• Ensures projects are on schedule and completed by working with subcontractors, ensuring crews have equipment, purchasing materials, and maintaining adequate inventories.
• Facilitates effective communication of project changes, goals, and objectives by coordinating and/or leading client meetings.
• Inspects work in progress to ensure compliance with specifications and schedules.
• Performs skilled craftwork activities in carpentry, concrete, and steel/millwright on projects where foreman duties are not required.
• Maintains the schedule of self‑performed work and pushes crew.
• Provides input for three‑week look‑ahead schedules to deliver accurate expectations to the project team.
• Operates and maintains equipment and ensures preventative maintenance is completed by scheduling lubrications, mechanical adjustments, washes, and mechanical work.
• Performs additional duties as assigned to support project and organizational success.

• Carpentry, concrete work, and steel erection.
• Layout procedures and transit operation.
• Equipment uses and practices.
• Work zone safety and OSHA job site regulations.
• Skilled craft techniques.
• City, state and federal laws.
• Company personnel policies.

• Coordinating tasks and/or projects in foreman capacity.
• Inventorying supplies and materials.
• Operating and maintaining equipment.
• Jobsite layout.
• Monitoring employees and serving as a crew leader.
• Reading blueprints and engineering plans.
• Communication, interpersonal skills, problem‑solving for interaction with coworkers, supervisors, and the public.
• Possess a valid driver’s license and meet the company’s Motor Vehicle Records (MVR) standards.

• High School Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (G.E.D.).
• Four to six years of construction experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience that enables successful performance of the essential duties.

• Frequent physical activity such as climbing, balancing, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, driving, pushing, pulling, lifting, and using hands.
• Work may involve exposure to mechanical parts, vibrations, fumes, dust, chemicals, oils, harsh weather, poor lighting, tight spaces, and loud noise.
• Heavy work:
  Exerting up to 75 pounds of force occasionally (with team assistance) and/or up to 40 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

• Mid‑Senior level

• Full‑time

• Management and Manufacturing

• Construction

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