General Foreman
Listed on 2026-11-01
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Construction
Road Construction, Construction Manager/ Foreman, Site Manager
Are you an experienced General Foreman with a background in highways looking for your next freelance opportunity?
A new freelance opportunity has become available for a General Foreman based in Oxfordshire, working on planned highways term maintenance across the area.
The OpportunityYou’ll be responsible for the day-to-day supervision of site activities and gangs, ensuring works are delivered safely, efficiently and to the required standards.
The schemes will cover a variety of highways maintenance and civils works, including:
- Road repairs and replacement
- Footway repairs and replacement
- Drainage, ditches and grips
- Kerbs and edgings
- Road markings
- Modular surfaces
- Traffic management
- Reactive repairs
You’ll be working across multiple locations, coordinating site teams and subcontractors while ensuring works are completed in line with programme, quality and health & safety requirements.
What We’re Looking For- Previous experience as a General Foreman / Foreman within highways
- Strong understanding of highways maintenance and civils works
- Experience supervising gangs and subcontractors
- Good understanding of health & safety and site documentation
- CSCS
- SMSTS or SSSTS
- First Aid
If you feel that you are right for this job technically, but the rate, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then we are still keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation. We constantly recruit for jobs very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. Even if you are happy in your current job for now, we always welcome calls from Highways, Traffic & Parking professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years.
Our specialist team has a combined 100+ years' experience in this market. Please call Brett at Carrington West on (phone number removed).
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