Foreman - Forework& Concrete

• Base Pay $85,000.00 - $ / Year
• Employee Type FT Exempt

Pursuing Excellence & Exceeding Expectations

Trident Civil is a growing civil construction contractor specializing in concrete structures, site development, utilities, and infrastructure projects. We are committed to delivering safe, high-quality work while building long-term relationships with our clients and employees.

Our Heavy Civil Group self-performs the deep, structural work in Hampton Roads—wastewater and stormwater pump stations, wet wells, box culverts, tide gates, junction structures, and cast-in-place concrete of every description, built inside deep excavations with engineered support-of-excavation and dewatering.

We are looking for a skilled Formwork/Concrete Foreman to lead field crews building and setting formwork, placing embeds and reinforcing steel, and executing cast-in-place concrete to line, grade, and finish. This is a working foreman role. You are on the tools, on the deck, and responsible for what your crew produces—layout accuracy, form integrity, safe access, production rate, and a finished structure that passes inspection the first time.

This is not residential or light-commercial carpentry. Our forms carry structural loads at depth, our tolerances are tight, and our work is inspected by municipal owners and engineers of record.

Build, erect, plumb, align, brace, and strip formwork for cast-in-place structures—wet wells, base slabs, walls, top slabs, valve vaults, box culverts, headwalls, equipment pads, and thrust blocking

Assemble and set engineered forming systems (EFCO or comparable ganged/handset panel systems) per the manufacturer's assembly drawings, tie schedules, and allowable form pressures

Verify form pressure against placement rate, mix temperature, slump, and lift height so pressure never exceeds the rated capacity of the form and ties

Set bulkheads, waterstop, blockouts, embeds, anchor bolts, sleeves, and cast-in items to the dimensions and elevations on the approved shop drawings

Place, tie, and support reinforcing steel to the placing drawings—bar size, spacing, lap length, and clear cover verified before any inspection is called

Lead concrete placements: pour sequencing, vibration, consolidation, cold-joint control, screeding, floating, troweling, and finish; direct pump and truck operations and manage placement rate

Execute curing and cold- and hot-weather protection; monitor strength gain and coordinate cylinder breaks before form removal or load application

Strip, clean, repair, oil, and stage forms for reuse; protect the forming investment

Lead and supervise the carpentry/concrete crew on daily operations

Run a daily plan—know tomorrow's work today, with material, layout, equipment, and manpower staged to execute it

Train and mentor crew members on the craft, the equipment, and our procedures

Coordinate daily tasks with the Superintendent and Project Manager; flag conflicts, RFIs, and schedule risk early

Track and report daily production, quantities, cost codes, equipment usage, and any issues

Account for production against budgeted hours and take ownership of the result

Assist with mobilization and demobilization of forming systems, material, and equipment

Enforce safety standards and ensure compliance with company, OSHA, and VOSH regulations

Lead the daily Take 5 and hazard analysis and stop work—without hesitation and without penalty—when conditions change

Apply OSHA requirements for excavation and trenching (29 CFR 1926 Subpart P), fall protection, ladders and scaffolds, concrete and masonry construction (Subpart Q), rigging and material handling, silica, and PPE

Verify safe access, egress, guardrail, and working deck conditions in every excavation before the crew enters

Confirm shoring and reshoring remain in place and undisturbed until the structure has reached the specified strength and removal has been authorized

Inspect rigging, chokers, slings, and lifting hardware before use; direct lifts with qualified signaling

Own dimensional control—verify line, grade, plumb, square, and elevation against the plans before concrete is ordered, not…