Bechtel

Material Person General Foreman

Bechtel$75K — $95K *
Real Estate & Construction
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8 years of industrial construction experience
  • 4 years of supervisory experience
  • Strong knowledge of safety procedures and techniques
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints and job specifications
  • Experience in coordinating multiple craft disciplines

Responsibilities

  • Observe and influence employee safety behavior to meet Zero Accident goals
  • Provide feedback on safe and unsafe behavior practices
  • Guide and instruct journeymen on specific crafts and safety protocols
  • Coordinate with other crafts to optimize workflow
  • Monitor and report on project progress and schedule conflicts

Benefits

  • Employee feedback and consequences for safety compliance
  • Access to continuous training on safety procedures
  • Opportunities for career advancement within a leading construction firm
  • Engagement in collaborative work culture
  • Fair administration of praise and disciplinary actions
Full Job Description
Job Description

1. Safe work observation with focus on changing employee behavior to achieve Bechtel Zero Accident objective.
2. Provide employee feedback and/or consequences for safe/unsafe behavior.
3. Read an interpret blueprints, understand job specification and implement Bechtel job procedure and work rules.
4. Understand the work scope and integrate priorities of the project.
5. Instruct journeymen in specific craft tasks including safety procedures and techniques.
6. Be knowledgeable of other craft disciplines in order to effect work coordination between crafts.
7. Know, administer, and enforce work and safety rules in a fair and consistent manner of the crafts under your direction.
8. Provide timely and concise guidance to foremen to preclude crew work stoppage.
9. Provide precise directions to foremen and ensure foremen are effectively supervising work crews.
10. Understand work priorities and schedules and assign work plans.
11. Identify problems and develop action plans to resolve with minimal work disruption.
12. Initiate the coordination required with other disciplines to prevent scheduling conflicts.
13. Responsible for the quality of work performed by the crafts under your supervision.
14. Ensure accurate reports are submitted with regard to time sheets, backcharges, quantity, and work status.
15. Ensure foremen and crews understand assignments and directions prior to commencement of work.
16. Participate in the free exchange of ideas between yourself and others.
17. Administer praise and discipline consistently and fairly and initiate corrective action when required.
18. Conduct work preplanning by providing meaningful input at weekly scheduling meetings.
19. Monitor work progress and report impending schedule problems to supervision.
20. Typically has 8 years industrial construction experience with 4 years in supervisory roles.

About Bechtel

Bechtel Corporation is an American engineering, procurement, construction, and project management company founded in San Francisco, California, and headquartered in Reston, Virginia. It is the largest construction company in the United States and the 11th-largest privately owned American company in 2018. Its headquarters are in the Reston area of unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia. Bechtel is a global engineering, construction, and project management company, and they are currently working on projects in over 40 countries. The company is organized into five global business units that specialize in civil infrastructure; power generation, communications, and transmission; mining and metals; oil, gas, and chemicals; and government services.
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Size
55,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1898

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