Site Foreman
VACANCY FOR A SITE FOREMAN
Posted - November 2024
Sylvia Newman Garden Design needs a Site Foreman to join their growing team based in Longstanton, near Cambridge.
You’ll take responsibility for overseeing/working on site-based projects and manage and maintain the company’s standards of excellence.
Develop your career with Sylvia Newman Garden Design, please submit your CV and covering letter to ed@sngardendesign.co.uk
Job Description
Working Site Foreman
1 ABOUT US
Sylvia Newman Garden Design Ltd is a garden architecture business offering clients complete turnkey design, build and maintenance services. We are market leaders in the Cambridge area, creating high end gardens from concept to creation.
We accept commissions for both private and commercial clients and approach each new project with our signature commitment to style and excellence
2 OUR OPPORTUNITY
Sylvia Newman Garden Design needs a Site Foreman to join their growing team based in Longstanton, near Cambridge. You’ll take responsibility for overseeing/working on site-based projects and manage and maintain the company’s standards of excellence.
Other key tasks and responsibilities of the successful Site Foreman include:-
- Site set up and mark out
- Woking on site and overseeing the smooth running of site projects from start to finish
- Managing staff and workload allocation while monitoring daily progress
- Providing regular updates to the client and to the office
- Take responsibility for health and safety on site, maintaining a safe, clean, tidy and organised site at all times
- Oversee and monitor the work of contractors, with the ability to perform on tasks.
- Work to the agreed schedule, budget and deadlines.
This is a busy role which requires you to stay ahead of the project, taking care of the planning, ordering of materials and ensuring correct workforce planning; overcome challenges and site based problems as they arise and ensure client relationship management and staff management.
The successful applicant must have previous experience in a site foreman role as well as experience of excavation, paving, bricklaying, drainage etc. You must also have the following attributes:
- Previous experience of managing a team
- Personable and approachable
- Ground works experience
- Hard landscaping experience
- Able to multi-task and work to a consistently high standard
- Able to manage clients and deliver excellent customer service
- Excellent communication skills
- Demonstrable ability to work to deadlines
- Self-motivated and willing to learn
- Able to work well within a team
- A full clean driving licence and access to own transport (Company van provided for client visits)
- Be able to provide your own hand tools
Desirable attributes are a CSCS card, trailer licence, first aid and relevant Health and Safety qualifications. This role requires a good level of physical fitness and involves heavy lifting at times.
In return, the successful applicant will have the opportunity to grow and develop their overall skills within a busy team. Opportunities for progression are available within this company for the right person. If you are interested in the role and feel you meet the requirements above, please apply today to ed@sngardendesign.co.uk, we are keen to meet you.
Sylvia Newman Garden Design Ltd is a garden architecture business offering clients complete turnkey design, build and maintenance services. We are market leaders in the Cambridge area, creating high end gardens from concept to creation.
We accept commissions for both private and commercial clients and approach each new project with our signature commitment to style and excellence
2 OUR OPPORTUNITY
Sylvia Newman Garden Design needs a Site Foreman to join their growing team based in Longstanton, near Cambridge. You’ll take responsibility for overseeing/working on site-based projects and manage and maintain the company’s standards of excellence.
Other key tasks and responsibilities of the successful Site Foreman include:-
- Site set up and mark out
- Woking on site and overseeing the smooth running of site projects from start to finish
- Managing staff and workload allocation while monitoring daily progress
- Providing regular updates to the client and to the office
- Take responsibility for health and safety on site, maintaining a safe, clean, tidy and organised site at all times
- Oversee and monitor the work of contractors, with the ability to perform on tasks.
- Work to the agreed schedule, budget and deadlines.
This is a busy role which requires you to stay ahead of the project, taking care of the planning, ordering of materials and ensuring correct workforce planning; overcome challenges and site based problems as they arise and ensure client relationship management and staff management.
The successful applicant must have previous experience in a site foreman role as well as experience of excavation, paving, bricklaying, drainage etc. You must also have the following attributes:
- Previous experience of managing a team
- Personable and approachable
- Ground works experience
- Hard landscaping experience
- Able to multi-task and work to a consistently high standard
- Able to manage clients and deliver excellent customer service
- Excellent communication skills
- Demonstrable ability to work to deadlines
- Self-motivated and willing to learn
- Able to work well within a team
- A full clean driving licence and access to own transport (Company van provided for client visits)
- Be able to provide your own hand tools
Desirable attributes are a CSCS card, trailer licence, first aid and relevant Health and Safety qualifications. This role requires a good level of physical fitness and involves heavy lifting at times.
In return, the successful applicant will have the opportunity to grow and develop their overall skills within a busy team. Opportunities for progression are available within this company for the right person. If you are interested in the role and feel you meet the requirements above, please apply today to ed@sngardendesign.co.uk, we are keen to meet you.