Earthworks Foreman

About the role

Vaughn is a regional commercial construction company operating throughout Texas, focused on building higher education, healthcare, and research buildings for commercial clients. We utilize the latest technology to plan and build high-quality, enduring facilities, and treat all employees like family in a family-like environment where our people are proud to work. Our family is committed to safety, integrity, teamwork, excellence, and work ethic.

Our goal is to WOW our clients and provide life-changing opportunities for our people, while delivering our projects in a family atmosphere, where our people are proud to work.

Responsibilities

• Provide calculations on hours involved, tons of material, and quantity of work performed
• Recognize and communicate to Superintendent or Project Manager any priority projects or problems
• Ensure that proper safety and incident reporting procedures are followed and bring problems to the attention of the Superintendent
• Coordinate, direct, and lead workers engaged in construction activities
• Supervise crews to obtain top quality workmanship, efficiency, employee satisfaction, morale, communication, commitment, teamwork, and pride
• Review and verify employee time sheets
• Suggest and initiate personnel actions such as promotions, transfers, hires, and training requirements
• Analyze and resolve worker problems and recommend motivational plans
• Relate to the public and to customers in a professional, courteous, and respectful manner, appropriately responding to their questions and issues
• Maintain excellent attendance and punctuality
• Know, understand, and consistently enforce Company/OSHA rules
• Exhibit organization skills to ensure loose ends are cleaned up and completes projects timely
• Assist in effectively training construction workers
• Read and interpret construction drawings
• Lead safety meetings

Requirements

• A minimum of two to four years of related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed
• Must include related on-the-job training and experience in construction practices
• Experience and training must include methods, techniques, equipment, and hands-on experience in a supervisory position
• Advanced mechanical skills a plus
• Clean driving record
• High School diploma or equivalent

Skills and Abilities

• Must be able to plan, allocate resources, manage production, and coordinate people and equipment
• Knowledge of materials, methods, and tools involved in construction
• Ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong-to recognize problems when they occur and to work toward the solution of those problems
• Ability to exercise good judgment when carrying out duties and to maintain good working relationships with the public and fellow employees
• Must be able to read, understand, and apply information obtained from blueprints, surveys, and job specifications
• Ability to lift 50 pounds, move 100 pounds, work under exposure to inclement weather conditions, climb scaffolds, climb ladders, walk projects to supervise work being installed, drive vehicles for company business, and walk several flights of stairs on high rise buildings