Foreman (Structures)

Job Description

Kokosing (www.kokosing.biz) is seeking a Structures Foreman to oversee heavy highway projects in the Northern VA/DC/MD area. Essential duties include reviewing documents, examining blueprints, directing crews, and maintaining safety.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Reviews documents and plans, ensuring all questions are answered before proceeding.
• Examines blueprints, plans, and profiles to determine dimensions and grades.
• Works from surveyor’s layout and cut sheets; determines line and grade where necessary.
• Directs and trains crew in performing work as shown on contract drawings and specifications.
• Selects materials and structural units to ensure conformance with project provisions.
• Plans ahead to ensure appropriate materials are on hand when needed.
• Plans sequence of activities on the project in a two-week schedule.
• Sets up machines and equipment and supervises their use.
• Maintains detailed daily job diary.
• Holds meaningful weekly safety meetings for crew and files reports on attendance and content.
• Estimates, requisitions, and inspects materials.
• Maintains time and production records.
• Finishes work activities to minimize punch list.
• Supervises workers engaged in building structures such as cofferdams, support of excavation, and concrete forms.
• Studies production schedules and estimates worker hour requirements.
• Ensures compliance with safety regulations and use of personal protective equipment.
• Establishes or adjusts work procedures to meet production schedules.
• Recommends measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.
• Suggests changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of work crew.
• Initiates or suggests plans to motivate workers to achieve work goals.
• Evaluates ongoing safety issues on the job and makes changes where necessary.
• Applies common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Deals with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Exposes to outside weather conditions, high, precarious places, and work in shafts and tunnels.
• Exposes to fumes or airborne particles and vibration.
• Works on uneven ground.
• Exposed to moderate to loud noise levels.

Qualifications

• Five years related experience and/or training.
• Experience with structures for bridge and roadway work required.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Exposure to outside weather conditions, high, precarious places, and work in shafts and tunnels.
• Exposure to fumes or airborne particles and vibration.
• Exposure to moderate to loud noise levels.

Compensation

The expected base hourly range for this position is $40 - $50/hr. This compensation range is specific to the job level and takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to: education, experience, licensure, certifications, geographic location, and internal equity. The range has been created in good faith based on information known to Kokosing at the time of the posting. Compensation decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each case. This salary range does not include any potential incentive pay or benefits, however, such information will be provided separately when appropriate.

Benefits

Kokosing offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, life, and disability insurance, paid time off, and a 401K plan. Kokosing is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action federal and state contractor. The company does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class.