Webber - Foreman - Heavy Civil Geotechnical Services

About the role

At Ferrovial, we are not just a company; we are a community of innovators and trailblazers. Founded in 1963, Webber, part of Ferrovial Construction, is a leading construction company that specializes in heavy civil, waterworks, energy and infrastructure management and is dedicated to safely providing intelligent solutions to its clients and community.

Responsibilities

Provides management for construction crew and their material, and equipment, ensuring that specifications are being followed, and work is proceeding on schedule. Essential functions and responsibilities include:

• Create and complete a job safety analysis every morning to address safety concerns to ensure the employees work in a safe manner.
• Oversee crew’s activities efficiently.
• Supervise, manage, and direct the training, development, appraisal and work assignments crew members.
• Have a strong understanding of the project plans for specific duties.
• Have a strong comprehension of blue prints and specifications.
• Manage tools, materials and supplies.
• Manage the equipment utilization.
• Immediate response to site production issues.
• Report the crew’s hours worked and code time accurately on daily timesheet.

Requirements

To be successful in this role, you must:

• Comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures.
• Report all unsafe activities to Safety Representative and/or supervisor.
• Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
• Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skill.

You should also have:

• 5+ years’ experience in highway and road construction required
• Knowledge of one or two phases of construction (Pipe, Dirt, Structures, Pavement, etc.)
• Less than High School Diploma
• Language Skills: Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.

Working Conditions

The work environment/physical demands characteristics described here are representative of those the employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions, extreme cold, and extreme heat. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; and high and/ or precarious places. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.