Foreman

Join a forward-thinking established business in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng as a Foreman and make a real impact.

Skills development and on-the-job learning are a genuine part of the role. The workplace values doing things properly over cutting corners. Send your CV through today and take the first step towards this opportunity.

The role is based on-site and suits someone living within commuting distance.

Project Coordination & Planning

• Prepare and submit daily, weekly, and monthly progress reports to the project manager and client, documenting achievements, resource utilisation, weather delays, and any emerging issues impacting schedule or budget performance.
• Manage procurement scheduling and material take-offs from approved drawings and bills of quantities, raising requisitions timeously to ensure materials are available when needed without disrupting the construction programme or causing idle labour.
• Liaise with architects, structural engineers, quantity surveyors, and MEP consultants to resolve design queries, request technical clarifications, process variation orders, and coordinate multidisciplinary interfaces seamlessly on site.
• Develop and maintain detailed construction programmes using project management software such as Microsoft Project, identifying critical path activities, resource requirements, and key milestones to guide weekly work planning and resource allocation.

Health, Safety & Compliance

• Conduct regular safety inspections and risk assessments across all work areas including excavations, scaffolding, working at height, and confined spaces, documenting findings and implementing corrective actions within the agreed timeframes to prevent recurrence.
• Investigate all incidents, near misses, and unsafe acts thoroughly by conducting root cause analysis, implementing preventative measures, and preparing detailed investigation reports for the construction manager, client representative, and regulatory authorities.
• Ensure all plant, machinery, and equipment on site is inspected daily by competent operators, that inspection checklists are completed diligently, and that any defective equipment is immediately tagged out of service and removed from the work area.

Site Management & Supervision

• Conduct daily site inspections to verify that all work conforms to engineering drawings, architectural specifications, and approved method statements, identifying and documenting any deviations or non-conformances for rectification within agreed timeframes.
• Manage the delivery, storage, and distribution of construction materials to site including aggregates, cement, reinforcing steel, and formwork, ensuring correct quantities and specifications arrive on time to avoid costly programme delays.
• Manage and coordinate all on-site construction activities including setting out, earthworks, concrete pours, steel fixing, bricklaying, and finishing trades, ensuring every phase progresses according to the approved programme and quality benchmarks.

• Thorough knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Construction Regulations, with SACPCMP registration where required.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to manage relationships with diverse stakeholders including clients and consultants.
• Strong project management skills including ability to plan, schedule, and resource activities using project management software.
• Proficiency in reading and interpreting architectural and engineering drawings, specifications, and bills of quantities.
• A degree or national diploma in civil engineering, construction management, quantity surveying, or a related built environment discipline.
• A valid driver's licence and own reliable transport to travel between the office and construction sites as required.