Bilingual Foreman (Structures)

Structures Foreman

Kokosing has a need for a Structures Foreman to work on our heavy highway projects in the Tidewater area of Virginia (Chesapeake/Norfolk/Newport News), including our project in Wallops Island, VA.

*Bilingual skills required (Spanish/English).

Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in construction, installation, and repair of roads, bridge structures and fixtures. Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Reviews documents and plans, making sure all questions are answered, before proceeding with any activities.
• Examines blueprints, plans and profiles to determine dimensions of structure, and grade or profile of road or pipeline.
• Works from surveyor's layout and cutsheets; determines line and grade where necessary.
• Directs and trains crew in performing work as shown on contract drawings and specifications within the production budget of job estimate.
• Acts as OSHA defined "competent person" on job.
• Selects materials and structural units, such as lumber and forms, to ensure conformance with provisions of Project.
• Plans ahead to ensure that appropriate materials are on hand when needed.
• With Superintendent and Project Engineer, plans sequence of activities on the Project in two-week schedule planning.
• Assigns workers to such tasks as operating machinery and equipment, cutting material to size, building concrete forms, erecting wooden framework or laying pipe.
• Inspects work performed by subcontractors, to ensure conformance with specifications.
• Supervises workers engaged in building structures such as cofferdams, support of excavation, and concrete forms.
• Studies production schedules and estimates worker hour requirements for completion of job assignment.
• Knows crew members by name. Maintains contact list.
• Conducts daily "Huddle" with crew: explains in detail the work to be accomplished and how it is to be accomplished; trains inexperienced crew members.
• Interprets company policies to workers. Enforces and abides by Company disciplinary procedures when dealing with employee problems.
• Evaluates ongoing safety issues on job and makes changes where necessary.
• Enforces 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.
• Analyzes and resolves work problems or assists workers in solving work problems.
• Initiates or suggests plans to motivate workers to achieve work goals.
• Maintains time and production records: detailed and accurate time sheets, with verified quantities included and detailed locations of work performed.
• Time sheets turned in on time.
• Keeps job team informed of progress and problems.
• Estimates, requisitions, and inspects materials.
• Sets up machines and equipment and supervises use.
• Maintains detailed daily job diary.
• Holds meaningful weekly safety meeting for crew and files report on attendance and content.
• Performs activities of workers supervised.
• Minimizes punch list; finishes work activities.

Supervisory responsibilities include training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Qualifications include five years related experience and/or training, experience with structures for bridge and roadway work required, ability to read and interpret documents, ability to write routine reports and correspondence, ability to speak effectively before groups, ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent, ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions, ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations, ability to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, ability to reach with hands and arms, ability to climb or balance, ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, ability to talk or hear, ability to work or walk on uneven ground, ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Kokosing offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, life, and disability insurance, paid time off and a 401K plan. Expected base hourly range for this position is: $33 - $45+. 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.