General Foreman

A General Foreman is responsible for ensuring that everything goes smoothly at a construction site. They are responsible for being the point of contact between the construction workers and supervisors. A few of the main duties of a General Foreman are coordinating tasks for the day, creating schedules for workers, oversee quality of the site.

The Company: Synergy Group of Companies (SGC) is an integrated organization created to provide clients with all of their commercial construction, interior build-out, and real estate investment and development needs. We accomplish this through seven business units that operate in three core divisions: Commercial Buildings, Innerspaces, and SynVest.

Part of SGC’s Commercial Buildings division, Synergy Projects Ltd. (SPL) is an Alberta-based, full-service construction firm specializing in general construction, design-build, and construction management services. SPL is focused on the commercial construction market, including major and structural construction and tenant improvements, and has been in business for 29 years as the original construction arm within SGC.

Duties or Responsibilities

Communications:

  • All workers onsite and ready for work at 7 a.m. That means boots, hard hat, vest, gloves, glasses have been adorned prior to 7 a.m. and worker is physically prepared to walk onsite and work

  • Morning Toolbox Talk to be held each day at 7 – 7:15 a.m. Daily tasks to be reviewed along with applicable Safe Work Procedures, Quality Forms, subtrade work areas, expected deliveries for the day. Daily progress expectations to be discussed and measured over the work week to monitor progress.

  • FLHA Completion

  • Permit Completion – Ground Disturbance, Hot Work, etc.

  • Equipment Inspections and Maintenance Logs.

  • Site trailer cleanliness, sea can organization, clean work areas – we set the precedent for the entire site.

  • Coffee/lunch breaks – communicate when to be in the trailer and when to be ready to go back to work.

  • Supply of drawing details pertaining to specific work areas.  This will be done in conjunction with the site superintendent.

  • Notification of changes to scope and/or drawings to Synergy workers.

  • Other duties as assigned by the management team.

Employee Management:

  • Responsible for carpenter, apprentice, and labourer assignments of the employees assigned to the project.

  • Oversees the employee performance management, attendance management, disciplinary and safety issues, injury accidents, overtime authorization, timesheet approvals and related administrative matters.

  • Ensure that the appropriate licensing, safety training, certification, and occupational health and safety procedures are followed by employees and sub trade workers. Responsible for the Synergy safety program compliance on site.

  • Coordinate on the job training for apprentices and mentoring when applicable.

Administrative and Organizational:

  • Administer quality control programs, including collection of appropriate inspections and documentation as required.

  • Maintaining daily and weekly project documentation such as daily logs, photo records, safety reports, time sheets, etc. consistent with Synergy policies.

  • Maintain site project files, including master set of drawings. Collect all information to produce a red- line as built drawing at project completion.

  • Purchasing of materials, services and acceptance of deliveries, and responsible for safe storage of material (Synergy and customer supplied) on site.

  • Prepare progress reports and short-term look-ahead schedules.

  • Responsible for administration of the safety program and application of OH&S and corporate safety policy and procedures.

  • Working knowledge of Quality Assurance and Quality Control Practices in the construction industry.

Decisions and Authority:

  • Site Superintendents are authorized to purchase materials, labour, and equipment to meet project schedules in accordance with the project schedule and budget up to approximately $50,000.

    o    Architectural, major structural, schedules and budget issues are deferred to Project Managers or Senior Management.

  • Site Superintendents are to direct workflow of employees, trades assigned to the site.

  • Site Superintendents are responsible for discipline and performance management issues of site employees. Hiring and terminations decisions require Senior Management’s approval.

  • Site Superintendents are responsible for ensuring safe work practices on the job site and can stop work, send employees or trades off site and do what is deemed necessary to maintain a safe site.

  • Site Superintendents have the authority to reject materials or quality of work that does not meet specifications or acceptable standards.

Qualifications Required:

  • Degree/diploma from a post-secondary or trade school, Journeyman Carpenter, Interprovincial Red Seal & CCA Gold Seal certifications or equivalent combination of experience and education.

  • Professional engineering status or construction trade certification may be required for some projects.

  • Leadership for Safety Excellence, Prime Contractor, First Aid, WHMIS, CSTS, and Fall Protection training are all mandatory requirements for Site Superintendents.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Experience in the construction industry as a construction supervisor, foreman or field superintendent.

  • Demonstrated ability to manage construction projects – utilizing planning, scheduling, cost control, safety, and construction technologies.

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal) and leadership abilities along with a strong team orientation are required

  • Considerable knowledge of the equipment, material, supplies/suppliers associated with the scope of the construction project at hand

  • Knowledge of the methods and procedure required for the safe handling and storage of construction equipment and supplies

  • Able to read and interpret construction drawing and update as-builts appropriately.

  • Ability to effectively supervise the day to day activities of the workforce.

  • Basic level of computer operation – editing documents, scanning, emailing, opening files is mandatory.

  • Advanced computer skills in MS-word, MS-excel, MS-outlook would be an asset.

  • Competent in the operation requirements of material handling vehicles and associated work platforms.

  • Working knowledge of OH&S Act, Code & Regulation.

  • Working knowledge of quality assurance and quality control practices for commercial construction.

Working Conditions:

  • Working at multiple sites requires personal transportation. Valid Driver’s license and suitable vehicle.

  • In and out of town work assignments exist.

  • Year-round construction activities, summer, fall, winter, & spring conditions.

  • Interior and exterior work environments.

  • There is an expectation that workers will have to work while utilizing the appropriate PPE for the tasks assigned.

  • Workers may be exposed to hazardous environments and expected to handle hazardous materials.

  • Construction tasks are physically demanding and repetitive and include, but are not limited to the following:

o They involve reaching, carrying, pushing, pulling, bending, rotating standing, walking climbing, crawling, etc.

o Forces on the body range in intensity from light to very heavy, and duration may be short or for extended periods.

 
 
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