Foreman

• Accurately implement drawings and specifications for the trades or areas under the Foreman’s responsibility
• Plan and utilise resources and materials to ensure the achievement of maximum output efficiencies to meet production and time targets
• Undertake timeous filing of latest drawings taking care that all superseded information is destroyed
• Record information, including personnel, production and operational data on the specified forms and reports
• Undertake a detailed setting out of the works from an established grid
• Maintain and transfer datum lines
• Maintain gridlines and benchmarks

Ensure plant and equipment are correctly applied, serviced and maintained

• Daily, complete Quality Assurance checklists ensuring specifications are met
• Timeously submit checklists to the Site Agent/Contract Manager
• Immediately react to non-conformance reports
• Manage and control wastage of materials
• Continuously ensure and maintain compliance with company and legal requirements for site safety
• On a daily basis inspect cleanliness and general housekeeping
• Daily sign off that all activities under their control is completed, the site has been cleaned and left in a safe and secure state
• Assign work to employees ensuring that the relevant materials and equipment is available
• Continuously examine and inspect work progress of subordinates and sub-contractors for:
• Adherence to drawing and specifications
• Dimensional accuracy
• Cleanliness and good house keeping
• Safety
• Co-ordinate sub-contract activities in terms of an agreed sequence and prevent out of sequence works or the overlapping of trades in restricted areas.
• Report any breakdowns, work stoppages or any other obstruction preventing works to proceed to the Site Agent/Contract Manager.
• Monitor and manage performance of subordinate staff in compliance with the Performance Management policy and processes
• Mentor staff as appropriate to improve performance and to enhance likelihood of career growth in subordinate staff
• Practise sound labour relations within the approved conditions of service with regard to staff including but not limited to:
• Maintaining Discipline
• Assisting the Site Agent/Contract Manager in resolving employee grievances and welfare requirements
• Ensure compliance of subordinate staff to company policies, procedures and practices
• Maintain a critical mass of staff ensuring effective staff retention
• Establish a positive work context for subordinate staff to build motivation and team spirit

• Trade Certificate/Diploma
• At least 5 years’ experience in construction, engineering and built environment.
• Knowledge of construction processes and applicable trades
• Relevant experiences in WTP, water retaining structures, and pipeline.
• Be able to read and interpret drawings.
• Setting out and labelling. Knowledge of materials, plant and equipment.
• Knowledge of site materials systems.
• Staff supervision and basic knowledge of IR.
• Knowledge of Safety requirements and health systems.
• Knowledge Construction regulation and Legal liability.
• Registration with a recognised professional body will be an advantage.
• A valid Driver’s licence.

• Proficient in Ms Programmes.
• Excellent Communications skills both oral and written.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Numerical orientation
• Planning skills
• Problem solving
• Conflict management
• Leveraging diversity
• Decision making
• Interpersonal skills
Ability to delegate
Computer literate
Team player

If you are not contacted as a short listed candidate within 4 weeks of the closing date, please consider your application as being unsuccessful.

Candidates are invited to submit a CV together with copies of certificates/driver’s licence (no original certificates). Applications that are received without copies of required documentation will not be considered.

Closing Date: 28 February 2023
Advert Reference No: KC-WTP

Completed applications can be emailed to the recruitment email address below by the indicated closing date.

To SA.recruitment@khatocivils.com.

NB: We may not be able to respond to all individual applications, therefore if you have not received a response within sixty days from the date of submission kindly consider your application unsuccessful