General Foreman (Concrete & Structures)

Here you run the site: labour, materials, quality and progress for the road and stormwater contractor in Durban Central. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

Home base is a road and stormwater contractor on the Durban Central side of KwaZulu-Natal. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Check reinforcing, shuttering and cover blocks before calling for a pour inspection
• Set out foundations, grid lines and levels with the surveyor or a dumpy level
• Plan the week's work from the construction programme and brief the gangs each morning
• Book NHBRC and municipal inspections at the right stages
• Check workmanship against drawings, specifications and SANS 10400
• Measure completed work for monthly payment certificates

• You can read architectural and structural drawings and pick up clashes
• Code 08 licence and your own reliable transport between sites
• Firm with labour, fair with subcontractors
• National Diploma or BTech in Building or Civil Engineering, or a trade background with site experience
• Working knowledge of the Construction Regulations 2014 under the OHS Act

• Concrete technology short course
• SACPCMP registration as a Construction Manager or Candidate
• Worked on CIDB grade 6 or higher projects

• Project completion bonus linked to handover date
• Vehicle allowance or company bakkie
• Site accommodation on out-of-town projects
• Cellphone and laptop supplied

• Mention the contract types you have worked on, like JBCC or GCC. It shows you understand claims and variations.
• Add a short project table to your CV: project name, type, rand value and your role. Contractors hire on project size.