General Foreman (Concrete & Structures)

Here you run the site: labour, materials, quality and progress for the low-cost housing developer in Johannesburg CBD. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

The work is in Johannesburg CBD, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Measure completed work for monthly payment certificates
• Set out foundations, grid lines and levels with the surveyor or a dumpy level
• Draw up snag lists and close them out before practical completion
• Plan the week's work from the construction programme and brief the gangs each morning
• Order concrete, bricks and steel on time so gangs never stand idle
• Check workmanship against drawings, specifications and SANS 10400

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

• Concrete technology short course
• Worked on CIDB grade 6 or higher projects

• Cellphone and laptop supplied
• Project completion bonus linked to handover date
• Vehicle allowance or company bakkie

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