General Foreman (Concrete & Structures)

You'll run the site day to day for the retail and commercial builder in Sandton, from setting out to handover. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

You'll be based at a retail and commercial builder in Sandton. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. You'll start with a short induction before working on your own.

• 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
• Measure completed work for monthly payment certificates
• 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

• Working knowledge of the Construction Regulations 2014 under the OHS Act
• At least 5 years on building or civil sites, 2 of them in a supervisory post
• Code 08 licence and your own reliable transport between sites
• You can read architectural and structural drawings and pick up clashes

• SACPCMP registration as a Construction Manager or Candidate
• Surveying skills with a total station

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

• If you have SACPCMP registration, put the number and category under your name.
• Mention the contract types you have worked on, like JBCC or GCC. It shows you understand claims and variations.