Paving Foreman

Supervise and provide direction and guidance to field employees on day-to-day operations and activities relating to asphalt/paving activities.

Job Duties:

• Perform jobsite quality control checks; ensure quality assurance on all phases of work; visit assigned jobsites on a continuous basis to assess the productivity, quality, safety, and scheduling of manpower and equipment and report to the appropriate person(s); ensure efficiency and quality work relating to placement of asphalt; ensure the punch list for job cleanup is completed and a documented follow up walk-through done to ensure all punch list items have been addressed.
• Provide overall leadership and direct the activities of numerous field employees; fill in and perform other field duties when needed; work with field employees to coordinate forces when possible to increase productivity; coach/mentor field employees to improve communications on the job site; accountable for timely and accurate completion of employee paperwork/forms to include but not limited to Employee Status Change (i.e. pay rate, address/name change, termination, promotion, benefit enrollment, etc.), Performance Appraisal, Attendance Reports, Warning Notices, First Report of Injury, Accident Reports, etc.
• Review all projects to focus on equipment and manpower among divisions to maximize efficiency; review job costs, manpower, and equipment utilization reports; attend in-house preplanning/preconstruction meetings as required; ensure “essential information” for running a more efficient and productive jobsite is filtered down to the field employee level after every preplanning/preconstruction meeting (to ensure continuity and accuracy of information this should be provided in a standardize report format so all field laborers receive the same type of information); plan and review projects with other Project Managers, Estimators and Superintendents to provide input on jobsite organization and resource allocation; assist Estimators when requested with bid preparation.
• Monitor all job site operations for compliance with contract requirements for noise and dust control, non-interruption of Government activities, and utility shutdown procedures; Promote and enforce safety policies; have a solid understanding of site safety, health, and substance abuse programs to ensure the safety and well-being of all personnel at the jobsite. Address basic questions from employees, and/or know where to direct jobsite personnel to get their questions answered. Check equipment to monitor for abuse, neglect, repairs and utilization; work with Equipment Manager to make recommendations on new and additional equipment needs.
• Check equipment to monitor for repairs, utilization, abuse and/or neglect. Work with Equipment Manager to make recommendations on new and additional equipment needs.
• Interface with Owner’s representatives to assure that overall progress on the jobs meets their expectations and demands.
• Other duties as assigned.