Sobre esta vaga de General Foreman na Granite Construction
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General Summary
Essential Job Accountabilities
Coordinating daily tasks according to priorities and plans, making changes when necessary due to weather, supply, delivery and personnel
Delegating individual responsibilities and projects to crew members and contractors
Recruiting, hiring, training, managing and mentoring employees and contractors
Providing adequate resources and staffing to meet project schedules, laws, regulations, best practices and safety needs
Emphasizing safe use of tools, machinery and equipment while providing training on safety gear, helmets and procedures
Developing and managing project budgets and quality standards for all sites
Resolving conflicts or miscommunications quickly and amicably
Regularly reporting project status to supervisors, site engineers and other officials
Education
High School Diploma, GED or equivalent years of experience
Work Experience
Appropriate training and experience required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Customer-service skills to communicate with inspectors and administration to develop a positive working relationship.
Decision-making skills for selecting personnel and subcontractors for specific tasks and jobs to meet deadlines and budgets.
Leadership skills for effectively delegating tasks to workers.
Speaking skills for providing clear orders, explaining complex information to clients and construction workers and discussing technical details
Technical skills for interpreting construction methods and technologies along with contracts and technical drawings.
Time-management skills to meet deadlines and ensuring construction phases are completed on time so that the next phase can start.
Writing skills for writing budgets, proposals and plans along with documenting work progress for clients and others involved.
Physically, working foremen must be able to:
Work easily and skillfully with hands
Climb and maintain balance on ladders and scaffolds
See well (naturally or with correction) and distinguish colors
Reach for, handle, and grasp wires and hand tools
Bend, crouch, and work in small places
Lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
About Granite Construction Incorporated
Granite Construction Incorporated is a member of the S&P 400 Index and is the parent company of Granite Construction Company, one of the nation's largest heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers. Granite is a Drug-Free Workplace and Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.
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Notice to Staffing Agencies
Granite Construction, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Granite") will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Granite, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Granite mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Granite employees, or to Granite's resume database will be considered Granite property. Granite will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Granite will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. Agencies must obtain advance written approval from Granite's recruiting function to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully-executed contract for service and in response to a specific job opening. Granite will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have such agreement in place. Agency agreements will only be valid if in writing and signed by Granite's Human Resources Representative or his/ her designee. No other Granite employee is authorized to bind Granite to any agreement regarding the placement of candidates by Agencies.
