Summary Paragraph of Job Responsibilities
The Project Foreman (PF) is a working foreman who leads and works alongside field crews at client sites and at CT Industrial Services (CTIS) owned sites. A foreman is responsible for the safe, efficient, and productive execution of the daily work on remediation, construction, and industrial services projects, while personally performing labor and operating equipment as part of the crew.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities / Essential Functions
Primary duties and responsibilities are specific functions and/or the main duties required to do one's job. They are the reason that the job exists and must be performed by the employee in this position.
- Ensures Health and Safety is the number one goal by following all policies, processes, and always acting in a safe manner. Leads by example and holds the crew accountable to the same standard.
- This is a working foreman position. Candidates must acknowledge that hands-on labor and equipment operation are required as a main function of the position, working side by side with the crew. Tasks may include excavation, operating equipment, installing silt fence and erosion controls, decontamination work, tank cleaning / confined space entry work, pipe installation, demolition, pressure washing, etc.
- Directs the daily activities of the field crew (laborers, environmental technicians, and equipment operators), including assigning tasks, setting priorities, and keeping work on schedule.
- Conducts and documents the daily tailgate safety meeting / Job Safety Analysis (JSA) with the crew prior to the start of work and whenever site conditions change.
- Reads and understands the project scope, work plans, drawings, and site specific Health and Safety Plan (HASP), and ensures work is performed in accordance with them.
- Serves as the CTIS point of contact on site for the client, site representatives, and subcontractors. Communicates daily progress, issues, and changes in scope to the Project Manager / Site Supervisor.
- Completion and submission of daily reports, timesheets, field logs, and daily checklists, as required, to document crew hours, work completed, materials used, and the proper and safe operation of CTIS (CT Industrial Services) owned vehicles and/or equipment.
- Tracks quantities, materials, and equipment on site.
- Stops work when unsafe conditions or acts are observed, and immediately reports all incidents, injuries, near misses, and property damage to management.
- Trains, mentors, and evaluates crew members, and provides feedback to management on employee performance.
- Responsible for maintaining a clean and organized work environment, including proper housekeeping, waste handling, and equipment staging at the end of each shift.
- Performs other duties and tasks as assigned by management and will be required by CTIS business' needs.
- Adheres to and ensures constant compliance with Health and Safety and regulations.
- Must have competency to complete online mandated Health and Safety/corporate/regulatory training as mandated by CTIS Health and Safety.
- Candidate must have competency to be able to receive an OSHA 40-hour Hazwoper certificate and the OSHA 8-hour Hazwoper Supervisor certificate.
- The ability, with training, to wear and effectively use a variety of Levels A, B, C and D personal protective equipment (PPE). This may include respirators, skin, face and foot protection in many combinations.
- Candidate must acknowledge that employment is contingent upon the employee clean shaving their face as needed to don a respirator.
- Work in various temperatures indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions: including extreme heat and cold while wearing various levels of PPE. Works in atmospheres and locations with the potential for exposure to various chemical and physical agents, some of which may be hazardous, toxic, or corrosive.
- Works extended (>8 hours) time periods per shift.
- A valid state issued driver's license is required and contingent upon hiring.
- Drivers background check will be performed to ensure that CTIS's insurance carrier will approve the employee to drive a company vehicle. This is a condition of employment.
- Must be able to read, write and speak English for the safety and effectiveness of this position
- Candidates should be able to pass a criminal background check to work on secure governmental installations in the United States.
Preferred but not Required
- Experience leading crews on environmental remediation projects such as: remedial excavations, landfill cap installations, lagoon closures, treatment system installations, decontamination, demolition, UST removal, shoring projects, etc...
- Experience with industrial services such as: confined space entry cleanings, vacuum truck services, tank cleaning, transportation & disposal, liquid waste solidification, etc...
- Experience with DOT / road and bridge work, pipeline or right of way (ROW) maintenance work.
- Proficient operation of heavy equipment such as: excavator, bulldozer, front end loader, skid steer, rollers AKA compactors, etc...
- OSHA 40 Hr Hazwoper Certificate and Experience, OSHA 8 Hr Hazwoper Supervisor, OSHA 30 Hr Construction, First Aid / CPR, and Confined Space Entry training
- Commercial Driver's License (CDL)