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job description position title: general foreman (civil, electrical, irrigation, agricultural) reports to: construction manager business unit/ department: gulf landscape & irrigation systems llc job purpose responsible for the overall control of resources in order to complete specific activities in coordination with the responsible construction manager, ensuring consistency with project specifications and company standards. a foreman ensures that projects construction milestones are met by maximising efficiency of assigned resources. key accountabilities description key performance indicators 1. identify and maintain the resources required for the • timely planning and assigned task or activity to ensure the progress of notification to superiors of work according to the work schedule required resources. 2. notify the safety officer regarding any unsafe • timely notification to improve practice and potentially hazardous situations on site the safety standards to avoid and to ensure appropriate safety equipment’s are accidents worn by the site personnel at all times. 3. monitor the project and team activities and report these to the construction manager to ensure that the • adherence to the project plan on-going work is monitored and controlled as per the plan. 4. review overall status of on-going activities in coordination with the project manager, site engineer • effective mapping of the daily and construction manager to ensure that daily work plan with construction programing of the work is based on the construction plan plan. 5. to ensure all site resource (labour, machinery, materials, sub-contractors etc) are effectively utilized • efficient and timely utilization and monitored in order to achieve timely completion of the project resources of projects. 6. to ensure the construction manager is provided • timely notification to avoid with sufficient notice when plant and equipment are the idle time cost free to be released from the project. 7. upon completion of a task, ensure all appropriate • timely notification to avoid hired manpower, plant and equipment is promptly off the idle time cost hired. ref. #: jd/glis/general foreman/0205138. identify and record any possible variations to the contract, ensuring the project manager / construction • number of variations notified manager are promptly notified. and reduced. experience & qualification minimum qualification: degree or diploma in civil, electrical, irrigation or agricultural engineering (as appropriate), (or) equivalent years of experience in relevant field. minimum experience: minimum 5 years general foreman experience in large scale landscape or civil related projects in gcc skills, knowledge & abilities job specific: • strong oral and written english communication skills • strong organisational skills • valid uae driving licence beneficial generic skills: • exhibit inter-cultural agility, • tolerant of stressful situations, judgment, • decision- making, information management, • planning and organizing, problem analysis and problem solving, • delegating tasks and responsibility, motivating staff, communication, teamwork, financials & decision making authority financial scope: none reporting staff: project foremen & charge hands decision making authority: • approval of project staff vacations prior pm approval • level of resources (manpower and machinery) to be assigned to project • action to be taken concerning technical decisions at site • action to be taken concerning logistical decisions to be made at site working environment & communication working environment: site based internal relationships: project manager & staff external relationships: main contractor, suppliers and sub-contractors approvals statements in this document are intended to reflect, in general, the duties and ref. #: jd/glis/general foreman/020513responsibilities of the position, but are not to be interpreted as totally inclusive. accepted by: signature date approved by: signature date ref. #: jd/glis/general foreman/020513