The Role
Supervise civils and utilities crews on a wastewater project in North Dublin. Coordinate subcontractors, suppliers, engineers, site management, and client representatives while driving productivity and programme delivery. Ensure QA, safety, permits, inspections, temporary works, traffic management, and daily records comply with project requirements. The role requires extensive experience with wastewater and utilities construction, pipelaying, chamber construction, HDD, reinstatement, reinforced concrete, and live-road works.
Summary Generated by Built In
Seeking an experienced Civils Foreperson for a wastewater/utilities project in North Dublin
As one of our General Foreperson, you’ll deliver multi-discipled work aligned with Farrans strategies in logistics, production, design, assembly, SHEQ, reporting and digital creation.
Responsibilities- Day-to-day supervision of civils and utilities crews
- Coordination of subcontractors and suppliers
- Driving productivity and programme delivery
- Ensuring compliance with QA procedures and safety standards
- Managing permits, inspections, and daily records
- Liaising with engineers, site management, and client representatives
- Supporting temporary works implementation and safe systems of work
Preferred Candidate Profile
- Ideally based along the Newry–Dublin corridor
- Strong background in wastewater / utilities schemes, ideally Uisce Éireann projects
- 8–15+ years’ civils experience
- Proven experience managing multiple subcontractor crews
- Strong communication and coordination skills
- Comfortable working within a larger project delivery team
Technical Experience Required
Candidates should demonstrate solid experience in:
- PE pipelaying along live/public roads with TM
- Chamber construction along live/public roads with TM
- Ductile iron pipelaying within live WWTP sites
- HDD along minor roads with TM
- Utilities coordination and reinstatement
- TM interface on road-based works
- Reinforced concrete works within WWTP sites
- Temporary works associated with utilities and wastewater projects
- Permit systems and safety documentation
- QA documentation and inspections
Here at Farrans we build, we transform, and we connect. Making a positive difference to the communities in which we operate is our passion and we place social responsibility at the heart of every scheme.
The projects we deliver have an important role in the everyday lives of people in the UK & Ireland. We are committed to making a positive impact on the environment and strive for sustainability in all we do.
Our culture is one of transparency, equality and encouragement, where questions are welcomed, learning never stops and access to support is provided.
Farrans are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment for all. Should you require any reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, please don't hesitate to let us know.
Benefits
When you come to Farrans, you can make a big impact. We love enthusiasm, new ideas and innovation. Your well-being is our priority.
Our people are our greatest asset, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you to achieve your full potential.
Our career development opportunities provide you with a clear progression pathway, advanced education in your core subjects as well as management and leadership opportunities to excel quickly.
We understand the importance of work life balance. We offer flexible working hours (where applicable) and generous leave policies to help you maintain a healthy work-life integration.
We know that our most important asset is our people and that is why we have invested significantly to ensure the physical and mental wellbeing of all our employees.
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Skills Required
- 8–15+ years of civils experience
- Strong experience delivering wastewater and utilities schemes
- Experience managing multiple subcontractor crews
- Experience with PE pipelaying along live or public roads with traffic management
- Experience with chamber construction along live or public roads with traffic management
- Experience with ductile iron pipelaying within live wastewater treatment plant sites
- Experience with horizontal directional drilling along minor roads with traffic management
- Utilities coordination and reinstatement experience
- Road-based traffic management interface experience
- Reinforced concrete works experience within wastewater treatment plant sites
- Temporary works experience on utilities and wastewater projects
- Experience with permit systems and safety documentation
- Experience with QA documentation and inspections
- Strong communication and coordination skills
- Ability to work within a larger project delivery team
- Based along the Newry–Dublin corridor
- Experience on Uisce Éireann projects
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The Company
What We Do
Northstone (NI) Limited is a Northern Ireland-based construction and building materials group headquartered in Belfast. Its operating divisions include Farrans Construction, focused on building and civil engineering, and Northstone Materials, which supplies the construction industry with aggregates, asphalt, readymix concrete, roof tiles and related products. The group also undertakes building projects, road construction and other civil engineering work for customers.
