Surveyor Foreman

SUMMARY:
A leading construction company in the Cape Winelands is looking for a skilled Civil Foreman to oversee and manage civil projects, including roads, earthworks, reservoirs, water pipeworks, and concrete works.

POSITION INFO:

Requirements

• Grade 12/NQF 4 or Relevant Tertiary Qualification
• Must have 3-5+ years experience on Civil Projects (Roads, Earthworks, Reservoirs, Water Pipeworks, Concrete Works)
• Knowledge of Construction Methods (SANS 1200)
• Strong Communication & Organization skills
• Able to train and mentor staff
• Valid Driver''s License (Code EB or Higher)

Key Responsibilities: 

PLANNING

• Plan daily for the following days activities.
• Ensure that sufficient materials are available alongside trenches.
• Monitor progress against target and report.
• Locate and expose all existing services prior to each day''''s work.

LABOUR-MANAGEMENT

• Ensure that team leaders and operators have all the information prior to starting the work process.
• Maintain discipline of team.
• Train students and tachi-sighters.
• Ensure that healthy/open communication take place up- and downwards.

PLANT MANAGEMENT

• Responsible for the safekeeping accuracy and maintenance of instruments and other tools issued.
• Check instruments on a regular basis and report.
• Ensure correct application of plant.
• Report downtime & mechanical problems on the plant.
• Responsible for maintenance of profiles and tamnani''''s.
• Ensure that all survey equipment is stored safely and neat.

SURVEYING

• Check all benchmarks, survey beacons, and existing connection points for accuracy.
• Report any discrepancies from the plan or existing information.
• Check levels of the previous day, especially where work has to continue.
• Ensure that each team has line and level in place to start work timeously.
• Locate all indicated existing services report line and level clashes.
• Check and observe level and line during pipelaying.
• Report any deviations immediately.
• Responsible for the recovery of survey material (droppers and pegs).

COST MANAGEMENT

• Measure work daily and complete survey and daily costing sheets.
• Allocate correct cost codes for fuel and labour.

CONTRACTUAL MANAGEMENT

• Responsible for setting out accurately according to drawings, specification and documentation and Company standard.
• Consult the plan register and use latest updates.
• Responsible for surveying and recording of as-built information.
• Survey all existing ground levels and record and report discrepancies.
• Record all survey information according to Company standard.
• Ensure that quality standards are upheld.
• Ensure that safety procedures are followed.
• Use correct line of communication with Engineers.

PUBLIC RELATIONS

• Ensure Healthy relationships with Engineers and Client.
• Be aware of public access and particular requirements of the contract.
• Report potential problems to Site Agent regarding access, ect.

Other

• Any other task or instruction that is reasonable and in line with the skillset of the employee.