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General ForepersonTrant Engineering Ltd • Chelmsford, Essex, GB
General Foreperson

General Foreperson

Trant Engineering Ltd • Chelmsford, Essex, GB
21 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
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Job description

Description

Join Trant Engineering and help shape the delivery of complex, high-impact projects.

Trant Engineering is a leading EPC contractor with a strong reputation for delivering innovative engineering solutions across the UK and internationally.

Due to continued success in the sector we are looking to appoint a General Foreman with proven experience delivering National Grid projects. This fantastic opportunity will enable the successful candidate to develop a long term career with the organisation.

As the General Foreman you'll be responsible for the day-to-day management of site operations and is required to coordinate site teams, subcontractors, and materials, while maintaining strong communication with both internal and external stakeholders.

What You’ll Be Doing

1) Technical Responsibilities - Site Supervision
  • Direct, supervise, and motivate site teams, including skilled operatives and subcontractors.
  • Allocate work efficiently to meet project schedules and milestones.
  • Mentor and develop site personnel to enhance team performance and capabilities.
  • Coordinate materials, plant, and equipment.
  • Liaise with procurement and logistics teams to ensure timely delivery of resources.
  • Manage subcontractors, ensuring performance and compliance with contracts.
2) Safety, Health, Environmental & Quality & Compliance
  • Ensure all site operations comply with UK health & safety legislation and company policies.
  • Conduct risk assessments, toolbox talks, and site safety inspections.
  • Promote a strong safety culture and enforce environmental protection measures.
  • Maintain accurate records of daily site activities, inspections, and handovers.
  • Verify work meets contractual, technical, and regulatory standards.
  • Assist in inspections and audits by clients, consultants, or regulatory bodies.
  • Monitor progress, quality, and productivity, reporting deviations and recommending corrective actions.

3) Key Interfaces:
Internal
  • Site Manager / Project Manager
  • Design / Engineering Team
  • Health & Safety / QA-QC Teams
  • Planning & Procurement Teams
External
  • Clients / Consultants
  • Subcontractors & Suppliers
4) Core Values
  • Uphold and promote the Company’s Core Values – Care, Trust, Respect and Sustainability.


What We’re Looking For

Essential
  • SMSTS or SSSTS certification.
  • Valid CSCS card
  • Practical site-based civil engineering experience, including earthworks, drainage, foundations, and structures
  • Experience reading and interpreting civil engineering drawings, specifications, and method statements
  • Experience coordinating and supervising subcontractors and site teams
  • Experience in energy or other large infrastructure projects
  • Experience working to health, safety, quality, and environmental standards on site
Desirable
  • Familiarity with National Grid policies and procedures.
  • First Aid at Work certification.
  • Experience in energy or other large infrastructure projects
  • Experience liaising with clients, regulators, or third-party inspectors
  • Experience mentoring site staff

Why Join Trant?

At Trant, we offer the opportunity for career development and progression within a professional working environment, and we strongly encourage employees to gain professional qualifications and fully support individuals on their journeys towards chartership.
  • Work on complex, meaningful engineering projects
  • Be part of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team
  • Strong pipeline of secured work and career progression opportunities
  • Innovative environment with in-house design and manufacturing capability
  • Long-term secured framework work
  • Clear career development opportunities
  • Strong safety and wellbeing culture
  • Competitive salary and benefits package

Our company benefits package includes.
  • Competitive salary / rates
  • Company vehicle.
  • 24 days holiday (increasing with service) + 8 bank holidays
  • Options to buy additional holiday via salary sacrifice
  • Company Pension Scheme
  • Flexible working based on a ‘core hours’ system
  • 1 x Professional Membership paid annually
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Discretionary annual bonus

    Ready to take the next step in your planning career? Apply now and be part of something bigger.



Trant Engineering has a long history of engineering and construction excellence, delivering high quality EPC engineering and construction services throughout the UK and overseas. We successfully design & deliver complex engineering projects in sectors such as Process & Water, Energy, Defence, Oil & Gas and Nuclear.

We offer clients a range of services including design, manufacturing, installation, construction and commissioning. Through collaboration with our strategic technology partners and enhancing our in-house design and manufacturing capability, we have aligned the company to be at the forefront of engineering excellence.

Our in-house multi-disciplinary services include civil, process, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, control and automation, supplemented by the design and manufacture of Control Panels, MCC’s, PLC’s, SCADA and automation systems.

We have over 1000 employees and with a healthy forward order book with a targeted turnover of £150m this year, it is an exciting time to join a business where you can reach your full potential and develop your career.
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