Murphy is recruiting for a General Foreman to work with our Transportation & Infrastructure team in Dublin

With a proud history dating back to the 1960s, we provide practical, innovative results, working around the individual needs of our customers. Rail renewals to enhancements, bridge building, highways, ports and emergency earthworks – our award-winning team has extensive experience and has been involved in projects that have changed the face of transport networks in three countries.

We dedicate ourselves to being ‘better engineered’ to ensure our transportation infrastructure solutions meet and exceed customer requirements, delivering value for money through innovation.

This position is a fixed-term basis for 12 months, in line with the expected duration of the project.

Role Duties:

• Establish and promote best practice in health, safety and environmental matters in conjunction with the SHQE department.
• Project professional image of self and the company.
• Supervise section/trades foreman and sub-contractors.
• Communicate with rest of site team including engineers, quantity surveyors, safety officers and clerk of works to ensure full understanding of information.
• Monitor and control labour, plant and materials.
• Ensure daily diaries and allocation sheets are up to date.
• Implement and promote safe systems of work over all activities.
• Work with engineers on setting out information and details of technical information, contributing to the preparation of method statements.
• Attend and contribute to daily white boards, weekly meetings with site team regarding safety, progress, expenditure, costs and programme (When required).
• Ensure tool box talks, safety alerts and method statement briefings are carried out.
• Ensure all statutory weekly or daily inspections are carried out, e.g. weekly safety and environment tours.
• Assist development of the workforce and identify training requirements.
• Participate in, and positively promote, the Murphy Development Culture (leading to Zero Harm).
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in a General Foreman/Supervisory role.
• Proven track record delivering reinforced concrete (RC) structures on large civil engineering projects.
• Experience in the construction of RC tanks on water and wastewater projects is highly desirable.