Trainee Foreman (South Coast)

Are you an experienced Site Supervisor, skilled tradesperson or construction professional looking to take the next step in your career?

Come and join us at Balfour Beatty we're looking for a Trainee Foreman to join our South Coast Regional Civils team, working across projects in the Ringmer area. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your leadership skills, broaden your site experience and work towards becoming a fully-fledged Foreman within one of the UK's leading infrastructure businesses.

As a Trainee Foreman, you'll work closely with our experienced site management team, gaining hands-on experience in the day-to-day delivery of civil engineering projects. You'll play an important role in coordinating site activities, supporting our workforce and ensuring work is delivered safely, efficiently and to the required quality standards.

What you'll be doing

As a Trainee Foreman you will:

• Supporting the Foreman and Site Management team in the day-to-day running of construction activities.
• Supervising and coordinating site operatives and subcontractors.
• Helping to plan and organise labour, materials, plant and equipment.
• Ensuring work is carried out safely and in line with approved RAMS.
• Monitoring progress and reporting any issues or delays to the site management team.
• Supporting quality inspections and ensuring work is completed to the required standards.
• Maintaining high standards of health, safety and environmental compliance.
• Building positive relationships with site teams, subcontractors and other project stakeholders.
• Developing your knowledge of construction methods, programmes and site management.

Who we're looking for

You will have the following:

• Experience working of working on site
• A good understanding of construction site practices and processes.
• Experience supervising or coordinating teams would be advantageous.
• A strong commitment to health, safety and quality.
• Good communication and organisational skills.
• A proactive approach and the confidence to take responsibility.
• The ambition to develop into a Foreman and progress your career with Balfour Beatty.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life.

Here are some of our key benefits:

• - Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• - 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• - Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• - Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more

About us

With a strong track record of delivery, our civils teams connect communities through infrastructure projects in the highways, public realm, rail, flood and coastal defence, and industrial sectors across England and Wales.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit:

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: