General Foreman

About The Role Right across infrastructure, theres a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage youre at in your career, with us youll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where you'll be working? We help our clients safeguard the water supply, improve environmental performance and manage demand for future generations. We enhance and extend asset life, ensuring compliance with water quality and environmental standards. Were problem solvers with over 140 years of combined experience in engineering and infrastructure.

This role will be within ourwater and wastewater capital project delivery team. Our teams deliver large-scale capital programmes aimed at keeping water infrastructure resilient for the long-term while protecting the environment. Want to be a part of it? What you'll be doing? You'll be responsible for the safe and efficient delivery of site activities in line with the approved programme and construction methodology.

You'll lead and coordinate multiple work fronts, including civils, tunnelling interfaces, and trunk main installation, provide clear direction to subcontractors to maintain productivity and quality. Your role also includes inspecting and auditing site works to ensure high standards are consistently met.

You'll champion a zero-harm safety culture by ensuring full compliance with CDM regulations, permits, RAMS, and safe systems of work. This includes managing high-risk activities such as deep excavations, shafts, confined spaces, lifting operations, temporary works, and tunnelling interfaces.

You'll ensure robust environmental controls are in place, covering groundwater management, pollution prevention, waste segregation, and noise and dust mitigation. Quality delivery will be supported through ITPs, inspections, hold points, and effective defect management.

You'll be working closely with the site agent, to develop and manage short-term and weekly look-ahead programmes, coordinating labour, plant, materials, logistics, and subcontractors. You'll oversee subcontractor performance, lead site briefings and coordination meetings, and set clear expectations that drive accountability and collaboration.

You'll support the development of engineers and supervisors through mentoring and on-the-job coaching, while promoting continuous improvement through lessons learned and best-practice sharing. What youll bring?

Do you have experience of water or wastewater infrastructure? Have you got street works experience? Do you have SMSTS andWater Hygiene? Have you got a good understanding of Temporary Works requirements & TWS? Do you hold First Aid and aCSCS Gold Card? Do you have a Thames Water Passport? Whats in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include; Contributory pension scheme Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year Employee assistance programme My Rewards portal, access to 1000s of retail discounts Life assurance Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave Reward and recognition scheme Recommend a friend

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In addition, this role offers;

Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme Health Care Cash Plan, giving you the ability to claim back medical expenses for things like dental, eyecare and physiotherapy and much more! Private Healthcare - single cover 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays Discretionary bonus scheme

About us We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. Were one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

Were

responsible

and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet Were

open

and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations Were

together

and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts Were

ambitious

and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life Whether youre a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development. Its an exceptional time to be a part of M Group. Please note:

Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered. For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding. #MGroupW TPBN1_UKTJ

Salary: GBP 40000 - 50000 per year