This role sits within our Small Works & Frameworks division, delivering projects with values up to £1,000,000. As our Working Foreman, you will be a good coordinator, ensuring that workers maintain a high level of decorum and orderliness while carrying out the job at all times, and liaise closely with the Small Works & Frameworks Contracts Manager.
Create the working schedule for the team
Place orders for needed equipment
Use subcontractors when needed, with the consent of management
Assign appropriate tasks to the team
Ensure that work is always progressing well
Keep management updated on project development
Ensure works are completed on or before deadlines
Ensure safe systems of work are in place on site and that all staff and operatives adhere to those systems and safe standards of behaviour
Ensure the project is completed to the specification and quality demanded by the client
Role
Experience and Attributes
In-depth knowledge of health and safety protocols
Familiar with industry ISO standards
Ability to communicate comfortably with a variety of customers from different industries
Excellent organisational, prioritisation and communication skills
A trade background
You must hold an appropriate, in-date CSCS card for your role/grade, supported by a relevant recognised qualification (e.g. NVQ, HNC/HND or degree, or equivalent) as evidence of competence. Cards held under CSCS ‘grandfather rights’ (i.e. without an underpinning qualification) will not be accepted.
Appropriate grade, current CSCS card (see Security & Vetting below)
SSSTS
NEVILLE SPECIAL PROJECTS
Neville Special Projects – Working Foreman Job Description – Draft for review, 18 August 2026
First Aid at Work
Full, clean UK driving licence
Required to wear full company-issued uniform and PPE at all times while on site
Many of our projects are delivered for clients operating in highly regulated and security-sensitive sectors, including policing, airports/aviation and central and local government. Security vetting is therefore a strong requirement for this role. You will need to:
Have a full right to work in the UK
Have been continuously resident in the UK for a minimum of the last 5 years
Be willing and able to undergo DBS, BPSS and/or other client-led security vetting or clearance checks, which may be required at any point depending on project, site or client requirements
Be willing to disclose, and openly discuss at interview, any previous convictions, cautions or other matters that could affect the outcome of a vetting or clearance application
Please note that failure to meet, or subsequently maintain, the security vetting requirements of a project may affect your ability to be deployed to certain sites or contracts.
Package
Full time, permanent, site based. Standard hours of work are 7.30am – 5.00pm, Monday to Friday.
Salary
£40,000 - £45,000 plus van
Benefits
On-site parking (Head Office)
Car allowance or company van
Provision of all necessary PPE and uniform
33 days a year inclusive of bank holidays
Contributory pension
Non-contributory life cover
Continued professional development as part of our Group Lifelong Learning Programme
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