Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Primoris Heavy Civil is currently searching for an experienced Road Foreman for immediate hire for our Laredo, TX project. This position ensures projects are completed on time, within budget, and according to safety and quality standards. The Foreman plays a key leadership role in planning work, managing labor and equipment resources, and reporting progress. Road Foreman would need to be knowledgeable in road and highway construction and must be open to permanently relocating to the Laredo, TX area.

Job Description:

Supervise employees’ activities at the project site in accordance with schedules, budgets, plans, and pre-establish policies and procedures as directed by the superintendent.

Functional Requirements:

• Set daily work objectives that meet the goals of the schedule and communicate them to the crew while encouraging the crew’s input in the setting of the goals.
• Assist the supervisor in identifying and resolving quality control problems on job and plant sites.
• Assist in the interview and selection of new hires.
• Strive to meet company’s EEO/AA goals by assisting management in hiring and identifying qualified minorities/females/veterans for employment, training, and/or promotion.
• Schedule and request needed personnel as indicated for timely project completion in conjunction with superintendent.
• Determine and recommend improvements in methods, schedules, and procedures where practical on the project
• Has authority to dismiss laborers and operators when necessary and in accordance with established company guidelines.
• Recommend changes in material suppliers and truckers, which must be coordinated the superintendent.
• Assume responsibility for quality of workmanship.
• Train laborers and craftsmen in the basic skills required to perform the tasks with minimum supervision.
• Inspect materials when delivered to ensure they comply with quality standards and specifications.
• Sign and code delivery tickets.
• Ensure material is delivered to the construction site per established agreements and in a timely fashion.
• Meet contract specifications and company quality standards.
• Maintain and encourage job safety.
• Review labor reports weekly.
• Report daily time of crew, equipment, and materials used, as well as quantities of work completed.
• Report any extra work, back charges to subcontractors, or delays caused by owner, utility company, or others.
• Working knowledge of various construction disciplines, labor relations, cost control, scheduling, safety regulations, engineering drawings, and other documents.
• Ability to supervise and evaluate craft performance essential.
• Perform other related duties as required of the position or as assigned by supervision.

Qualification Standards:

• 5 years of foreman experience in road, bridges and highway construction.
• New Hire Orientation Quiz
• Applicant/employee must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of such individual or others in the workplace.
• Job site safety requirements as required by the client (long sleeves, steel toe boots, etc.).
• Safety equipment as required by the client (hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, respirator, hearing protection, safety harness with lanyard, etc.).

Physical Requirements:

• Must comply with company’s drug and alcohol abuse policy.
• Must be able to pass physical examination, pre-employment if necessary, and as required by the company.
• Able to climb and maintain balance on ladders, scaffolding, stairways, etc.
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, or work at elevated heights as well as in confined spaces (towers, vessels, excavations, etc.).
• Able to carry 50 lbs. of tool and/or materials. It is recommended to get assistance to lift items over 50 lbs. Check with your project supervisor or project safety director.
• Must be able to stand or walk for long periods of time.
• Must be able to work extended hours on your feet on uneven surfaces (dirt, concrete, asphalt, mud, gravel, etc.)

Work Environment:

Location: Construction sites

Mobility Barriers to Access Job Site:

• Uneven ground level
• Obstructed pathways
• Work performed at low and/or high elevations
• Work performed in confined areas

Climatic/Environmental Conditions at Job Site:

• Predominately outdoor climate
• May be exposed to extreme hot or cold weather
• Excessive humidity, rain, etc.
• Various noise levels caused by tools, machinery, equipment, etc.
• Potential exposure to chemical substances

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation paid weekly
• Best-in-class; Medical, Dental, Vision, and LTD/STD
• 401(k) with company match, vested day-one
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan [ESPP]
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, and Community Service Paid Time Off
• Pet Coverage "For our Furry Friends"
• Legal Assistance Coverage
• Award winning safety programs

Company Overview

Primoris was formed in 2004 as the parent company and is traded on the NYSE under the symbol PRIM. We provide a wide range of construction, maintenance, and engineering services for power generation, oil and gas, chemical, pipeline, utilities and distribution, and civil infrastructure clients. Primoris is ranked in the top 1% of the prestigious Top 600 Specialty Contractors List by Engineering News-Record (ENR), having built projects throughout the U.S. and Canada. For additional information, please visit

Primoris Heavy Civil, supported by the bonding capacity and resources of Primoris, has expanded into an even larger role within the heavy civil, infrastructure rehabilitation and transportation industries. Heavy Civil provides highway, port, airfield, rail and marine (intermodal transportation) construction services to private commercial and industrial clients as well as governmental entities such as the Department of Transportation and the US Army Corps of Engineers. Heavy Civil is comprised of six operating units that include North Louisiana Operations, South Louisiana Operations, Texas Operations, HMA Paving Operations, Concrete Paving Operations, and the Infrastructure Rehabilitation Unit.

Agency Statement

We are not accepting resumes from Third Party Recruiting Firms for this position. If you are an Agency or Search firm representative, contact the Primoris Talent Acquisition Manager directly for consideration. Primoris or its subsidiaries will not be responsible for any fees arising from the use of resumes and online response forms through this source. In addition, Primoris or its subsidiaries will not be responsible for any fees on unsolicited resumes that are submitted to any member of the Staffing or Operations team. Primoris has established an approved vendor program for this service and will only consider accepting submissions from those approved firms. For consideration in becoming an approved vendor, contact HR.

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