Construction Laborer Foreperson - Facilities & Services

Duties & Responsibilities

• Directly supervises, provides leadership, and assigns work to construction laborer sub-forepersons and construction laborers in the construction labor shop. Plans and organizes maintenance and alteration work, assists with estimates by providing labor and material costs, and monitors schedules and craft-related costs in collaboration with the work management center, project coordinators, engineering, and Building Maintenance.
• Monitors work performance of assigned sub-forepersons and construction laborers to ensure satisfactory quality and compliance with prevailing codes and university facilities standards. Supervises asbestos abatement, hazmat clean-up and related records. Visits job sites to ensure completion requirements are met.
• Maintains records of completed work, material purchases, overtime lists, training records, and verifies mobile timekeeping/timecards.
• Manages tools, equipment, and orders materials for the construction laborer shop. Inventories tools and equipment.
• Provides leadership for emergency response outside normal working hours, handling emergency calls 24/7.
• Participates in schedule review meetings with the work management center for final schedule approval and in multi-craft work order review meetings with shop forepersons and building maintenance supervision.
• Performs construction laborer work as needed or assigned.
• Recommends safety initiatives and programs, handles hiring and discipline, and addresses performance issues. Responsible for safety and policy enforcement.
• Performs other duties as assigned.