Groundworks General Foreman in Bury St Edmunds

CompanyJN Bentley

LocationBury St Edmunds, England, United Kingdom

Posted At12/2/2025

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Construction and building trades supervisors

Occupation Code Skill LevelMedium Skilled

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£41,800 (£21.44 per hour)

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Description

Here at JN Bentley we are looking for enthusiastic and positive Groundworks General Foremen to work on our civils sites who ideally are located in or around the Bury St Edmunds area.

In the role you will supervise several gangs and support Site Managers on various civils sites predominantly within the water industry. Experience within the water industry and / or heavy civils infrastructure industry experience is essential.

You will have a proactive attitude towards work and health and safety, with ideally experience overseeing civils works within the water industry and general civils work such as concreting, deep drainage and pipe laying.

Candidate Specification

Experience managing gangs working on civils projects within water industry, such as civils works on water treatment sites or reservoirs
A positive attitude towards work, along with the ability to maintain high standards of health and safety
Current CSCS, CPCS or NPORS
SSSTS / SMSTS
Full UK Driving Licence
Confident IT Skills
Experience budgeting and forecasting
Experience creating risk and method statements
Experience conducting daily briefings, site inductions, method statement rollout and progress meetings
Knowledge of Permits to work

Advantageous

National Water Hygiene card
3 day First Aid
Lift Supervisor

What can we Offer?

Competitive rates of pay
In house career development programmes and progression within the company
Top quality training
Mileage paid on travel 
Van driver supplement  
30 days holiday (incl. Bank holidays)
Good Maternity / Paternity Pay packages
Uplift and Subsistence pay 
Pension Scheme  
Employee Referral Scheme
Westfield Health (cash health plan)
Occupational Health and Flu Jabs
Cycle to Work schemes and Specsavers Vouchers 
Company matching and Payroll giving

About Us

JN Bentley is part of Mott MacDonald and is a well-established civil engineering and construction company with many projects across the UK. We deliver first-class works for our clients, drawing upon over 50 years of expertise gained through experience in the industry. 

We employ over 2000 people, and we have a turnover currently in excess of £450 million.

Please include any details of your experience working in the water industry (on water treatment sites or similar), deep drainage, pipelaying and specific pipework within your application.

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