Our Capital (Planned Refurbishments) team based in Plymouth is looking for a Working Foreperson (formerly known as Foreman/Forewoman) to supervise our expanding team, working in Devon, Cornwall & South West England.

Working with the Contract Manager & the Business Manager, you’ll be helping us to deliver Decarbonisation projects, cyclical & FRA works.  

We want to hear from people who are truly passionate about making a difference to people’s lives and homes.

Benefits 

At Ian Williams, we offer more than just a job: 

• Competitive basic salary of £38,694.00 for a 39-hour working week  

• On target earnings up to £42,750.00
• Company van, fuel card, and travel expenses 

• Uniform and PPE provided, no charge, and PDA to manage your work effectively 

• Plus paid holidays, Pension contributions, Life Insurance 

• Free legal and financial advice, & free counselling via Lighthouse Charity 

Our tradespeople don’t just join us, they stay with us. We don’t just talk career development, we live it. Find out more by reading “Life at Ian Williams” below.  

The Working Foreperson role:

• You will be providing detailed and accurate reports to the Contract Manager to ensure the works can be costed and ordered correctly
• You will be on-site setting up and monitoring sub-contractors and directly employed labour, ensuring the works are completed to the appropriate specified standards, including checking and signing off all works on completion
• The daily site management of team productivity, the regular reporting of this and job completion information communicated to the Contracts Manager
• Health and Safety reporting – you will complete on-site welfare checks, including monitoring safe ways of working, PPE, van, and tool/equipment inspections.

What will you bring as a Working Foreperson?

Essential to the role are

• Minimum NVQ level 3 assessment in Occupational Work Supervision or equivalent
• Experience of delivering Decarbonisation projects
• First Aid at Work
• SSSTS
• Sound knowledge of construction processes
• The ability to ‘lead by example’ and incentivise an experienced, directly employed, and subcontract trade workforce
• Full current UK Driving licence

Desirable skills are

• SMSTS
• Scaffold Inspection
• PASMA

Life at Ian Williams 

Working at Ian Williams means stability, safety and the chance to go further with us. Our employees benefit from long term secured work, due to our contracts, a guaranteed 39 hour paid week and consistent opportunities to boost earnings.  

We strive to create a strong safety culture, recognised by the ROSPA Presidential Award, which gives us a stay culture. Our Trades community has an average length of service of 4.5 years. You’ll be joining a company where your skills are valued, your hard work is rewarded, and we’ll support your development both on and off the tools. We are proud our Tradespeople have grown into Business and General Managers. Don’t apply for a job, apply for a career! 

Can’t find the job you are looking for right now?  Express your interest on our Careers page, and join our talent community.  

Discover more about us by reviewing our website, and also through our social media platforms, along with Indeed and Glassdoor.

The successful applicant will be required to complete a criminal records check.  As an organisation assessing applicants’ suitability for positions which are included in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order using criminal record checks processed through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), we comply fully with the  and undertake to treat all applicants for positions fairly.

Ian Williams is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity is more than a commitment at Ian Williams—it is the foundation of what we do. We are fully focused on equality and believe deeply in diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, and all other characteristics that make us different. 

We reserve the right to shortlist prior to the closing date.

Ian Williams Ltd will use applicants’ details for recruitment purposes only. For more information, please read our Candidate Privacy Notice located at our website.

We are delighted to have strong relationships with our preferred agencies, therefore we politely request no agencies engage with us in regards to this position.