Drainage Foreman

Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc.

Job Description: Drainage Foreman

Become Part of Our Team

As an industry leader Balfour Beatty offers employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes competitive salaries, paid time off, education assistance and much more including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Dependent Care and Health Reimbursement Care)
• Paid Holidays
• Additional benefits included

Leads field crews installing roadway and civil drainage systems-including RCP/HDPE pipe, RCBs/box culverts, manholes, inlets, headwalls/wingwalls, storm laterals, underdrains, and related structures-on DOT, municipal, and design-build projects. Responsible for safety, quality, productivity, and crew development while meeting schedule and budget.

• Safety Compliance
  
  
  
  • Champion a zero-incident culture; conduct daily JSAs/THAs and toolbox
  • Enforce trenching/shoring, confined-space, traffic control, and PPE requirements per OSHA.
  • Ensure environmental BMPs (erosion/sediment control, dewatering, SWPPP) are implemented and maintained.
  
  
  
  
• Planning Coordination
  
  
  
  • Review plans, specifications, submittals, and cut sheets; clarify conflicts via the RFI process.
  • Build 1-3 week look-ahead plans; stage materials, labor, and
  • Coordinate with survey/layout, QC, utilities, structures, paving, and
  
  
  
  
• Execution
  
  
  
  • Set lines/grades and oversee excavation, bedding, lay, jointing, backfill, and
  • Direct operation of excavators, loaders, dozers, compactors, pumps, and trench boxes/shoring.
  
  
  
  

• Utilize pipe lasers, rotating lasers, levels, GPS/GNSS rovers, and machine control as applicable.
• Manage dewatering and groundwater mitigation to protect trench stability and
• Maintain traffic control and site logistics to minimize public/owner

• Quality Testing
  
  
  
  • Verify compliance with project/DOT
  • Inspect bedding, haunching, cover, joint integrity, structures, and backfill compaction; coordinate density and leakage/mandrel tests.
  • Deliver "first-time-right" work; close punch-list items
  
  
  
  
• People Leadership
  
  
  
  • Lead 6-20 craft (operators, pipe layers, laborers); assign tasks, coach, and evaluate performance.
  • Train crew on safe work practices, equipment, and installation standards; foster teamwork and accountability.
  
  
  
  
• Administration
  
  
  
  • Complete daily reports, quantities, timecards, equipment logs, and delivery tickets accurately and on time.
  • Protect company assets and maintain a clean, organized work
  
  
  
  
• Key Competencies
  
  
  
  • Safety leadership and stop-work authority
  • Plan/spec interpretation and problem solving
  • Crew planning, coaching, and conflict resolution
  • Productivity management (units/day, cost awareness)
  • Quality control and documentation rigor
  • Collaboration with survey, QC, and inspectors
  
  
  
  
• Physical Requirements Work Environment
  
  
  
  • Work outdoors in all weather; frequent standing, walking, climbing in/out of
  • Lift/push/pull up to 50-75 ; exposure to noise, dust, and heavy equipment.
  • Extended hours, nights/weekends, and regional travel as project needs
  
  
  
  
• Success Metrics (Examples)
  
  
  
  • Safety: zero recordables; daily JSAs/toolbox talks
  • Quality: first-pass inspection acceptance; minimal
  • Schedule/Cost: planned actual units met or better; accurate daily quantities.
  • People: crew retention, training completions, positive inspector/owner
  • Prepare daily reports, logs, and documentation to support compliance and project record-keeping.
  
  
  
  

• High school diploma/GED; technical coursework in civil construction a
• 5+ years heavy civil/highway drainage experience with 2+ years in a lead/foreman
• Proven ability to read plans, profiles, cross-sections, and set/verify

• Proficient with pipe lasers, levels, and basic GPS/GNSS field
• Working knowledge of DOT/Municipal specs and typical details for storm
• Strong communication (English required; Spanish bilingual a plus).
• Valid driver license and insurable driving
• Strong safety awareness and commitment to