Job Title: General Foreperson
Location: Cork, Ireland
Job Type: Contract | 2 Year fixed contract
Salary: €55k - €70
Start Date: Immediate / Negotiable

Job Overview:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced General Foreperson to join a leading residential construction project in Cork. The successful candidate will take a hands-on leadership role, ensuring the safe, efficient, and high-quality delivery of work on-site in line with programme expectations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take full ownership of on-site Health and Safety practices and ensure strict compliance.
• Understand and manage project timelines, reporting progress weekly and addressing delays proactively.
• Attend and contribute to daily whiteboard meetings to ensure smooth site coordination.
• Perform ongoing inspections of works, resolving quality and compliance issues promptly.
• Coordinate and manage subcontractors, suppliers, and groundworks/civil contractors.
• Maintain clear site logistics including vehicle and pedestrian routes.
• Oversee works from foundations to 1st and 2nd fix, including paving, landscaping, and boundary walls.
• Use site coordination and logistics software to manage labour, materials, and machinery movement.
• Ensure site security and cleanliness through proactive Health & Safety standards.
• Support timely handover to the Finishing Foreperson, ensuring all programme milestones are met.
• Work closely with the engineering team to maintain accurate waste management records.
• Promote a positive site culture, upholding a best-in-class customer service mindset for all stakeholders.

Candidate Profile:

• Trade background preferred
• Proven experience delivering projects within tight timeframes and quality standards
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Highly organised, with a meticulous attention to detail
• Confident working independently and taking responsibility
• Effective team player with the ability to manage relationships at all levels
• Capable of overseeing multiple site operations simultaneously
• Demonstrates initiative, leadership, and reliability

What’s on Offer:

• Competitive base salary
• Annual performance-related bonus
• Pension scheme with employer contributions
• Private health insurance
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• Life assurance and income protection
• Annual salary reviews
• Career development and CPD support
• Additional company leave days
• TaxSaver travel and cycle-to-work schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Company vehicle (if applicable to role)

To Apply:
Submit your CV along with a brief cover letter outlining your suitability for the role.