Field Foreman Statement of Purpose To provide satisfying, long-term work opportunities for our dedicated employees - We believe that there is pride to be gained in performing productive work, and there should be great satisfaction in achieving results as a team. Our efforts will be spent towards continuously improving the health, strength, and quality of the company. We believe our collective success will generate value that supports our families and benefits our communities. • Foreman are responsible for providing site supervision and site-based senior leadership of a PTS
construction project.
• Acts as point of contact with customer, vendors and subcontractors on site.
• Works to maintain Safety, Quality and Productivity.
• The Field Foreman is responsible for understanding the contract scope of work and for the
identification of field-initiated scope changes (change orders).
• Provides leadership regarding Safety on the jobsite. Fosters a Safety Culture within the crew.
• Provides leadership regarding Quality on the jobsite. Eliminates "go-backs", rejected or sloppy
work.
• Enhances field productivity. Consistently perform projects under budget and on time.
• Balances customer satisfaction with profitability of the project. Keeps customers happy yet
protects the company regarding scope changes and barrier time.
• Provides craft knowledge and experience to the crew. Expertise in several areas of PTS specialty
work (welding, structural erection, tank repair, new tank construction, rigging etc.)
• Evaluates field employees and identifies those who are candidates for promotion. Provides
guidance and training to assist in their development. Communicates the employee evaluation
information to Construction Managers and HR.
• Assists Construction Managers and HR in recruiting field workers.
• Responsible for the care and maintenance of all tooling and equipment, and immediately calling
equipment off rent when no longer needed
• Utilizes experience and skills to identify opportunities for improvement of company practices
and resources.
• Represents PTS in a professional, positive light to customers and employees.
• Provides a positive contribution to pre-construction planning effort.
• Communicates well with the support staff (i.e. Design, Purchasing, PM, Admin)
• Knows and understands the estimated manhours and scope on projects prior to job start. Works
with PM in tracking progress weekly (Field Labor Reports).
• Works with Safety Specialist, Construction Administration and HR to assure that employees
assigned to upcoming or ongoing work have received the necessary training and certifications.
This may include safety training, DOT, OQ, welder testing, and site-specific requirements.
• Completes all necessary paperwork i.e. – daily time sheets, safety and quality audits, customer required paperwork, equipment inspections etc.
• Advises Project Management of potential problems, work interferences, and schedule
difficulties; assists in resolving such problems, as required.
• Provides complete, final, project paperwork to Design Group at end of projects for creating of
the Final QC Book.