Job Description

Overview

The Structures Foreman is responsible for supervising field crews engaged in bridge, retaining wall, concrete, and structural construction activities. The Foreman directs daily operations, ensures compliance with project plans and specifications, and maintains safe, productive, and high-quality construction practices.

Responsibilities

  • Plan, coordinate, and supervise structural concrete construction activities.
  • Lead crews performing formwork, reinforcing steel installation, concrete placement, finishing, and curing operations.
  • Interpret structural plans, shop drawings, specifications, and construction schedules.
  • Coordinate bridge construction activities including foundations, columns, caps, abutments, wingwalls, decks, and retaining walls.
  • Ensure proper layout, dimensions, elevations, and alignment of structural elements.
  • Coordinate labor, materials, equipment, and subcontractors to maintain project schedules.
  • Conduct daily safety meetings and enforce company safety policies and procedures.
  • Monitor workmanship and ensure compliance with quality control requirements.
  • Coordinate inspections with owners, engineers, and project management personnel.
  • Maintain daily reports documenting manpower, equipment, production, and project progress.
  • Identify and resolve field issues affecting safety, quality, schedule, or productivity.
  • Ensure proper concrete placement, consolidation, finishing, and curing practices are followed.
  • Train and mentor crew members in safe and efficient construction methods.

Requirements

  • Minimum 5 years of heavy civil structural construction experience as a structure foreman.
  • Strong understanding of bridge construction, concrete formwork, reinforcing steel, and structural concrete placement.
  • Ability to read and interpret structural plans, shop drawings, and specifications.
  • Knowledge of concrete quality control and inspection requirements.
  • Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
  • Valid driver's license required.
  • OSHA 10-Hour Construction Certification is preferred.
  • CPR/First Aid Certification is preferred.

Additional Information

  • Ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions.
  • Ability to walk uneven terrain and active construction sites.
  • Ability to climb ladders, work around heavy equipment, and access elevated work areas.
  • Ability to work extended hours, weekends, and night shifts as required by project schedules.

How this job compares in North Richland Hills, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, lead welder jobs across Texas currently run a median of $34/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $26–$40/hr across 15 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in North Richland Hills, TX

North Richland Hills, TX currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,307 other active welding openings from 707 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in North Richland Hills, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Zachry Group (24), Welding Shop in Houston, TX (21), and Austin Industries (19). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pasadena at $82/hr, Midlothian at $38/hr, and Dallas at $35/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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