Paving Foreman

**Our Story**

For 25 years Vertical Earth has established our company as a Builder, not only building successful projects and solutions, but also trust with our clients and rewarding careers for our employees. While the early years of Vertical Earth were focused primarily on civil structures and retaining walls, we ve grown into a turn-key provider of sitework and road construction services. Being purposefully diverse adds to the long-term strength of the company and will remain an asset as we continue to grow.

**Functional Summary**:
The asphalt foreman supervises the field operations for an asphalt project. They directly supervise and coordinate the activities of the asphalt crew. They prepare the work schedules for the asphalt crew, estimate the amount of labor and materials required for asphalt construction projects, and consult blueprints and drawings to ensure accuracy.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Directly supervises, coordinates, and schedules the asphalt crew.
- Prioritize, delegate, and perform all work placing safety first in all things.
- Experienced on all types of heavy equipment for asphalt and site projects.

Reads, understands, and interprets drawings and specifications.
- Reports on time and materials.
- Monitors the implementation of safety orientations, safety indoctrination, and provides coaching for improvement.
- Performs the duties of all asphalt crew team members.

**Qualifications**:

- Applicant must have a clean driving record, verifiable leadership/decision-making skills, construction experience, and the ability to read plans/blueprints.
- Must have knowledge of private and commercial work sites.
- Applicant will plan/direct excavation of construction project(s), as well as supervise a team operating heavy equipment.
- Should be able to ensure overall productivity, quality, and safety on project(s) and be able to meet deadlines.

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