Sr. Chargehand - Nashik, India - Larsen & Toubro

Description

The Civil Foreman (Open Works) is responsible for supervising and directing all open excavation and surface civil activities at the Pumped Storage Project. The role involves day-to-day field supervision, manpower allocation, checking work quality, ensuring safety compliance, and coordinating with engineers and survey teams to execute works as per approved drawings and method statements.

• Supervise open cut excavation, benching, trimming, and muck removal activities.
• Ensure correct execution of works for intake, outlet, powerhouse area, penstock, access roads, cofferdams, and foundation excavations.
• Follow instructions from site engineers and maintain required excavation lines, slopes, and levels.
• Allocate and manage daily workforce including excavator operators, drillers, helpers, and labour teams.
• Enforce HSE guidelines for excavation, blasting, slope working, heavy equipment movement, and night operations.
• Coordinate with survey teams to maintain correct alignment, centreline, grades, and excavation levels.
• Ensure excavation is done as per required depth, slope, and section.
• Maintain daily site records including labour deployment, equipment usage, material consumption, and progress achieved.
  
  

Preferred Skills

• Experience in Pumped Storage Projects, hydropower dams, or hilly terrain projects.
• Basic understanding of survey instruments (Auto level, Total Station).
• Ability to coordinate subcontractors and multiple work fronts.
• Knowledge of basic quality and safety standards.