Site Foreman

Overview VTG is seeking a Site Foreman to manage multiple cabling installation crews and technicians for a large cabling infrastructure program located in Kansas City, MO. What will you do? Reports directly to Program/Project Manager on daily installation production and full time on site anytime VTG is working on the project site. Supports installation crews where needed to ensure tasks are completed on time and within customer/industry standards. Attends all on-site or periodic meetings or calls as required with prime and customer on-site customer meetings (Schedule, status, safety, etc.) as needed. Responsible for ensuring all installation crews are using proper PPE safety gear and adhering to all OSHA and Site Safety requirements. Rectifies immediately any known safety issues and reports back to VTG PM. Manages multiple smaller installation crews to accomplish tasks within budget and provides DAILY expectations to each crew and reviews daily work reports from each crew on work performed that day. Oversees quality of work daily and generates QC checklist for any rework. Provides random and frequent spot checks daily on areas where teams are working. Validates technicians can perform termination and testing EARLY on tasking with spot checks and testing to validate technicians are properly terminating copper and fiber cables. Identification or replacement of techs who are not able to consistently terminate copper and fiber after spot checks and testing. Responsible for eliminating or minimizing rework for the entire project by constant quality checks on work performance by the installation team. Responsible for ensuring cable pulling teams know the routes to pull, slack to leave at both ends to reach location plus meet minimum slack requirements for this project and temp or permanently labeling initial cables on both ends. Coordinate with VTG PM and customer on final labeling scheme before making labels and affixing to cables. Provide required daily and weekly deliverables to VTG PM (Daily work report for FBI in excel, hours incurred for VTG internal tracking reports, etc.). Assist VTG PM on material inventory and securing materials received and communicating on any additional materials that need to be ordered or excess materials that need to be sent back to distribution for full credit. Responsible for coordinating with distribution on material deliveries to site and working with VTG PM to order and deliver as needed. Look ahead capability to ensure materials are delivered on time before needed. Responsible for daily tasking of each technician and crews on expectation of what to complete each day and track progress via daily work reports from each crew. Escalate scope questions to VTG PM and if needed to customer for clarification while tracking all requests via VTG or Customer RFI Log. Confirming no out of scope work started or completed without VTG PM approval. Notify PM when customer asks for additional work or change to original SOW in a timely fashion. Capture REDLINES or changes to baseline design package provided and Redline all changes on “Working Set” package and deliver to VTG PM at the end of the project to provide final As-Builds as deliverable. Attend any Customer specific meetings with contractual prime as needed to talk about solutions to design issues. Creates Punchlist for work daily or weekly and has teams rectify timely. Identify skillset weaknesses in individual technicians and communicates with VTG PM. Institutes spot checks and sets expectations on specific tasks such as copper termination, fiber termination, testing, and labeling. Conduct testing early to confirm technicians are terminating and testing correctly to eliminate rework. Reviews and presents cable pulling guidelines such as how much slack at each end of cable (WAO and Comm Rooms) to meet customer slack requirements and ensure cables are not cut too short. Validate cabling pathways and conveyances are installed by others ahead of cabling pulling teams and Comm Rooms are built out by others to minimize any lost efficiencies in our workforce. Ability to build out telecom and MDF rooms with cabinets, patch panels, grounding, and overhead ladder rack conveyances. Identifies out of scope work on Firm Fixed Priced projects. Supports PM and VTG on Estimate to complete reviews tracking financial, costs incurred reports w/ PM and Project Controller, and provides estimates to VTG PM and PC on time to finish tasks and project. Support Project kickoff and In Progress Review and site visits by Govt COR for their periodic site visits and site walks. Confers with project staff to outline work schedule and to assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority. Directs and coordinates activities of project personnel to ensure project progresses on schedule and within prescribed budget. Working with General and Electrical contractors when applicable on safety meetings and status and schedule meetings. Capable of managing multiple installation crews on large installation projects. Generates and Reviews status reports prepared by project personnel and modifies schedules or plans as required. Support VTG PM on project and periodic financial reports for management, client, or others. Confers with project personnel to provide technical advice and to resolve problems. Coordinates project activities with activities of government regulatory or other governmental agencies. Provides quality assurance support on all projects. Supports VTG PM with Accounts Receivables and Payable groups in invoicing and billing of customers and subcontractors. Supports VTG PM in preparation of purchase orders for materials and subcontractors to submit to Purchasing. Supports and prepares any required documents for reviews and contract deliverables. Protect VTG’s interests at all times with prime customer and end user. Do you have what it takes? 10+ years plus related experience with managing multiple installation technicians and crews for installation of low voltage cabling systems that include Copper, Fiber, Backbone, Comm room buildouts, cable conveyances, termination/testing/labeling, and redlines. 10+ years of experience pulling in ISP and OSP cabling in conduit, cable trays, outside plant pathways using Maxcell or duct banks through existing manholes or handholes. Experience working in Construction environment with other General Contractor trades. DoD Secret or TS Security clearance preferred but must pass FBI Limited Background Investigation (LBI) check. Valid driver's license. Must have valid US Passport with no less than 6 months until expiration preferred but not required. OEM certifications or seminar certifications. BICSI RCDD certification or equivalent preferred but not required. Active equipment certifications preferred but not required. About the company

VT Group is a privately held United States defense and services company, with its origins in a former British shipbuilding group, previously known as Vosper Thornycroft.

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