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 Washington, DC for the Federal Reserve Board.

• Reports directly to Program/Project Manager (PM) on daily installation production and full time on site anytime VTG is working on 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
• Work and direct a crew of 2-4 installers or junior crew members.
• 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
• Perform system testing and troubleshooting as required.
• 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 (understanding of fiber MPO connectors and splicing of fiber) after spot checks and testing.
• Responsible for eliminating or minimizing rework for entire project by constant quality checks on work performance by installation team
• Coordinate with VTG PM and customer on final labelling scheme before making labels and affixing cables. Ensure labels are properly installed. Verify location correct against approved shop drawings and cable run list.
• Provide required daily and weekly deliverables to VTG PM (Daily work report, 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 timely fashion
• Capture Redline drawings or changes to baseline design package provided and Redline all changes on "Working Set" package and deliver to VTG PM at end of project to provide final As-Builds as deliverable
• Able to read and interpret drawings, floor plans, specifications and cut sheets.
• Maintain compliance with customers' security requirement ensuring junior team members comply.
• Solid team player exhibits a positive attitude, high attention to detail, and the ability to meet deadlines.
• Responsible for executing and managing all testing (copper and fiber), tracking what is complete and generating test reports in proper format. VTG uses the Fluke Link Ware Cable Test Management Software.
• Creates Punchlist for work daily or weekly and has teams rectify in a timely manner.
• 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 including:
  Work Area Outlets (WAO) and Communication (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. Notify VTG PM when pathways are not installed as scheduled.
• Ability to build out telecom and MDF rooms with cabinets, patch panels, grounding, and overhead ladder rack conveyances.
• 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, Audio…