Our client a leading main contractor is currently 3 Building Foreman to join an existing large team a Residential and Commercial Project including new Shopping Centre in Stellenbosch
Location: Stellenbosch
Type: Permanent
Competitive salary package
Key Responsibilities:- Oversee all on-site operations to ensure high-quality workmanship and safety compliance.
- Coordinate subcontractors materials and daily site activities.
- Monitor progress against programme targets and report to the Site Agent / Site Manager.
- Maintain site records ensure efficient workflow and resolve on-site challenges promptly.
- Uphold company standards and promote a productive safety-driven culture.
Requirements:
- Minimum 8 years experience as a Foreman on major building or renovation projects.
- Proven track record working with tier-one contractors.
- Strong leadership and communication skills.
- Solid understanding of concrete finishes and structural coordination.
- Health & Safety compliance awareness and ability to manage large site teams.
About our ClientOur Client is the Main Contractor for a large mixed-use housing development on the northern outskirts of Stellenbosch. The project will deliver up to 1320 residential units (apartments houses simplexes townhouses courtyard units freestanding homes) plus a proposed mix of amenities: shopping centre retail recreational facilities schools communal and lifestyle facilities.
The project has received a strong sustainability accreditation and has reportedly earned a six-star rating from Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA) as a Sustainable Precinct.
Our Client could be described as themselves being part of the infrastructure division of the wider group with capacity to handle commercial housing and large-scale projects across South Africa and Africa including projects in the Western Cape / Stellenbosch area.
What the Stellenbosch project involvesThe unit mix is broad: apartments simplexes (sectional-title houses) townhouses courtyard units and freestanding houses giving flexibility in size and type of home.
Prices (as published) for the different unit types have been announced: simplexes / apartments start at roughly under ZAR 800000; simplexes from below ZAR 900000; houses from around ZAR 1.8 million to just over ZAR 4 million (depending on type).
The planned development is more than housing: it includes a retail component (shopping centre 7500 m²) community amenities (urban-farm dog park recreation spaces sports courts skate-park walking/cycling routes) social infrastructure (school crèche church) and much more aiming to create a self-contained mixed-use neighbourhood.
Our Clients footprint & capabilitiesOur Client offers a full spectrum of construction services: housing (subsidized bonded rental social) student accommodation commercial buildings hospitals/clinics retail centres hotels/leisure etc.
Their team is described as experienced and they handle the full lifecycle of projects from initial design through to handover.
The group structure provides them access to resources materials-supply divisions and infrastructure-division support which helps in managing large or complex developments.
Because the project is multi-phase and mixed-use completion dates and final home-delivery timelines could stretch over several years so whats ready now vs planned/under construction might vary by phase.