Working Foreperson


Company:	Ian Williams Ltd
Salary:	£40,093 - £44,149
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	GL3 4AQ
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	12 Aug 2026
Closing date:	9 Sept 2026

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Summary

What we do matters. Every repair we complete improves someone’s home and makes a real difference to their day. Join a team where your work has purpose, and where customers genuinely appreciate the trade skills you bring.

We need a Working Foreperson (formerly known as a Foreman/ Forewoman) to supervise our expanding team delivering External Works to our clients in Gloucester, Cheltenham and Stroud.

Benefits

At Ian Williams, we offer more than just a job:

Competitive basic salary of £40,093 for a 39 hour working week

On target earnings up to £44,149 with bonus, travel and fare allowance

Company van, fuel card, and travel expenses

Uniform and PPE provided, no charge, and PDA to manage your work effectively

Plus paid holidays, Pension contributions, Life Insurance

Free legal and financial advice, plus free counselling via Lighthouse Charity

Our tradespeople don’t just join us, they stay with us. We don’t just talk career development, we live it. Find out more by reading “Life at Ian Williams” below.

The Working Foreperson role:

You’ll lead from the front on site, carrying out External Works, whilst overseeing your team of operatives and assisting with any issues

The daily site management of team productivity and quality, the regular reporting of this and job completion information communicated to the Contracts Manager

Health and Safety reporting – you will complete on-site welfare checks, including monitoring safe ways of working, PPE, van, and tool/equipment inspections.

What will you bring as a Working Foreperson?

Qualified to a minimum NVQ 2 level or equivalent in a core trade would be beneficial.

SSSTS qualification would be advantageous but not essential

Sound knowledge of construction processes

The ability to ‘lead by example’ and incentivise an experienced directly employed and sub contract trade workforce

Possession of a full current UK Driving licence, which is essential to undertake the Working Foreperson role.

Life at Ian Williams

Working at Ian Williams means stability, safety and the chance to go further with us. Our employees benefit from long-term secured work, due to our contracts, a guaranteed 39 hour paid week and consistent opportunities to boost earnings.

We strive to create a strong safety culture, recognised by the ROSPA Presidential Award, which gives us a stay culture.

Our Trades community has an average length of service of 4.5 years. You’ll be joining a company where your skills are valued, your hard work is rewarded, and we’ll support your development both on and off the tools. We are proud our Tradespeople have grown into Business and General Managers.

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About Ian Williams Ltd

Discover more about us by reviewing our website, and also through our social media platforms, along with Indeed and Glassdoor.

The successful applicant will be required to complete a criminal records check. As an organisation assessing applicants’ suitability for positions which are included in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order using criminal record checks processed through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), we comply fully with the code of practice and undertake to treat all applicants for positions fairly.

Ian Williams is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity is more than a commitment at Ian Williams—it is the foundation of what we do. We are fully focused on equality and believe deeply in diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, and all other characteristics that make us different.

We reserve the right to shortlist prior to the closing date.

Ian Williams Ltd will use applicants’ details for recruitment purposes only. For more information, please read our Candidate Privacy Notice located at our website.

We are delighted to have strong relationships with our preferred agencies, therefore we politely request no agencies engage with us in regard to this position.

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