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Construction foreman CV: example and template

This example is for site foremen at construction firms and general contractors, and for crew leaders who want to run several crews and subcontractors on site.

The employer wants to know how many crews you run, which works you oversee, how you plan the week and materials, how you prepare inspections and how you look after safety. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: construction foreman

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Zbigniew Laskowski

Construction foreman

Czestochowa +48 123 456 789 zbigniew.laskowski@example.com

Professional profile

Construction foreman with 20 years on building sites, the last 8 running works for a general contractor. I oversee 4 crews and 3 subcontractors, up to 45 people, on school, clinic and residential building projects. I plan the week and materials with the site manager and prepare stage inspections. I hold a master craftsman diploma in bricklaying. We handed over the last school 3 weeks ahead of schedule.

Work experience

Construction foreman

03.2018 - present

General contractor, Czestochowa

  • Overseeing 4 crews and 3 subcontractors, up to 45 people on site.
  • Building schools, clinics and residential buildings of up to 8 storeys.
  • The weekly schedule, orders for materials and equipment with the site manager.
  • Preparing stage inspections and fixing defects, a school handed over 3 weeks ahead of schedule.
  • Site health and safety, job instructions and checking subcontractors.

Bricklaying crew leader

04.2005 - 02.2018

Construction firm, Czestochowa

  • Leading a crew of 8 bricklayers.
  • Bricklaying and plastering.
  • Training apprentices.

Education

Construction technician

2000 - 2004

Construction Technical School in Czestochowa

Skills

  • Overseeing crews and subcontractors
  • Planning the week and materials
  • Reading designs and drawings
  • Preparing stage inspections
  • Checking the quality of works
  • Site health and safety

Qualifications

  • Master craftsman diploma in bricklaying, chamber of crafts
  • Health and safety training for people managing workers, 2023
  • Scaffolding erector qualification certificate

Languages

  • German: A2

Additional information

  • Driving licence category B
  • Willing to work on sites in the region

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a construction foreman CV

Professional summary

Write how many crews and people you run, which works you oversee and on which sites. Add your experience and a result, for example deadlines or inspections. The employer is looking for someone who will keep several crews at pace, look after quality and safety and take load off the site manager.

Bricklaying crew leader with 12 years of experience on residential sites. I lead a crew of 8, do bricklaying and plastering and train apprentices. I am looking for work as a construction foreman.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the crews, subcontractors, sites, planning, inspections and health and safety. Show results, for example deadlines and defects. Add your work with the site manager and the investor's inspector.

Weaker: Overseeing works.

Better: Overseeing 4 crews and 3 subcontractors, up to 45 people on site.

Weaker: Planning.

Better: The weekly schedule, orders for materials and equipment with the site manager.

Weaker: Inspections.

Better: Preparing stage inspections and fixing defects, a school handed over 3 weeks ahead of schedule.

Skills worth listing

List overseeing crews, planning, reading designs, inspections, quality and health and safety. In your soft skills show authority, organisation and dealing with subcontractors.

Professional skills

  • Crews and subcontractors
  • Planning
  • Reading designs
  • Inspections
  • Quality of works
  • Health and safety

Personal skills

  • Authority
  • Organisation
  • Negotiation
  • Firmness
  • Responsibility

Qualifications

List a master craftsman diploma from a chamber of crafts if you have one, health and safety training for people managing workers and scaffolding or equipment qualifications.

How to become a construction foreman

Most people move up from crew leader with many years of experience. On your CV show the sites where you already run more than one crew.

Add a master craftsman diploma or training. A foreman coordinates several crews and subcontractors, not one group.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A general contractor looks for coordinating subcontractors and inspections, a housing firm for pace and repeatability, and a renovation firm for work in occupied buildings. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

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Questions and answers

What should a construction foreman put on a CV?

Crews, subcontractors, sites, planning, inspections, health and safety, a master craftsman diploma and experience.

How does a foreman differ from a site manager?

A site manager holds building qualifications and is formally responsible for the site, and a foreman runs the crews and works day to day.

Is a master craftsman diploma needed?

Not always, but it helps, because it confirms a high level of skill in the trade.

Which results are worth giving?

Deadlines, inspections with no defects, the size of sites and workplace accidents.

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