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Road maintenance foreman CV: example and template

This example is for road foremen at road authorities, road maintenance districts and road maintenance firms, and for foremen at road construction firms and road workers who want to run a section.

The employer wants to know how many kilometres of road you maintain, how you run patrols and inspections, how you organise winter maintenance and how you oversee contractors. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: road maintenance foreman

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Mariusz Kolodziej

Road maintenance foreman

Siedlce +48 123 456 789 mariusz.kolodziej@example.com

Professional profile

Road maintenance foreman with 12 years in road engineering, responsible for 6 years for 180 km of regional roads in a road maintenance district. I run patrols and inspections, winter maintenance, surface repairs and signage, and I oversee contractors. The time to fix potholes reported by residents fell from 10 to 4 days, and winter maintenance has run with no objections from the authority for 3 seasons.

Work experience

Road maintenance foreman

04.2020 - present

Regional road authority, road maintenance district, Siedlce

  • Maintaining 180 km of regional roads with bridges, culverts and ditches.
  • Patrols, inspections and the patrol log, repair orders for contractors.
  • Winter maintenance: on-call duty, the gritting plan, 6 gritters and checking the contractor.
  • Potholes fixed in 4 days instead of 10 from the report.
  • Signage, permits to occupy the road and work with the police at incidents.

Road works foreman

05.2013 - 03.2020

Road construction firm, Minsk Mazowiecki

  • Overseeing surfacing and earthworks.
  • Running crews and equipment.
  • Signing works on live roads.

Education

Engineering degree, civil engineering, roads

2009 - 2013

Bialystok University of Technology

Skills

  • Maintaining roads and structures
  • Road patrols and inspections
  • Winter road maintenance
  • Signage and traffic management
  • Overseeing contractors
  • Road occupation permits

Qualifications

  • Training in signing works in the road lane, 2021
  • Winter road maintenance training, 2022
  • Backhoe loader operator qualifications

Languages

  • English: A2

Additional information

  • Driving licence categories B and C
  • On-call duty in winter

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 road maintenance foreman CV

Professional summary

Write how many kilometres of road you maintain, of which category, what your tasks are and who you oversee. Add a result, for example response time to reports or how winter maintenance went. The employer is looking for someone who knows the roads on their section and responds fast to hazards.

Road works foreman with 7 years of experience at a road construction firm. I oversee surfacing and earthworks, run crews and equipment and sign works on live roads. I am looking for work as a road maintenance foreman at a road authority.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the roads, patrols, inspections, winter maintenance, repairs, signage and contractors. Show results in numbers. Add structures, for example bridges and culverts, and your work with the emergency services.

Weaker: Maintaining roads.

Better: Maintaining 180 km of regional roads with bridges, culverts and ditches.

Weaker: Winter.

Better: Winter maintenance: on-call duty, the gritting plan, 6 gritters and checking the contractor.

Weaker: Repairs.

Better: Potholes fixed in 4 days instead of 10 from the report.

Skills worth listing

List road maintenance, patrols, winter, signage, overseeing contractors and the road lane. In your soft skills show independence, fast response and contact with residents.

Professional skills

  • Road maintenance
  • Patrols and inspections
  • Winter maintenance
  • Signage
  • Contractors
  • Road lane

Personal skills

  • Independence
  • Fast response
  • Contact with residents
  • Responsibility
  • Organisation

Qualifications

List training in signing road works and winter maintenance, equipment operator qualifications and your driving licence. Building qualifications in the road speciality are a big plus.

How to become a road maintenance foreman

Most people move from a road construction firm or from work as a road inspector in a district. On your CV show the works and sections you know.

Add winter maintenance and signage. A road foreman is responsible for safety on their roads all year round.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A road authority looks for maintenance and overseeing contractors, a maintenance firm for winter and fast repairs, and a construction firm for surfacing and equipment. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a road maintenance foreman CV

Questions and answers

What should a road maintenance foreman put on a CV?

Roads, patrols, inspections, winter maintenance, repairs, signage, contractors, qualifications and driving licence.

Are building qualifications needed?

Not always, but qualifications in the road speciality help with promotion.

Which results are worth giving?

Time to fix defects, how winter maintenance went, the number of incidents and inspection ratings.

How does a road authority foreman differ from a road firm foreman?

At a road authority a foreman is responsible for maintaining a section and overseeing contractors, and at a firm runs works on a road construction site.

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