Construction Supervisor / Foreman (Mechanical)

Construction Supervisor / Foreman (Mechanical)

Job Brief

The Construction Supervisor / Foreman (Mechanical) will provide day-to-day supervision and coordination of mechanical construction activities across a major greenfield industrial development. The role ensures mechanical installation works are executed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, quality requirements, and the project schedule.

Working closely with the Construction Manager, discipline leads, contractors, QA/QC, HSE, and commissioning personnel, the role will monitor site progress, coordinate work fronts, resolve field issues, and support the safe completion, testing, and handover of mechanical systems and equipment.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate daily mechanical construction activities across assigned work areas.
• Lead and direct mechanical contractors, supervisors, foremen, chargehands, and trades to achieve safe and efficient execution.
• Ensure all mechanical works are completed in accordance with approved drawings, method statements, inspection and test plans, specifications, and applicable standards.
• Monitor the installation of static and rotating equipment, machinery, pumps, compressors, vessels, tanks, heat exchangers, packaged equipment, and associated mechanical systems.
• Supervise equipment setting, alignment, levelling, grouting, bolting, and mechanical installation activities.
• Coordinate mechanical installation interfaces with piping, structural, electrical, instrumentation, civil, and commissioning teams.
• Review work fronts, construction priorities, access requirements, lifting requirements, materials, tools, and labour resources before activities commence.
• Coordinate heavy lifts and equipment installation activities with lifting and logistics teams.
• Conduct daily toolbox talks, pre-task briefings, and site coordination meetings as required.
• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with project HSE rules, permit-to-work requirements, and safe systems of work.
• Identify unsafe conditions or non-compliant work and take immediate corrective action, including stopping work where necessary.
• Monitor contractor productivity and progress against the construction schedule, reporting delays, constraints, and recovery actions.
• Ensure mechanical equipment and materials are available, correctly stored, preserved, and issued to support planned construction activities.
• Inspect completed installations and coordinate with QA/QC personnel for inspections, testing, and documentation.
• Support the resolution of site queries, RFIs, drawing discrepancies, clashes, and field changes affecting mechanical works.
• Verify equipment installation against vendor drawings, specifications, tolerances, and manufacturer requirements.
• Ensure preservation requirements for mechanical equipment are maintained throughout construction and prior to commissioning.
• Ensure red-line drawings, inspection records, test documentation, and turnover dossiers are accurately maintained.
• Coordinate mechanical completion activities, equipment checks, lubrication, alignment verification, and pre-commissioning activities.
• Manage punch-list items and support system completion, Mechanical Completion, commissioning, and final handover.
• Liaise with equipment vendors and specialist subcontractors during installation and commissioning where required.
• Provide clear daily and weekly reports covering progress, manpower, safety, quality, constraints, and upcoming activities.
• Maintain effective communication with the Construction Manager, engineering team, client representatives, and contractors.

Basic Requirements

• Significant hands-on experience supervising mechanical construction activities on major industrial projects.
• Previous experience as a Mechanical Construction Supervisor, Mechanical Foreman, Mechanical Superintendent, or similar site-based role.
• Strong knowledge of industrial mechanical installation, including rotating equipment, static equipment, machinery, vessels, tanks, pumps, compressors, and packaged equipment.
• Good understanding of equipment installation, alignment, levelling, grouting, tolerances, and mechanical completion requirements.
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, general arrangement drawings, equipment layouts, vendor drawings, specifications, and installation documentation.
• Experience coordinating mechanical contractors, work crews, materials, lifting activities, access, and construction priorities.
• Good understanding of mechanical inspection, testing, pre-commissioning, and equipment handover requirements.
• Strong knowledge of site HSE requirements, permit-to-work systems, lifting operations, and safe mechanical installation practices.
• Understanding of QA/QC processes, inspection and test plans, non-conformance reporting, and punch-list close-out.
• Experience working on technically complex projects within steel, mining, process plants, chemicals, oil and gas, power, or other heavy industrial sectors.
• Knowledge of relevant EN, ISO, and European mechanical engineering and construction standards.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable working within a large, international, and multidisciplinary project organisation.
• Professional working proficiency in English.
• Willing and able to work on rotation in Sweden.

Preferred Experience

• Mechanical trade qualification, technical diploma, or mechanical engineering qualification.
• Previous experience within an Owner's Engineer, PMC, EPCM, or major EPC project environment.
• Experience supervising installation of heavy industrial equipment and large mechanical packages.
• Experience on major greenfield industrial developments and fast-track construction programmes.
• Previous project experience in Sweden, Scandinavia, or wider Europe.
• Experience on steelmaking, decarbonisation, hydrogen, or other green industrial projects would be advantageous.