Labor Foreman

Job Description

Description:

Join Howard Shockey & Sons, one of the region’s most trusted and long-standing commercial construction leaders, as a Labor Foreman and play a hands-on role in shaping the success of our projects. In this key position, you will lead and support both in-house labor teams and subcontracted crews to keep job sites clean, safe, organized, and operating efficiently. The Labor Foreman coordinates daily workforce needs, assigns tasks, monitors performance, and contributes to maintaining project schedules—making you an essential partner in delivering high-quality results across our construction portfolio. If you’re a motivated, team-focused leader who thrives in a fast-paced field environment, we’d love to have you on our team.

This role is based on-site at an active project in Annapolis, Maryland. Upon completion of that project, future assignments will fall within a 75-mile radius of our Frederick, MD office.

Key Responsibilities

Supervise, schedule, and direct in-house labor crews and subcontractor labor teams.

Manage site cleanup, debris removal, and general labor tasks to maintain safe and efficient job sites.

Ensure compliance with company safety policies, OSHA standards, and site-specific safety requirements.

Coordinate with project management and superintendents to align labor resources with project priorities.

Conduct daily site walks to verify completion of assigned tasks and identify additional needs.

Track labor hours, productivity, and manpower requirements.

Train and mentor new laborers on proper techniques, safety, and work practices.

Monitor quality of work to ensure tasks are performed to company standards.

Act as a liaison between site management, subcontractors, and labor crews.

Assist in maintaining project schedules by ensuring timely completion of labor-driven tasks.

*Other duties may be assigned.

As an equal opportunity employer, it is the policy of The Shockey Companies that employment practices shall not be influenced by an employee’s or applicant’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions including lactation; gender identity, and sexual orientation), age (40 or older), disability, national origin, veteran status or genetic information (including family medical history). Requirements:

3+ years of experience in commercial construction labor

Strong knowledge of construction site practices, safety standards, and labor operations

Ability to effectively manage, motivate, and lead diverse teams of in-house staff and subcontractors

Excellent communication and organizational skills

Ability to read and interpret basic project documents and instructions

Strong work ethic, reliability, and ability to adapt to changing project needs

OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 certification preferred

Individual must meet all requirements to be deemed an Howard Shockey & Son's Competent Person

Full-time