Bricklayer
The purpose of this Bricklayer role is to prepare and submit daily and implement and enforce strict health and safety protocols.
This is an on-site role in Klerksdorp, North West. The team operates with a hands-on, get-it-done attitude and good camaraderie. There is real scope for growth and skills development for the right person. Honesty, reliability, and common sense go a long way in this team. Apply today and let us know why this role is right for you.
Responsibilities
Project Coordination & Planning
- Liaise with architects, structural engineers, quantity surveyors, and MEP consultants to resolve design queries, request technical clarifications, process variation orders, and coordinate multidisciplinary interfaces seamlessly on site.
- Develop and maintain detailed construction programmes using project management software such as Microsoft Project, identifying critical path activities, resource requirements, and key milestones to guide weekly work planning and resource allocation.
Site Management & Supervision
- Manage and coordinate all on-site construction activities including setting out, earthworks, concrete pours, steel fixing, bricklaying, and finishing trades, ensuring every phase progresses according to the approved programme and quality benchmarks.
- Conduct daily site inspections to verify that all work conforms to engineering drawings, architectural specifications, and approved method statements, identifying and documenting any deviations or non-conformances for rectification within agreed timeframes.
- Supervise subcontractors and direct labour across multiple work fronts by allocating daily tasks, monitoring productivity and workmanship, conducting regular toolbox talks, and addressing any performance or conduct issues immediately and decisively on site.
- Manage the delivery, storage, and distribution of construction materials to site including aggregates, cement, reinforcing steel, and formwork, ensuring correct quantities and specifications arrive on time to avoid costly programme delays.
Health, Safety & Compliance
- Investigate all incidents, near misses, and unsafe acts thoroughly by conducting root cause analysis, implementing preventative measures, and preparing detailed investigation reports for the construction manager, client representative, and regulatory authorities.
- Ensure all plant, machinery, and equipment on site is inspected daily by competent operators, that inspection checklists are completed diligently, and that any defective equipment is immediately tagged out of service and removed from the work area.
- Implement and enforce site-specific health and safety plans in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Construction Regulations, ensuring all personnel undergo site induction and sign the required registers before commencing any work.
Requirements
- Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities when dealing with unforeseen site conditions or technical challenges.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to manage relationships with diverse stakeholders including clients and consultants.
- Strong project management skills including ability to plan, schedule, and resource activities using project management software.
- For artisan roles, a recognised trade certificate in bricklaying, carpentry, or plumbing issued by a relevant training authority.
- Thorough knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Construction Regulations, with SACPCMP registration where required.
- A minimum of five years of construction industry experience with at least two years in a supervisory or management role.
- Proficiency in reading and interpreting architectural and engineering drawings, specifications, and bills of quantities.
