Certified Crane Operator

Gilder Search Group; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Per diem

Job summary

Gilder Search Group is seeking a certified crane operator for a data center project in El Paso, TX. You will run a 70-ton or 55-ton Terex crane, stay within the load chart, and coordinate lifts with the site team.

The assignment runs five to six ten-hour days per week for 5+ months, with a competitive hourly rate and a $175 per diem. Must have NCCCO TLL, OSHA 10, and DOT medical card.

Qualifications

• NCCCO certification with TLL endorsement required and current.
• OSHA 10 card current and unexpired.
• DOT medical card current.
• Experience with telescopic boom, swing-cab cranes in 50–100 ton class preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operate a 70-ton or 55-ton Terex crane and stay within the load chart on every lift.
• Set up each pick including outriggers, cribbing, counterweight, boom configuration, radius, and load chart check.
• Place equipment and transformers on an active data center build.
• Perform and document daily crane inspections and shut down when necessary.
• Coordinate every lift with the site superintendent, riggers, and signalperson.
• Maintain the schedule for five to six 10-hour days per week for 5+ months.

Skills

Crane operation

Load chart compliance

Rigging coordination

Education

NCCCO certification (TLL)

OSHA 10

DOT medical card

Tools

Terex

Grove

Link-Belt

Tadano

Job description

#JOBALERT | W2 CONTRACT | CERTIFIED CRANE OPERATOR [TLL] | DATA CENTER | EL PASO, TX

A national general contractor is adding a certified crane operator to a data center project in El Paso, TX. The work is setting equipment and transformers on a 70-ton or 55-ton Terex crane.

• $46.00/hour


• 5+ months anticipated | 5-6 days/week, 10-hour shifts (50-60 hours/week)


• $175.00/day per diem


• Requires NCCCO certification with TLL endorsement, OSHA 10, and a current DOT medical card


• Start date: 08.31.2026 or 09.02.2026

Overview

• Run a 70-ton or 55-ton Terex crane and stay inside the load chart on every pick


• Set up each pick — outrigger position and cribbing, counterweight, boom configuration, radius, and a load chart check before the load leaves the ground


• Set equipment and transformers on an active data center build


• Perform and document daily crane inspections, and shut the machine down when it needs it


• Coordinate every lift with the site superintendent, riggers, and signalperson


• Hold the schedule for the length of the run — five to six 10-hour days a week for 5-plus months

Skills and Experience

Required

• NCCCO certification with TLL endorsement, current and unexpired


• Current OSHA 10 card


• Current DOT medical card


• Telescopic boom, swing-cab crane time in the 50-100 ton class — Terex, Grove, Link-Belt, or Tadano


• Able to pass pre-employment drug and background screening

Ideal

• Equipment, transformer, switchgear, or substation setting experience


• Data center, mission-critical, or heavy industrial new construction background


• Terex-specific hours


• History of finishing long out-of-town runs — 5 months or more without dragging up

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