Field Services Groundsman

Great Southwestern Construction; Alvarado (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Great Southwestern Construction, Inc., a subsidiary of MYR Group Inc., is seeking a Field Services Groundman to support day-to-day site operations and improve efficiency on construction projects. This role emphasizes safety, quality, and collaboration with project teams across sites.

The position offers comprehensive benefits and a pathway to growth within the MYR Group family, with on-site work and opportunities to contribute to transmission and substation projects.

Qualifications

• No experience is required - training is provided.
• Bachelor’s in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or a related field is preferred; combination of relevant education and experience considered in lieu of degree.

Responsibilities

• Assist the project manager and superintendent with day-to-day operations.
• Routine quality control and quality assurance.
• Conducting crew visits and monitoring schedules.
• Preparing purchase orders/contracts.
• Overseeing the daily work of subcontractors.
• Estimating costs and monitoring expenditure with vendors.
• Evaluating environmental impact and right-of-way access plans, mitigating risk, ensuring compliance.
• Drafting reports and assisting in running field operations.
• Analyzing data and job planning.
• Troubleshooting and supporting overall project objectives.

Skills

Working knowledge of project safety

Quality control monitoring

Production reporting

Cost reporting

Travel and relocation

Education

Bachelor’s in Construction Management

Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering

Tools

None

Job description

About the role

The Essential Functions of the Field Services Groundman include working on sites, managing on-site functions, and enhancing efficiency and customer service through various reporting and tracking processes.

Company Overview

Established in 1977, Great Southwestern Construction, Inc. (Great Southwestern) – a subsidiary of MYR Group Inc. – has successfully completed hundreds of transmission, distribution, substation, live line, and clean energy projects nationwide. We are well positioned as a contractor of choice for providing transmission, distribution, and substation construction, telecommunication systems, maintenance, and emergency restoration services. Weutilizeourwell-established, long-standing reputation to create enduring relationships. We have built this reputation by meeting the needs of our clients and team members in a safe and innovative work atmosphere.

Our leadership team is second to none in providingsupportandopportunitiesfor growth, with over half of our senior management team having been promoted within the company. We believe in creating a balanced work-life environment built on our culture and values of safety, integrity, respect, and initiative. With industry leading benefits and compensation, weshowcasethe true value of our craft workers and truly put our People First. Are you ready to grow?

Great Southwestern Construction,Inc.,a MYR Group Inc. Company,isproud to beanEqual Opportunity Employer. We promote diversity of thought, culture, and background, which connects our family of brands. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals and in which personnel processes are merit-based and applied without discriminationon the basis ofrace, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, military service status, or other protected characteristics. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

MYR Group does not sponsor applicants for work visas. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer.

At Great Southwestern Construction,Inc.,weutilizeourwell-established, longstanding reputation to create enduring relationships. We have built this reputation by meeting the needs of our clients and team members in a safe and innovative work atmosphere. Our leadership team is second to none in providingsupportandopportunitiesfor growth with over half of our senior management team having been promoted within the company. We believe in creating a balanced work-life environment built on our culture and values which include safety, integrity, respect, and initiative. With industry-leading benefits and compensation, weshowcasethe true value of our craft workers and truly put our People First. Are you ready to grow?

Success Attributes

• Drive—the unrelenting need for achievement and constant self-improvement.
• Integrity—an adherence to not only what is legal, but also what is right.
• Adaptability—the ability to adjust according to the situation, learn new things, innovate, and try new methods.
• Team-Ability—the ability to function as a part of a team, placing the success of the whole team above the needsof the self.

Essential Functions

• Assist the project manager and superintendent with the day-to-day operations of an assigned construction project
• Duties for the Field Services Groundman will include:
  • Routine quality control and quality assurance
  • Conducting crew visits
  • Monitoring schedules
  • Preparing purchase orders/contracts
  • Overseeing the daily work of subcontractors
  • Estimating costs and monitoring expenditure with vendors
  • Evaluating environmental impact and right-of-way access plans, mitigating risk, ensuring compliance
  • Drafting reports
  • Assisting in running field operations
  • Analyzing data
  • Job planning
  • Troubleshooting
  • Supporting overall project objectives
• The technical expertise of the FSG will assist the organization in increasing client satisfaction, improving efficiency, managing risk, diagnosing problems, and complying with laws and regulations
• Regular and predictable attendance
• Other duties as assigned
• Essential functions of this position are to be performed at a Company-designated office or field location
• Understand and comply with the Company's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics Policy and other industry-specific professional and ethical standards

About you

Qualifications

• No experience is required - training is provided
• Bachelor’s in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or a related field is preferred; combination of relevant education and experience considered in lieu of degree

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Working knowledge of project safety processes
• Basic understanding of quality control monitoring
• Ability to complete production reporting
• Cost reporting and scheduling skills
• Ability to travel and relocate to projects is essential

Physical Requirement/Working Conditions

• Physical Requirements
  • Physical requirements are representative of the activities an employee in a field job performs; reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
  • While performing duties of this job, the employee continuously moves about the job sites and operates machines and equipment.
  • Required to frequently access low and high areas with additional equipment, ascend/ descend stairs, maintain coordination, and engage in repetitive motions (kneeling, reaching)
  • Specific lifting abilities required include heavy work; exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently and/or up to 25 pounds of force constantly to move objects
• Working Conditions
  • May be subject to hazards including a variety of physical conditions such as proximity to moving or mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working in places of height or closed quarters

What we offer

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary
  • Commensurate with experience, paid weekly. Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. MYR Group reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the qualifications of the selected candidate.
• Comprehensive benefits package - Medical, Basic Vision, Regenexx, Teledoc, Hearing, Mental Health (Low deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums) - Fifteen Dollar weekly premium for employee or employee plus family coverage.
• Dental – 100% employer-paid premium.
• ThrivePass Health & Wellness Reimbursement Program - Twelve hundred dollars annually for health and wellbeing-related purchases.
• Annual Paid Time Off starting at 15 days plus 10 paid Holidays (Cultural Celebration Day is a floating holiday).
• Generous 401(k) Plan with 100% match up to 6%; immediate vesting, and Annual profit-sharing potential.
• Superior educational assistance program (support for educational costs, internal training, and more!).
• Company-paid short and long-term disability, life, and accidental death & dismemberment.
• Company-paid business travel accident insurance.
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP).
• Various voluntary plans available including supplemental vision, accident and critical illness, ID theft, group legal, group auto & home, and additional voluntary life insurance plans for employees and dependents.

This position will remain posted for a minimum of three days. The posting will remain active and automatically extend until the vacancy is filled.

Position may be subject to pre-employment screening, which may include background check and drug testing. Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process, contact our Employment Hotline at 1-855-635-1321.

Great Southwestern Construction,Inc.,a MYR Group Inc. Company,isproud to beanEqual Opportunity Employer. We promote diversity of thought, culture, and background, which connects our family of brands. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals and in which personnel processes are merit-based and applied without discriminationon the basis ofrace, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, military service status, or other protected characteristics. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

MYR Group does not sponsor applicants for work visas. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer.