Grade Checker (Houston, TX)

DNT Construction LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

DNT Construction, LLC is seeking a Construction Grade Checker to support rough and precise grading on job sites. The role requires reading plans, laying out crews, directing cut/fill, and setting hubs and stakes. You will compute grades, volumes, and production rates while following OSHA and DNT safety policies.

Overtime is common, and bilingual ability is a plus. The position is full-time, non-management, and based in the field with outdoors work in all weather.

Qualifications

• Experience in the use of measuring instruments and hand tools is necessary.
• Training in marking and reading survey stakes to determine grade specifications.
• Ability to observe, direct, and control excavation to conform to stake references and communicate with operators.

Responsibilities

• Understand plans and specs and lay out crews and project.
• Provide clear direction for cut/fill and grade setup.
• Set up hubs and stakes; calculate percentages, volumes, areas, and production rates.

Tools

Survey stakes

GPS equipment

Laser level

Job description

DNT Construction, LLC is looking for field personnel as a Construction Grade Checker for rough and precise grading.

Our Grade Checkers are responsible for understanding plans and specs, layout of crew and project, providing clear direction for cut/fill, setting hubs and stakes, calculating percentages, volumes, areas, and production rates, accurately setting grade, set up sloping laser, shoot in building elevations, GPS set up & operation, operate within OSHA and DNT safety policies, and help to achieve project schedules. This position is Monday through Saturday and often requires overtime.

Experience in the use of measuring instruments and hand tools are necessary. They must also have training in marking and reading survey stakes to determine grade specifications. A qualified Grade Checker must have the ability to observe, direct, and control equipment excavating activities to conform to stake references and communicate with equipment operators, supervision and management. DNT believes in promoting from within the organization and values individuals that are highly motivated seeking to give those individuals opportunities for further advancement.

A Successful Candidate Will

• Be ON TIME and READY TO WORK
• Be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen and physical
• Be able to work outside in all weather for extended periods of time
• Be able to communicate effectively with management and field personnel
• Bilingual is a plus but not a must

Compensation

• Compensation is based on experience.

This general overview only includes essential functions of the job and does not imply that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instruction and to perform any other job-related duties requested by supervisor or management.

Department: Field-Dirt

This is a non-management position

This is a full time position