Pipe Foreman & Crew Lead – Civil Utilities

Jr. Davis Construction Company, Inc; Florida; Sur place; USD 85 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Jr. Davis Construction Company, Inc is seeking a Foreman in the Pipe department to provide direct supervision and coordination for pipe laying crews on major civil projects.

This hands-on leadership role requires reading specifications and coordinating daily activities with the project superintendent. The Foreman will operate and inspect equipment, ensure safety and environmental compliance, monitor progress, and work towards on-time completion while maintaining quality workmanship across sewer,

Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, blueprints and plans.
• Thorough knowledge of underground utility pipelines for water, sewer, and drainage.
• Detail oriented.
• Team player – willingness to work with others.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to manage others and meet deadlines.
• Ability to lay sanitary sewer gravity pipe 4”–24” and pressure pipes 4”–36” with fittings.
• Must have own basic set of hand tools.
• Valid driver’s license.

Responsabilités

• Studies project specifications with project superintendent to plan procedures for pipe installation sequencing.
• Coordinates and supervises daily activities of pipe crew.
• Directs and operates assigned heavy equipment to excavate, install and backfill large pipe and culvert.
• Inspects work site to determine sequencing and method of pipe installation and survey for potential hazards or safety concerns.
• Maintains crew safety and enforces company policies.
• Plans drain pipe installation to reduce inference with other project activities and traveling public.
• Establish safe work environment that complies with OSHA standards and company safety program.
• Comply with federal, state and company environmental policies.
• Observes assigned equipment to detect machinery malfunctions. Operates machinery to verify repair.
• Inspects work to ensure that workmanship conforms to specifications and the adherence to construction schedules.
• Uses instruments such as lasers, grade rods, eye levels and transit levels to set appropriate grade for pipe installation.
• Reviews employee timecards via HeavyJob.
• Production and planning of all types of pipe installation

Connaissances

Read blueprints

Team leadership

Communication skills

Safety awareness

Equipment operation

Pipe installation knowledge

Formation

High School diploma or GED

Outils

Survey instruments

Lasers/grade rods

Description du poste

Job Title: Foreman
Department: Pipe
Reports to: Superintendent
Exempt Status:

Position Objective/Description:
In addition to hands-on participation, provides direct supervision and coordination for pipe laying crews on major civil construction projects.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Studies project specifications with project superintendent to plan procedures for pipe installation sequencing.
• Coordinates and supervises daily activities of pipe crew.
• Directs and operates assigned heavy equipment to excavate, install and backfill large pipe and culvert.
• Inspects work site to determine sequencing and method of pipe installation and survey for potential hazards or safety concerns.
• Maintains crew safety and enforces company policies.
• Plans drain pipe installation to reduce inference with other project activities and traveling public.
• Establish safe work environment that complies with OSHA standards and company safety program.
• Comply with federal, state and company environmental policies.
• Observes assigned equipment to detect machinery malfunctions. Operates machinery to verify repair.
• Inspects work to ensure that workmanship conforms to specifications and the adherence to construction schedules.
• Uses instruments such as lasers, grade rods, eye levels and transit levels to set appropriate grade for pipe installation.
• Reviews employee timecards via HeavyJob.
• Production and planning of all types of pipe installation

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Able to read and accurately interpret construction drawings, blueprints and plans.
• Thorough knowledge and proven skill working with underground utility pipelines for water, sewer, and drainage.
• Detail oriented
• Team player – willingness to work with others
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to manage others, get jobs completed on time.
• Ability to perform, demonstrate and inspect proper laying of sanitary sewer gravity pipe from 4” to 24” as well as inspect
• Ability to perform, demonstrate and inspect proper laying of pressure pipes ranging from 4” up to 36” with fittings.
• Efficient at multi-tasking and working under short time constraints.
• Must have own basic set of hand tools.

Physical Demands:

• Ability to perform manual work requiring periods of extensive physical exertion, including but not limited to: stand, walk, twist, bend, handle objects, reach outward, and reach above head and shoulders, climb, squat, kneel, bend, and occasionally lift, carry, push, pull, move, drag on flat ground or steep slopes.
• Must be physically able to repetitively lift and carry at least 50 pounds on a regular basis; occasionally lift objects weighing over 50 pounds
• Requires excellent agility, focus, balance, and manual dexterity.
• Must be able to hear and comprehend oral instructions given in a noisy environment.
• Regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls, and reach and grasp with hands and arms.
• Excellent hand, eye and foot coordination
• Good vision, depth perception, peripheral vision and the ability to adjust focus

Education / Experience:

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Five years’ experience working in heavy DOT underground utility
• Minimum 2 years’ experience supervising installation of pipe/culvert on heavy civil jobs
• Valid driver’s license and satisfactory MVR
• 3+ recent years’ experience working as a working Pipe Foreman.

Work Environment:
Regularly works in outside weather conditions, including extreme heat and humidity, and is exposed to uneven surfaces and natural terrain. Frequently works near moving mechanical machinery, and is frequently exposed to wet or humid conditions and vibration. Occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risks of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. May be required to travel, work away from home for extended periods, and work occasional nights and weekends.

Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.


Approved By ________________________________________ ____________________
[Name and Title] [Date]

Acknowledged By _____________________________________ ____________________
[Name of Employee] [Date]

Jr. Davis Construction Company, Inc. is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and is actively recruiting women and minorities for all open positions.