Skilled Laborer

Balfour Beatty plc; Washington; On-site; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance

Health Savings Account

401(k) with company match

Flexible Spending Accounts

Vacation Time

Sick Time

Holidays

Tuition Assistance

Employee Referral Bonus

Job summary

A leading construction company in Washington, DC is seeking a Skilled Laborer to maintain productivity on the job site. Responsibilities include various manual labor tasks such as cleaning, moving materials, and demolition work. The ideal candidate will have at least 1 year of experience on a commercial construction site and a high school diploma is preferred. This role is vital for supporting project managers and maintaining safety and efficiency during construction activities.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of field or labor experience on a commercial construction site.
• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or schedule form.
• Understands safety rules and tool instructions.

Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of tasks to maintain productivity of the job-site.
• Manual labor including job site cleaning and maintenance.
• Demolition, stocking and moving of job site material.
• Hand digging.
• Works daily with brooms, wheelbarrows and small hand tools.

Skills

Manual labor

Reading safety rules

Following instructions

Job site cleaning

Education

High school diploma preferred

Job description

As an industry leader Balfour Beattyoffers employees a comprehensive benefits package with competitivesalaries and more including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Dependent & Medical Reimbursement)
• Vacation Time
• Sick Time
• Holidays
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Referral Bonus

Summary

Balfour Beatty Construction in Washington, DC is seeking a Skilled Laborer to join our team. The Skilled Laborer activities are coordinated with the Carpenter Foreman, Project Manager and/or the Superintendent to maintain productivity on the job-site.

Essential Functions

• Performs a variety of tasks to maintain productivity of the job-site.
• Manual labor including but not limited to job site cleaning and maintenance.
• Demolition, stocking and moving of job site material.
• Hand digging.
• Works daily with brooms, wheelbarrows and small hand tools.
• Performs other miscellaneous duties as assigned.
• High school diploma preferred and on-the-job training required.
• Minimum 1 year or more of field or labor experience on a commercial construction site.
• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or schedule form.
• Must be able to read safety rules, instructions in the use and maintenance of truck, tools and equipment, and methods and procedures.
• Understands safety rules and tool / equipment instructions.

Balfour Beatty US is an industry-leading provider of general contracting, at-risk construction management and design-build services for public and private sector clients across the nation. Performing heavy civil and vertical construction, our teams build the unique structures and infrastructure that play an important role in how people live, work, learn and play in our communities. Our teammates have an instinctive passion for innovating that is fueled by a relentless curiosity, a drive to employ lean practices and processes and the determination to find a better way. Through Zero Harm®, we are challenging the construction industry’s assumptions about safety. We believe that no level of harm should come to anyone as a result of our business.

Consistently ranked among the nation’s largest building contractors, by Engineering News-Record, our US business is a subsidiary of London-based Balfour Beatty plc (LSE: BBY).

Balfour Beatty is an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by federal, state or local law.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.