Skilled Laborer (Heavy Civil Construction)

Granite Construction; Merritt Island (FL); On-site; USD 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Granite Construction is hiring for a field crafts role focused on building and repairing infrastructure. You’ll work on projects involving form work, concrete finishing, pipe installation, and scaffolding with emphasis on safety and efficiency.

The role requires mobility, physical endurance, and the ability to follow exact procedures. You’ll contribute to high‑quality work in a demanding environment and support a broad set of construction activities.

Qualifications

• Follow specific directions and procedures.
• Perform a variety of duties which may often change.
• Work within standards of accuracy.
• Repeat tasks of short duration according to a set procedure.
• Evaluate information using measurable standards.

Responsibilities

• Erect, repair, and wreck structures as directed.
• Install waterworks, locks, and dams; assist with grading.
• Measure distances from grade stakes and position forms.
• Level earth to grade specifications using basic tools.
• Mix concrete and finish freshly poured surfaces.
• Move and align pipe sections, scaffolding, and braces.
• Operate and guide equipment signals to ensure alignment and safety.
• Climb ladders and scaffolds; carry tools and materials.
• Dismantle forms and prepare projects for completion.

Skills

Follow directions

Adapt to changing tasks

Accuracy standards

Task repetition

Measurable evaluation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Building a career at Granite may be the most valuable thing you could do…

Find your dream job today, and be part of something great. Our most powerful partnership is the one we have with our employees. Our people are our most valued asset and the foundation of Granite’s century‑old success. We’re building more than infrastructure; we are building your future.

General Summary

Performs any combination of following tasks, such as erecting, repairing, and wrecking ; installing waterworks, locks and dams; grading.

Essential Job Accountabilities

• Measures distances from grade stakes, drives stakes, and stretches tight line.

• Bolts, nails, alines, and blocks up under forms.

• Signals operators of construction equipment to facilitate alinement, movement, and adjustment of machinery to conform to grade specifications.

• Levels earth to fine grade specifications, using pick and shovel.

• Mixes, concrete, using portable mixer.

• Smooths and finishes freshly poured cement or concrete, using float, trowel, or screed.

• Positions. joins, alines, and seals pipe sections.

• Erects scaffolding, shoring, and braces.

• Performs variety of tasks involving dextrous use of hands and tools, such as sawing lumber, dismantling forms, and removing projects from concrete.

Education

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent years of experience

Work Experience

• Appropriate training and experience required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Workers should be able to:

• Follow specific directions

• Perform a variety of duties which may often change

• Work within standards of accuracy

• Repeat tasks of short duration according to a set procedure

• Evaluate information using measurable standards.

Physically, workers must be able to:

• Stand or walk for long periods

• Use arms and hands to reach for, handle, and manipulate objects

• Frequently lift and carry materials weighing 50 to 100 pounds

• Climb up and down ladders, scaffolds, and other objects and carry tools and equipment

• Stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl, and see (naturally or with correction).

About Granite Construction Incorporated

Granite Construction Incorporated is a member of the S&P 400 Index and is the parent company of Granite Construction Company, one of the nation’s largest heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers. Granite is a Drug‑Free Workplace and Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.We consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.

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Notice to Staffing Agencies

Granite Construction, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Granite”) will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Granite, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Granite mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Granite employees, or to Granite’s resume database will be considered Granite property. Granite will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Granite will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. Agencies must obtain advance written approval from Granite’s recruiting function to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully‑executed contract for service and in response to a specific job opening. Granite will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have such agreement in place. Agency agreements will only be valid if in writing and signed by Granite’s Human Resources Representative or his/ her designee. No other Granite employee is authorized to bind Granite to any agreement regarding the placement of candidates by Agencies.