Traveling Carpenter Foreman

DN LLC; Aubrey (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

DN Tanks is seeking a skilled Carpenter Foreman to lead our field crew on tank-building projects across the United States. You will oversee production, quality, and safety under the supervision of the Superintendent, providing hands-on guidance and training to apprentices and journeymen.

This role requires the ability to read tank drawings, manage crews, and enforce DN Tanks safety policies while maintaining schedule and budget constraints.

Qualifications

• Experience leading crews on tank construction or similar heavy-civil projects.
• Proven ability to enforce safety programs and drive quality.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee production, quality, and safety under Superintendent direction.
• Establish crews, assign tasks, and manage daily progress to meet timelines.
• Coach apprentices and journeymen, ensuring tasks are performed safely and to DN Tanks standards.

Skills

Team leadership

Safety compliance

Reading drawings

Tools

DN Tanks tools

Crane certification

Job description

Our culture is rooted in a shared vision — to help keep the world’s most precious resource safe — and in the core values that guide us in pursuing this vision and delivering on our mission to clients.

We provide the highest quality liquid storage design and construction services at the best long-term value with an unrivaled customer experience. We have built over 3,500 pre-stressed concrete liquid storage tanks over the past 90 years around the country and world, as a result we have become the leader in the industry when it comes to quality and innovation.

DN Tanks is seeking a skilled Carpenter Foreman to join our craft labor team. In this role, the Carpenter Foreman will oversee production, quality, and safety under the direction of the Assistant Superintendent and Superintendent. The Foreman will play an essential role in ensuring the successful completion of all work by providing hands-on support and guidance to the team. This includes assisting in training apprentices, journeymen, and other field personnel to ensure all tasks are performed safely and with high quality.

Primary Responsibilities

• Understands how the Carpenter interacts with a Laborer during the tank building processand can direct the work as required.
• Establishes crews, assigns responsibilities and follows through on assigned work to meet theproject timeline.
• Reads and interprets tank drawings and construction information package to ensure work isperformed according to specifications.
• Inventories material upon delivery to ensure components comply with the contract drawingsprior to signature.
• Involved in daily closeout meetings with the Superintendent providing an update on the day’sactivities and needs for the following day.
• Follows quality control (QC) program, understands construction tolerances, and reports anyquality defects immediately.
• Checks and confirms elevation grades and plumbness on critical tank components.
• Follows and upholds safety procedures and understands DN Tanks safety policies.
• Identifies hazards, takes action to correct them, and is responsible for recognizing those who dothe same in accordance with the Award of Excellence (AOE) Program.
• Promotes clean, safe work practices by watching over other employees while performing work.
• Provide coaching and training while motivating the team to produce quality work and ensure allsafety standards are met with all individuals on the project.
• Maintain all certifications in compliance with DN Tanks Safety & Equipment Programs.
• Performs all jobsite layout utilizing survey equipment under direction of the Superintendent.
• Supports the training program by working closely with other traveling tank builders and utilizingall resources available in DN University.

Qualifications

• Operate and maintain DN Tanks tools and equipment.
• Ability to travel to project sites throughout the United States at the direction of the Field Operations Manager.
• Ability to climb and perform tasks at heights on steel/wood framework, stairs, ladders, shoring, and scaffolds.
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment including but not limited to; steel toed shoes, gloves, safety glasses, hearing protection, hardhat, vest, etc.
• Ability to complete DN Tanks crane certification.

DN is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other federally protected class. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.