Traveling Rail Track Laborer - Outdoor Construction

RailWorks; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

RailWorks is seeking a beginner-level Construction Laborer to support site operations across our projects. You will handle basic tasks with hand and power tools, follow safety rules, and help prepare work areas for execution.

Work at construction sites outdoors, with potential travel and physical activity including lifting and bending. This entry-level role offers hands-on learning, growth opportunities within RailWorks, and competitive pay.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 0-12 months of relevant construction experience.
• Ability to understand and follow safety rules, policies, procedures, and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Cleans and prepares construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.
• Measures, marks, and records openings and distances to lay out areas where construction work will be performed.
• Controls traffic passing near, in, and around work zones.
• Removes and replaces track and track components (e.g., ties, rails, bars, etc.)
• Slides and aligns tie plates.
• Observes condition of tracks, track beds, and track right of way to detect and report problems or defects.
• Digs holes and trenches.
• Utilizes basic hand tools (e.g., sledgehammer, pick, track wrench, spike maul etc.) and follows basic tool maintenance.
• Complies with all company and railroad safety rules, practices, and regulations.

Skills

Construction experience

Safety compliance

Job description

RailWorks is seeking a beginner-level Construction Laborer to support site operations across our projects. You will handle basic tasks with hand and power tools, follow safety rules, and help prepare work areas for execution.

Work at construction sites outdoors, with potential travel and physical activity including lifting and bending. This entry-level role offers hands-on learning, growth opportunities within RailWorks, and competitive pay.