Dirt Operator Foreman

Bechtel • Corpus Christi, TX

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About The Position

The Dirt Operator Foreman oversees dirt work activities, promotes safe work practices, coordinates work across crafts, and ensures work is completed to project requirements, schedules, and quality standards. The role includes instructing journeymen in craft tasks and safety procedures, interpreting blueprints and specifications, applying Bechtel procedures and work rules, and inspecting completed work for quality and completeness.

The foreman understands project scope, priorities, and schedules; identifies potential problems promptly and takes remedial action when work does not meet drawings, specifications, code requirements, or accepted construction standards. The role also supports project cost goals and unit-rate standards and ensures accurate reporting of time sheets, backcharges, quantities, and work status. Typically, the position requires six years of industrial construction experience, including two years in supervisory roles.

Requirements

• Typically, six years of industrial construction experience.
• Typically, two years of experience in supervisory roles.
• Ability to identify safe and at-risk work practices and conditions and provide corrective action.
• Ability to instruct journeymen in craft tasks and safety procedures.
• Knowledge of other craft disciplines to coordinate work and prevent jurisdictional conflicts.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and understand job specifications.
• Ability to implement Bechtel job procedures and work rules and inspect finished work for quality and completeness.
• Ability to understand project scope, priorities, and schedules and complete planned work on schedule.
• Ability to identify work problems and take remedial action to meet drawings, specifications, code requirements, and accepted construction standards.
• Familiarity with project cost-control procedures and commitment to established cost goals and unit-rate standards.
• Ability to ensure accurate reporting of time sheets, backcharges, quantities, and work status.

Responsibilities

• Identify safe and at-risk practices and conditions and provide appropriate on-the-spot corrective action when needed.
• Check the adequacy of existing job and task methods and procedures.
• Instruct journeymen in specific craft tasks, including safety procedures and techniques.
• Understand other craft disciplines to coordinate work between crafts and prevent jurisdictional conflicts.
• Read and interpret blueprints and understand job specifications; implement Bechtel job procedures and work rules; inspect finished work for quality and completeness.
• Understand the project work scope and integrate project priorities.
• Understand work priorities and schedules and complete planned work on schedule.
• Identify potential problems in a timely manner.
• Take quick remedial action when work does not conform to drawings, specifications, code requirements, or accepted construction standards.
• Follow project cost-control procedures and work toward established cost goals and unit-rate standards.
• Ensure accurate reports are submitted for time sheets, backcharges, quantities, and work status.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed