Grading Foreman - Traveling

Granite Construction • Hermiston, OR

135d • $16 - $100

About The Position

This position is expected to travel throughout the region - including WA, OR, and ID. Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in excavating and grading right-of-way for construction of projects, such as highways, streets, drainage ditches, and dams.

Requirements

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent years of experience.
• 2 to 4 years of specific job training required to learn the techniques, information, and facility needed for average performance in this position.
• Ability to read engineering drawings.
• Practice good safety habits.
• Work in dusty or dirty surroundings.
• Follow instructions and meet set standards.
• Judge distances and slopes accurately.
• Make decisions based on verifiable standards.

Responsibilities

• Measures distances from reference points to locate boundaries of construction site.
• Directs work crews engaged in operating vehicles and machines to dump, scrape, and spread dirt.
• Verifies curvature of graded surface, using hand level.
• Performs other duties as described under Supervisor.
• May supervise bituminous paving crew.
• May supervise work crew engaged in operating machines to tamp, roll, and smooth surface for subgrade of highway.
• May supervise workers engaged in laying drainage tile and concrete and metal culverts.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance.
• Flexible spending plans.
• Special programs for musculoskeletal health, mental wellness.
• 100% of the premium paid by Granite for eligible employees for PPO medical plans.
• 100% match on the first 6% of eligible compensation that salaried employees defer into their 401(k) plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees