Laborer

Scott Bridge Co•Tuscaloosa, AL

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Scott Bridge Company builds structures that serve and sustain life, providing construction and emergency response services for complex highway, railroad, marine, and energy infrastructure. The Laborer provides essential support to infrastructure-building teams, helping construct bridges, dams, hydro-structures, bulkhead walls, roadways, and marine structures. The role involves preparing construction sites and materials; working with concrete and forms; building wooden forms and bridge elements; installing overhang jacks and bridge deck forms; pouring, vibrating, and finishing concrete; driving piles to construct foundations; and cleaning tools, equipment, materials, and work areas. Work takes place outdoors, including at elevated heights, on platforms, over water, and on floating barges. The company provides tools other than a tape measure and crescent wrench, as well as safety training and personal protective equipment. The typical schedule is Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., with an average of 50–60 hours per week. Weekend work is sometimes necessary and may be staggered or rotated. The company operates year-round without annual layoffs. Projects are throughout the Southeast and may involve travel; housing arrangements and per diem pay are offered when field crews are required to travel.

Requirements

Have a reliable way to get to the job site each day.
Be willing to perform physically intensive construction work outdoors and get dirty.
Have basic reading, writing, and math skills for using tools to build, cut, measure, and level materials, or be able to learn these skills.
Meet the physical demands of standing, stooping, kneeling, squatting, climbing up to 30 feet, repetitive movements, confined-space and elevated-height work, lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, pushing and pulling up to 75 pounds, adapting to extreme temperature changes and outdoor conditions, and remaining calm during emergencies.

Nice To Haves

General construction labor experience; bridge project experience is especially beneficial.

Responsibilities

Assist with construction of bridges, dams, hydro-structures, bulkhead walls, roadways, and marine structures.
Guide concrete pours using metal forms and build wooden forms and other wooden bridge elements.
Construct and install overhang jacks and bridge deck forms.
Pour, vibrate, and finish concrete, ensuring it is compacted, distributed, aligned, graded, smoothed, and contoured appropriately.
Prepare job sites and wreck and clean concrete forms for subsequent construction stages.
Prepare worksites, materials, tools, and equipment for construction.
Drive piles to construct foundations.
Keep tools, equipment, materials, and work areas clean and free of debris.
Work outdoors, including on elevated platforms, concrete forms over water, and floating barges.
Use or learn to use concrete vibrators, screeds, trowels, floats, templates, straight edges, hand tools, measuring instruments, and compressed-air, gas, or electric power tools.
Follow safety practices, attend job safety training, use personal protective equipment, and participate in safety and environmental initiatives.

Benefits

In-house chaplains for support and counsel.
Hands-on training and opportunities to advance skills and position.
Average workweeks of 50–60 hours, compared with 70–80 hours at many heavy civil contractors.
Above-average pay.
Annual safety-based bonus and discretionary performance-based bonus.
401(k) plan.
Medical coverage.
Housing arrangements and per diem pay when field crews are required to travel.
Employer-provided tools, except for a tape measure and crescent wrench.
Personal protective equipment and regular job safety training.