Utility Laborer

Granite Construction•Forney, TX

About The Position

Building a career at Granite may be the most valuable thing you could do... Find your dream job today, and be part of something great. Our most powerful partnership is the one we have with our employees. Our people are our most valued asset and the foundation of Granite’s century-old success. We’re building more than infrastructure; we are building your future. General Summary The General Laborer is responsible for safely supporting asphalt, concrete, and underground crews with preparing and maintaining construction projects at demolition, building, highway, and heavy construction sites, tunnel, and shaft excavations. Assist in preparing job site by removing material including but not limited to debris, rocks, dirt, concrete, asphalt, and other material. Perform daily job site and equipment inspections. Perform job site clean-up and maintain job site free of hazards. Perform inspections and maintenance of equipment, tools, and machinery. Install and maintain perimeter barricades, fencing and screening. Conduct grade checks Operate various hand tools and equipment including but not limited to picks, shovels, powered tools, jackhammers, saws, tampers, roto hammers, and drills. Operate basic surveying/layout equipment including but not limited to, tape measure, level, pipe laser, etc. Handle, secure, load and unload construction materials, tools, and machinery. Dig holes or trenches, utilizing hand tools. Cut, grind, break up, and demolish concrete and asphalt using various hand tools. Shovel, excavate, backfill, and compact various materials including but limited to asphalt, concrete, flagstone, earth, and rocks. Assist subgrade work with mixing, pouring, and finishing concrete. Assist with setting structures, building, and moving forms, cutting lumber, and strip/patch. Assemble and dismantle scaffolding, ladders, ramps, catwalks, shoring, barricades, and other temporary structures. Flag and control traffic on roadways. May operate equipment including but not limited to skid steers, forklifts, and light vehicles. Support Carpenters, Masons, Operators, and other specialized trades as required. Other duties as required. About Granite Construction Incorporated Granite Construction Incorporated is a member of the S&P 400 Index and is the parent company of Granite Construction Company, one of the nation's largest heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers. Granite is a Drug-Free Workplace and Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For additional information on applicant/employee rights please click here. Notice to Staffing Agencies Granite Construction, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Granite") will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Granite, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Granite mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Granite employees, or to Granite's resume database will be considered Granite property. Granite will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Granite will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. Agencies must obtain advance written approval from Granite's recruiting function to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully-executed contract for service and in response to a specific job opening. Granite will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have such agreement in place. Agency agreements will only be valid if in writing and signed by Granite's Human Resources Representative or his/ her designee. No other Granite employee is authorized to bind Granite to any agreement regarding the placement of candidates by Agencies. Since 1922, Granite Construction has continued its long-standing commitment to building some of America’s largest infrastructure projects including highways, bridges, dams, rail, and power. Recognized as one of the top 25 largest construction companies in the U.S., Granite specializes in complex infrastructure projects and provides award-winning construction services in mining, earthwork, water/sewer, power, tunneling, rail, highway, and bridge construction. Granite also produces construction materials, gravel, ready-mix, recycled asphalt products, and asphalt concrete, and is a proven leader in alternative procurement project delivery. At Granite, our employees are our most valued asset and we are passionate about retaining, developing, and recruiting the best talent available. Our employees reflect our core values: Safety, Integrity, Excellence, Inclusion, and Sustainability and we are continuously looking for individuals who possess a winning attitude and share our Core Values. In exchange, we help you build a career that no other company can duplicate. You will be part of a learning culture, where teamwork and collaboration are encouraged, excellence is rewarded, and diversity is respected and valued. Add our award-winning safety program, ethics, reputation, and commitment to continuous improvement and you’ll see that we are building more than infrastructure—together, we are building your future.

Responsibilities

safely supporting asphalt, concrete, and underground crews with preparing and maintaining construction projects at demolition, building, highway, and heavy construction sites, tunnel, and shaft excavations
assisting in preparing job site by removing material including but not limited to debris, rocks, dirt, concrete, asphalt, and other material
performing daily job site and equipment inspections
performing job site clean-up and maintain job site free of hazards
performing inspections and maintenance of equipment, tools, and machinery
installing and maintaining perimeter barricades, fencing and screening
conducting grade checks
operating various hand tools and equipment including but not limited to picks, shovels, powered tools, jackhammers, saws, tampers, roto hammers, and drills
operating basic surveying/layout equipment including but not limited to, tape measure, level, pipe laser, etc
handling, securing, loading and unloading construction materials, tools, and machinery
digging holes or trenches, utilizing hand tools
cutting, grinding, breaking up, and demolishing concrete and asphalt using various hand tools
shoveling, excavating, backfilling, and compacting various materials including but limited to asphalt, concrete, flagstone, earth, and rocks
assisting subgrade work with mixing, pouring, and finishing concrete
assisting with setting structures, building, and moving forms, cutting lumber, and strip/patch
assembling and dismantling scaffolding, ladders, ramps, catwalks, shoring, barricades, and other temporary structures
flagging and controlling traffic on roadways
operating equipment including but not limited to skid steers, forklifts, and light vehicles
supporting Carpenters, Masons, Operators, and other specialized trades as required
other duties as required