Earthwork Foreman (Mesquite, TX) - Austin Bridge & Road at Austin Bridge & Road, LP in Mesquite, Texas

Job Description:

Austin Industries is one of the nation’s largest, most diversified U.S.-based construction companies. With more than 7,000 employee-owners, Austin Industries provides nearly every type of civil, commercial and industrial construction services through the expertise of our operating companies: Austin Bridge & Road, Austin Commercial and Austin Industrial.

Austin Bridge & Road has an outstanding opportunity for a Earthwork Foreman at our large heavy civil project in Mesquite, Texas. The Earthwork Foreman is responsible for providing supervision and coordination of workers on a medium size (8 to 10) dirt work crew. The goals of this position include scheduling work to meet timetables in a safe manner and to meet estimated costs. This person must maintain a good working relationship with inspectors, developers, vendors, and subcontractors.

Responsibilities:

• Manage a small amount of onsite fleet equipment


• Recruit hourly trade personnel


• Execute “Look Ahead” schedules


• Manage craftsmen and laborers, equipment and materials


• Logistics planning


• Scheduling construction daily and weekly


• Execute project work plans


• Manage crews productively and effectively


• Training of others on the crew


• Purchasing of materials, tools, and supplies


• Maintain a safe working environment


• Perform quality work to meet requirements

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience managing dirt crews on heavy civil construction projects


• Must have a strong commitment to jobsite safety and be diligent in demonstrating safe work practices


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  Experience in supervising crew

  
  


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  Experience using HCSS Heavy Job (tablet based)

  
  


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  OSHA 10 hr, First Aid/CPR, rigging, flagging, fall protection, trench excavation, and manlift

  
  


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  Must be highly organized with an attention to detail

  
  


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  Be an effective communicator

  
  


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  Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment and meet deadline

  
  

Requirements:

• High School Diploma/GED or higher


• Valid driver’s license


• Requires working outdoors at times in the rain or snow and during cold, warm, and hot temperatures


• Must be able to work on call as needed


• Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin Bridge & Road is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

Benefits & Compensation

We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401K plan. We are proud to be a 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)! To learn more about our employee-ownership structure, please go to https://www.austin-ind.com/our-company/100-employee-owned.

Austin Bridge & Road is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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About Austin Bridge and Road

A leader in the heavy highway and transportation industry for more than 100 years, Austin Bridge & Road delivers asphalt and concrete services, and builds landmark projects such as complex highway interchanges, tollways, runways, bridges, rail projects, and water/wastewater facilities.

To learn more about us, visit https://www.austin-ind.com/what-we-do/bridge-road.

No Third-Party Inquiries Please

This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement). 

Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company. 

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