Underground Utility/Pipe Foreman

A sixty-six-year-old site contractor and experts in excavation-specializing in heavy earthwork, underground utilities and paving is seeking an Underground Utility/Pipe Foreman to lead a crew on site development projects throughout New Jersey.

The Underground Utility/Pipe Foreman is a working foreman and will lead a crew that install, repair and maintain buried infrastructure such as water mains, sewer lines and storm drains.

Offering:

• Competitive salary and company truck
• Hours Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:00pm
• Medical, dental, vision
• Life Insurance
• 401K
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off

Underground Utility/Pipe Foreman Responsibilities: 

• Lead and manage a utility crew
• Read plans, profiles, details, stakes, and grades
• Install pipe safely, accurately, and efficiently
• Maintain line, grade, slope, elevations, and proper bedding
• Coordinate daily work with superintendents and project managers
• Plan labor, equipment, materials, trucking, and deliveries
• Identify conflicts, delays, safety issues, and production problems early
• Communicate with inspectors, engineers, subcontractors, and suppliers
• Track extra work, changes, quantities, and daily field notes
• Enforce safety, trench safety, shoring, and OSHA requirements

Underground Utility/Pipe Foreman Qualifications:

• 5+ years of underground utility, pipe, grading, or heavy site work experience
• 3+ years as a foreman, lead man, or crew leader
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds
• Strong knowledge of storm, sanitary, water, drainage, trenching, and grading
• Ability to read site plans, profiles, details, and specifications
• Ability to calculate slopes, grades, and elevations
• Experience checking grade and working with stakes/layout
• Knowledge of bedding, compaction, shoring, soil conditions, and trench safety
• Ability to lead a crew and maintain production
• Strong communication skills
• Valid driver’s license with clean driving record
• Trimble GPS, layout, or machine control experience is a plus