Pipe Utility Foreman

Independence Excavating is looking for a skilled and experienced Pipe Utility Foreman to join our Sterling VA operations. In this role, the Pipe Utility Foreman will work with the superintendent and general foreman to build utility crews and develop plans to perform site utilities while ensuring the safety of all employees and personnel onsite.

What do we believe in?

PEOPLE:

Provide a safe, family-oriented environment. Commitment to integrity. Protect our most valuable assets.

PERFORMANCE:

Always deliver the highest quality. Find solutions. Provide value to our partners.

COMMUNITY:

Positively impact the communities we serve. Give back. Leave the world a better place than we found it.

A typical day looks like:

• Implementing plans in order to meet project schedule and budget. Foreman will be responsible for ensuring required materials are delivered on time, layout needs have been adequately communicated to the surveyor, and work area is set up to safely perform tasks.
• Recording and tracking production quantities and comparing vs estimated cost in order to meet or exceed the planned profit margin
• Working with superintendent and general foreman to schedule employees and equipment to keep utilization rates high
• Communicating with vendors and subcontractors as it relates to site utilities, such as aggregate suppliers or municipal suppliers
• Maintaining a working knowledge of related plans and specifications, contractual requirements, and schedules, and communicating progress or any issues with the superintendent and project manager
• Ensuring the safety of all employees and personnel on site, by maintaining compliance with all applicable OSHA and IX safety policies and procedures
• Other duties as assigned

Do you have what it takes?

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 5+ years of previous heavy civil construction experience installing a variety of site utilities, including storm sewer, sanitary sewer, waterline, and electric duct banks. Familiar with a variety of materials and installation methods in order to install per plans and specifications.
• Strong verbal communication skills to communicate with employees, co-workers, and inspectors
• Strong organizational skills – responsible for timekeeping, equipment tracking, quantity tracking, and input on schedule development
• Strong interpersonal skills – ability to manage multiple personality types to lead, motivate and teach crews while maintaining a harmonious work environment.
• Ability to read and interpret utility plans, specifications, and local codes
• Experience setting and checking line and grade for utility installation using stakes and cut sheets, pipe laser, etc.
• Preferred
  • iPad/Laptop basic skills
  • Able/Willing to travel as needed

Why IX?

• Weekly Competitive Pay!

• Excellent Benefits:
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • FSA & HSA
  • Life Insurance + Optional Family Life Insurance
  • Short-term and Long-term Disability
  • Wellness Incentive Program
• Paid Holidays and PTO
• 401(k) + Company match
• Paid corporate training program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Stability and a variety of different roles that provide a path to career advancement
• Family-owned and operated since 1956

Who is IX?

From breaking ground to the finished project, our team has been laying the groundwork for excellence on heavy civil construction and demolition projects for over 65 years. We combine innovations of industry with decades of successfully completed projects, proving we are a value-added partner from the ground up! Over six decades, Independence Excavating has established a team of construction professionals that sets us apart from other contractors. To learn more, visit our website: https://www.indexc.com/

Independence Excavating, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we value workplace diversity and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.