Field Services Groundsman

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Essential Functions of the Field Services Groundman include working on sites, managing on‑site functions, and enhancing efficiency and customer service through various reporting and tracking processes.

Established in 1977, Great Southwestern Construction, Inc. (Great Southwestern) – a subsidiary of MYR Group Inc. – has successfully completed hundreds of transmission, distribution, substation, live line, and clean energy projects nationwide. We are well positioned as a contractor of choice for providing transmission, distribution and substation construction, telecommunication systems, maintenance and emergency restoration services. We utilize our well-established, long‑standing reputation to create enduring relationships.

We have built this reputation by meeting the needs of our clients and team members in a safe and innovative work atmosphere.

Our leadership team is second to none in providing support and opportunities for growth, with over half of our senior management team having been promoted within the company. We believe in creating a balanced work‑life environment built on our culture and values of safety, integrity, respect, and initiative. With industry‑leading benefits and compensation, we showcase the true value of our craft workers and truly put our People First.

Are you ready to grow?

• Drive‑the unrelenting need for achievement and constant self‑improvement.
• Integrity – an adherence to not only what is legal, but also what is right.
• Adaptability – the ability to adjust according to the situation, learn new things, innovate, and try new methods.
• Team‑Ability – the ability to function as a part of a team, placing the success of the whole team above the need for the self.

• Assist the project manager and superintendent with the day‑to‑day operations of an assigned construction project.
• Duties for the Field Services Groundman will include:
  • Routine quality control and quality assurance.
  • Conducting crew visits.
  • Monitoring schedules.
  • Preparing purchase orders/contracts.
  • Overseeing the daily work of subcontractors.
  • Estimating costs and monitoring expenditure with vendors.
  • Evaluating environmental impact and right‑of‑way access plans, mitigating risk, ensuring compliance.
  • Drafting reports.
  • Assisting in running field operations.
  • Analyzing data.
  • Job planning.
  • Troubleshooting.
  • Supporting overall project objectives.
• The technical expertise of the FSG will assist the organization in increasing client satisfaction, improving efficiency, managing risk, diagnosing problems, and complying with laws and regulations.
• Regular and predictable attendance.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Essential functions of this position are to be performed at a company‑designated office or field location.
• Understand and comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics Policy and other industry‑specific professional and ethical standards.

• No experience is required – training is provided.
• Bachelor’s in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or a related field is preferred; combination of relevant education and experience considered in lieu of degree.

• Working knowledge of project safety processes.
• Basic understanding of quality control monitoring.
• Ability to complete production reporting.
• Cost reporting and scheduling skills.
• Ability to travel and relocate to projects is essential.

• Physical requirements are representative of the activities an employee in a field job performs; reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  While performing duties of this job, the employee continuously moves about the job sites and operates machines and equipment.
  Required to frequently access low and high areas with additional equipment, ascend/descend stairs, maintain coordination, and engage in repetitive motions (kneeling, reaching).
  Specific lifting abilities required include heavy work; exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently and/or up to 25 pounds of force constantly to move…