Directional Bore Rig Operator
Listed on 2026-05-09
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Trades / Skilled Labor
General Labor, Heavy Equipment Operator, Installation Technician, Construction Labor / Trades
For over seven decades investor-owned utilities, municipalities, cooperatives, and others have entrusted their electrical construction and maintenance needs to Davis H. Elliot Company, Inc. (Elliot).
Elliot is a full-service electrical contractor specializing in overhead and underground distribution, transmission, substations, lighting, traffic signaling, utility locating and industrial/commercial services.
Job DescriptionThe Bore Rig Operator requires experience with directional drilling or locating equipment on a drill rig for longer than six months, operating excavating equipment, drilling various types of soil - including rock, handling various types of pipe and PVC, and maintaining customer standards for installation no matter the circumstances. The Bore Rig Operator will also be expected to hand dig in various situations – including across located utilities, in highly congested areas, or in areas where equipment cannot access.
They will also need to have knowledge of using a Vactron, and mixing bore mud products, or be willing to learn.
- Experience with directional bore rigs and locating
- Ability to effectively lead a crew
- Willing to travel when necessary
- Must have, or be eligible to obtain, a Class A CDL
- Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Company Paid Life Insurance with additional Voluntary Life Insurance
- 401K with company match
- Employee Stock Ownership Program
- State and Federally accredited Lineman Apprenticeship program
- Paid Vacation
- Uniforms and PPE provided
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