REEVES | Grading Foreman

Reeves Construction Company, the Colas USA subsidiary that operates throughout the states North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Missouri and Arkansas has been a key partner in the infrastructure growth of the Southeast and Midwest since the company's founding in 1923. Reeves is a complete heavy civil highway and site development construction company dedicated to meet the specific needs of the roadway, airport, bridge, and military market.

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Reeves Construction Company is currently seeking an individual for the position of Grading Foreman based out of Brunswick, GA. The successful candidate for this role will have an uncompromising focus on safety excellence.

• Supervises various phases of a grading operation, in a safe and productive manner.
• Must be able to read and interpret plans.
• Must have the knowledge and ability to set and check grade.
• Must have excellent communication skills.
• Responsible for implementing environmental, health and safety regulations and policies (local, state, and government).
• Responsible for safe operation of equipment and keeping it in good working order, including good housekeeping.
• Responsible for planning, organizing and coordinating of daily activities and work assignments for your team.
• Analyze construction equipment and trucking requirements on the job.
• Maintain daily records of all significant project facts, events, and conditions.
• Ability to recognize potential problems before breakdowns occur.
• Must have the ability to work safely and follow the policies and procedures of the company.
• Must instruct and train employees and ensure the safety of the workers.
• Must accurately track and report daily work hours for crew, equipment utilization and quantities of work performed.

• 5+ years of experience in roadway and site construction.
• Knowledge of traffic control standards.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Knowledge of and ability to operate grading equipment such as dozers, excavators, motor graders, scrapers and rollers.
• Travel in short intervals may be required.
• Must be able to communicate fluently in the English language, both verbally and in written form.
• Must possess a valid, current driver's license.
• A minimum of one year as Lead on a grading crew. (preferred)
• Knowledge of GPS grade control systems. (preferred)

• Must be able to climb onto and up and down a machine several times a day.
• Must be able to sit in a machine and operate it for several hours without stopping.
• Must withstand vibration from job site conditions as well as noise from other equipment.
• Must be able to use arms, hands, and feet in repetitive motions.
• Must use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach and signal with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell.
• Must frequently stand and walk; occasionally sit.
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 60 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Employees must have 20/40 vision, either naturally or with corrective lenses.
• Hearing should be excellent or corrected by an audio device.

• Regular exposure to moving mechanical parts, outside weather conditions, and vibration.
• Frequent exposure to fumes or airborne particles.
• Occasional exposure to wet and/or humid conditions, high, precarious places; and oxic or caustic chemicals.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.

Colas Inc. and its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer. For details on the specifics of this commitment, please refer to the EEO document. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to: meet the requirements of the role, complete any part of the application process, or access or use the online application process, please contact Colas Inc.

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