Construction Laborer

Construction Laborer – Job Number: 419113

Department: Department of Aviation, Facilities Section

Positions: 1 (additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

Starting Salary: $53.00 per hour

Location: AMB Building-Building 891, 11601 W. Touhy Ave

Days: Varies |
Hours: Varies

Position Type: Career Service

• Prepares work sites, digs and backfills trenches and tunnel and shaft excavations.
• Removes dirt and clears obstructions from around work areas (e.g., sewer mains, catch basins, valve basins, water and electrical vaults, manholes).
• Sets and removes braces and shoring equipment and drives sheeting to support the sides of excavations and prevent cave‑ins.
• Installs, repairs, and/or removes concrete and masonry retaining and bearing walls.
• Demolishes old pavement, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, sewers, and catch basins as directed.
• Repairs old pavement, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, sewers, and catch basins as directed.
• Operates small backhoe, bobcat, skid steer, frontend loader, forklift, electric and manual pallet jack, as required.
• Excavates and grades ground leveling base and concrete.
• Assists skilled trades workers in the construction of scaffolding from ground level to approximately 200 feet above ground.
• Loads and delivers scaffolding to various sites and assists with materials as deemed necessary and assigned.
• Operates and maintains air compressors, portable heaters, portable generators, and concrete saws as required.
• Operates and maintains pneumatic tools (e.g., jack hammers, concrete/pavement breakers, sandblasters, clay spades).
• Uses hand tools (e.g., shovels, picks, sledgehammers).
• Mixes and pours concrete in specified amounts as directed.
• Loads and unloads materials and equipment from trucks and ensures proper tools and equipment are on the work site and in working order prior to beginning work as directed.
• Helps lift and place materials (e.g., pipes, valves, hydrants, castings) into trenches and/or below grade areas using pipe sticks, ropes, dollies and/or other appropriate means as needed and directed.
• Removes materials from worksites and from below‑grade areas by hand or use of power tools as directed.
• Assists skilled trades workers by readying, loading/unloading, and supplying needed tools, equipment, and materials as needed and directed.
• Sets up barricades, safety cones, and steel street plates around work sites and on the airfield as needed and directed.
• Removes rock in underground tunnels.
• Marks work sites and identifies area of underground utilities with paint.
• Directs vehicular/pedestrian traffic around work sites.
• Notifies customers of interruptions in water service.

NOTE:

The list of essential duties is not intended to be inclusive; there may be other duties that are essential to particular positions within the class.

Minimum Qualifications – Education, Training, and Experience

• Completion of a Department of Labor (DOL) Laborer Apprenticeship Program or
• Completion of a City of Chicago Laborer Apprenticeship Program or
• At least two (2) years of work experience as a laborer performing construction work with the City of Chicago or
• At least four (4) years of work experience as a construction laborer.

Licensure, Certification, or Other Qualifications

• Valid State of Illinois Driver’s License.
• Assignments requiring operation of a forklift will require positions to be trained and evaluated by the employer prior to the assignment, as required by OSHA standards administered by the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL).

Notes

• Apprenticeship Training Program Certificate(s), Journeyman Card and resume must be submitted at the time of processing.
• Selected candidates must pass a Ground Motor Vehicle Operating Regulation Basic Driving test (Yellow Stripe) administered by the Chicago Department of Aviation within six months of hire.
• Additional Aviation Requirements:
  Selected candidates must pass a background check and a Security Threat Assessment (STA).

• Heavy lifting (up to 100 pounds) required.
• Ability to walk and stand for extended periods of time.
• Ability to quickly bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with body, arms, and/or legs.
• Ability to move hands and arms to grasp or…