Certified Crane Operator

Certified Crane Operator [TLL]

A national general contractor is adding a certified crane operator to a data center project in El Paso, TX. The work is setting equipment and transformers on a 70-ton or 55-ton Terex crane.

$46.00/hour

5+ months anticipated | 5-6 days/week, 10-hour shifts (50-60 hours/week)

$175.00/day per diem

Start date:

08.31.2026 or 09.02.2026

• Run a 70-ton or 55-ton Terex crane and stay inside the load chart on every pick
• Set up each pick — outrigger position and cribbing, counterweight, boom configuration, radius, and a load chart check before the load leaves the ground
• Set equipment and transformers on an active data center build
• Perform and document daily crane inspections, and shut the machine down when it needs it
• Coordinate every lift with the site superintendent, riggers, and signal person
• Hold the schedule for the length of the run — five to six 10-hour days a week for 5-plus months

Required

• NCCCO certification with TLL endorsement, current and unexpired
• Current OSHA 10 card
• Current DOT medical card
• Telescopic boom, swing-cab crane time in the 50-100 ton class — Terex, Grove, Link-Belt, or Tadano
• Able to pass pre-employment drug and background screening

Ideal

• Equipment, transformer, switch gear, or substation setting experience
• Data center, mission-critical, or heavy industrial new construction background
• Terex-specific hours
• History of finishing long out-of-town runs — 5 months or more without dragging up