Grading​/Underground Foreman​/Superintendents

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Position Description

SEEKING
:
Grading/Underground Foreman/Superintendents, Wildish Construction Co. for Eugene, Oregon.

REPORTS TO
:
General Superintendent, Manager and Company Owners

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

Foreman/Superintendents are responsible for field operations for a wide variety of City/County/State projects and privately owned projects. Primary duties include but are not limited to the supervision of various site work activities - directing workers, interfacing with construction inspection, and coordinating field activities in conjunction with a project manager/engineer.

Duties
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• Supervise construction efforts to ensure projects are constructed according to specifications, within budget, on schedule, with the appropriate personnel and equipment while ensuring the safety of workforce and the public.
• Plan, coordinate, and supervise on-site functions and provide input with scheduling, engineering and material needs in order to make sure project objectives are met.
• Strong focus on development of craft workforce and the ability to attract and retain quality, skilled craft employees.
• Interface with all on-site work teams (including subcontractors), as required, to resolve problems, and to ensure quality and safety.
• Comply, understand and support Wildish corporate safety initiatives to ensure a safe work environment.

Position Requirements

Skills:

• Preferred 5 years or more of grading or underground (or both) experience
• Laborer or Operator background highly desirable
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and leadership skills
• Good organization and communication skills
• Ability to coordinate field workers and with other foreman/superintendents and craft personnel
• Work with diverse group of individuals/organizations representing public agencies, utilities, subcontractors and suppliers
• Working knowledge of other heavy civil work: excavation, grading, underground, asphalt and concrete.

Physical/Mental Requirements


• Strength: Capable of routinely lifting and carrying 30 pounds waist to shoulder height; occasionally lifting, pushing or pulling loads of 50 pounds, and wearing personal protective equipment.


• Flexibility :Capable of walking on uneven, loose and/or broken surfaces; squatting, twisting, bending and/or reaching to lift or place loads; climbing up and down stairs, steps, ramps and/or ladders, and/or into and out of excavations and/or confined spaces.


• Dexterity: Capable of performing multiple tasks simultaneously (e.g., holding two boards together and nailing them; holding a flagger's paddle and talking on the radio, balancing on a pipe and hand signaling for backfill).

• Respiratory Capacity: Capable of wearing a respiratory protection device while working in hazardous atmospheric conditions.

• Endurance: Capable of performing assigned duties for eight or more hours at a time in hot, cold, daylight, nighttime, wet and/or dusty environments and/or in confined, high, noisy and or heavily trafficked conditions.

• Responsiveness: Capable of identifying through sight, sound, smell and/or touch, and reacting quickly to, hazardous situations.

• Communication: Capable of verbally asking questions, responding to questions, relaying information, and responding to and alerting others of hazardous situations.


• Mental: Capable of understanding/following/giving instructions; remembering and repeating routine tasks; recognizing and following common safety practices; evaluating workers' performance.

The above listing of essential job functions is a general guide. The functions may not be all inclusive, nor may they be all applicable to particular job circumstances. Management reserves the right to add or change the duties of the position at any time.

These positions can be either union or nonunion depending upon the most qualified candidates.

Compensation varies depending on experience and union master agreements.

Benefits - Union positions per Master Labor Agreements or Salary including:

o Medical, Dental, Vision and Rx

o 401 K retirement plan

o Flexible Spending account

o Paid time off and sick time

o Basic and extended life insurance packages

Wildish is a drug free/equal opportunity employer and all…