Crane Operator

Overview

About M.C. Dean
M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence®. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 7,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.

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The Crane Operator 3 operates assigned telescopic and lattice-boom cranes for complex, blind, long-radius, restricted-access, or high-consequence work. The role leads site and hazard review, plans complex setup and communication coverage, applies advanced load-chart restrictions, manages difficult load behavior, and supports safe recovery when conditions change. This role also mentors operators and provides field input to lift planning and equipment-readiness decisions.

• Lead hazard reviews for complex setups, tight clearances, changing radii, pick-and-carry work, restricted visibility, weather, ground, power lines, traffic, and simultaneous operations.
• Review complex lift packages and challenge assumptions involving load weight, center of gravity, radius, configuration, ground support, load path, landing area, and contingencies.
• Plan crane positioning, matting, boom or jib configuration, counterweight, reeving, assembly or disassembly, and setup corrections with qualified crew members.
• Diagnose abnormal equipment behavior, review configuration-specific inspection status, verify authorized repair release, and identify recurring defects that affect reliability.
• Apply complex chart notes, quadrant limits, jib or extension deductions, pick-and-carry data, operational restrictions, and worst-point capacity through multi-step lifts.
• Operate difficult loads through tight clearances, long-boom configurations, changing orientations, high elevations, limited visibility, and precision placement without shock loading.
• Plan signal coverage, handoff points, backup communication, and emergency stop actions for long travel, multiple blind points, noisy sites, or changing signal-person positions.
• Lead complex lift execution using planned hold points to verify capacity, clearance, load control, crew readiness, and installation readiness before each critical movement.
• Make timely stop, reposition, reconfigure, controlled-landing, or stand-down decisions before operating margin is lost.
• Develop safe recovery steps with the foreman, lift director, rigging personnel, maintenance, or technical support and re-brief the team before work resumes.
• Review operator logs and equipment history, coordinate safety-critical repairs, and improve field inspection, setup, and operating practices based on recurring issues.
• Mentor operators across assigned crane types and support documented employer evaluations when author

• Minimum of high school diploma or GED with 6 years of experience.
• Current CCO TSS, TLL, and Lattice Boom Cranes (LAT) certifications for assigned equipment scope.
• Documented employer operator evaluation for the assigned crane type, size, configuration, and work.
• CDL Class A and medical card when assigned carrier or transport duties.
• State, local, project, or customer crane qualification when required.
• Working knowledge of manufacturer requirements,…