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Demonstrates expertise in operating heavy drilling equipment and performing geotechnical drilling while ensuring compliance with safety regulations. Proficient in equipment maintenance, customer specification monitoring, and effective communication in a construction environment.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Heavy Equipment OperationGeotechnical DrillingSafety ComplianceTexas Driver's LicenseMathematical Proficiency
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Report to the Geotechnical Construction Manager
- Perform daily checklists to ensure well control equipment is functional and up to date
- Set up and operate gun drilling equipment and make production corrections
- Load reels of fiber optic cable on flex track 150 plow cable six feet deep
- Use hand and power tools to drill holes in various materials
- Read diagrams and drill holes in wood at specified locations and depths
- Regulate air pressure, rotary speed, and downward pressure based on rock or concrete type
- Perform equipment maintenance in shop and yard locations
- Install inclinometers for ground movement and take soil samples
- Monitor customer specifications and ensure requirements are met
- Replace spindles and run accuracy checks
- Observe OSHA regulations
- Work in the shop and run hot shots as needed
- Operate truck-, track-, and ATV-mounted drilling equipment
- Operate heavy equipment including motor graders, loaders, carryalls, bulldozers, and backhoes
- Perform geotechnical and environmental drilling using HSA, air and mud rotary, and direct push equipment
- Operate excavators and backhoes to expose and excavate high-pressure lines
- Operate backhoes for foundations, curb and gutter, sidewalks, entrances, and other job-layout projects
- Signal and verbally direct workers during hoisting and movement of loads
- Cross-train in other departments
Requirements
What you’ll need- Must be willing and able to travel out-of-town and out-of-state as needed for work
- Texas Driver’s License with proper endorsements, depending on assignment
- Ability to communicate in English via verbal and written communications
- Mathematical proficiency in basic geometry, algebra, and mathematics
- Ability to move throughout a construction jobsite, climb ladders and inclines, operate heavy equipment, and lift up to 50 pounds
- Heavy physical activity performing strenuous day activities of a primarily productive/technical nature
- Knowledge of and compliance with company safety policies and procedures
- Five (5) or more years of heavy highway and civil construction experience as a Drill Operator
- Outdoor work in changing weather conditions
- Must be legally eligible to work in the United States
- Must pass a pre-employment drug screen
- Field-position candidates must pass a medical exam
- Some positions may require a background check
Benefits
Comp & perks- Comprehensive benefits package
- Initiatives supporting physical and psychological health and employee wellbeing
- Global and cross-business unit mobility
- Professional development processes and career growth opportunities
- Microsoft Copilot and other productivity tools
- Equal opportunity employment
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Hard Skills
Drilling Equipment OperationEquipment MaintenanceSoil SamplingProduction CorrectionsAir Pressure RegulationRotary Speed ControlInclinometer InstallationHot Shot OperationsMathematicsHeavy Highway Construction Experience
Soft Skills
Communication SkillsTeam DirectionAdaptability
Tools & Technologies
Gun Drilling EquipmentHand ToolsPower ToolsExcavatorsBackhoesMotor GradersLoadersCarryallsBulldozersFlex Track
Certifications & Qualifications
Texas Driver's LicensePre-Employment Drug ScreenMedical Exam Clearance
Industry Keywords
OSHA RegulationsConstruction JobsiteCivil ConstructionEnvironmental DrillingHeavy Physical ActivityOutdoor WorkBackground Check