GAS Foreman

Responsibilities

• Lead the crew to complete daily tasks related to the installation and repair of natural gas pipelines and/or joint trench utilities for power and telephone in a safe and correct manner.
• Oversight of ensuring crew safety and productivity, including installing and pressure testing both mainline and service line gas pipe.
• Completing routine safety inspections and documentation.
• Overseeing, accomplishing, and ensuring all work quality related to each project and assuming full responsibility for its standard and timeliness.
• Coordinating and delegating daily tasks to crew members related to digging and placing product.
• Gaining entry to site buildings for work crew and calling in utilities located at each project site.
• Facilitating daily toolbox talks and weekly safety inspections to ensure the crews work safely.
• Completing all paperwork in a timely manner.
• Training new hires and trainees to learn the trade.
• Tracking employee hours and submitting for payroll on a timely basis.
• Calling in utilities located at each project site.
• Inspecting existing utilities to ensure proper identification and exposure, to ensure piping is correctly installed and fused, job meets customer specifications, and it meets company quality standards.
• Driving, hauling, and/or operating equipment to/from job sites to assist crews in completion of work.
• Keeping the job(s) moving on time, cleaning up, and performing job restoration at the end of job.
• Communicating with customers and inspectors.
• Performing other duties as required and/or assigned.

Qualifications

• A High School Degree, or equivalent.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience with gas pipeline construction or maintenance, with 2 years of supervisory experience.
• Proficiency in fusing, tapping, pressure testing, and purging.
• A CDL Class A license, or obtain one within 30 days of hire date.
• OSHA 10 Certification.
• Knowledge of gas, and how to safely work with it.
• Knowledge of customer’s specifications, being able to read and interpret prints.
• Proficiency in all phases of the line in construction.
• Following proper safety standards, procedures, and work practices according to MasTec and/or project customer, whichever standard is higher at all times.
• Ability to talk with customers’ inspectors and have a sense of customer service.
• Experience in operating heavy equipment and general construction.
• Proficiency in identifying and distinguishing colors.
• Ability to work outdoors, even in extreme weather conditions.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• This job operates in a field environment.
• Routine requirements include extended periods of bending, squatting, climbing, kneeling, pushing, pulling, lifting, lifting in awkward positions, standing, and twisting.
• Working in inclement weather conditions, such as extreme heat, extreme cold, rain, ice, snow, and wind.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
• This position is physically active, with lifting required.
• Must be able to bend and lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
• Clarity of vision at 20 feet or more or 20 inches or less, with the ability to judge distance and space relationships.
• Precise hand-eye coordination.
• Ability to identify and distinguish colors.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Disability and Life insurance
• A 401k plan
• Employee Stock Purchase plan

About the Role

MasTec Utility Services delivers critical infrastructure construction and engineering services for power delivery, gas, and water customers, specializing in overhead and underground electric distribution for power delivery systems, gas distribution construction for gas systems, and turnkey solutions for a variety of water, sewer, and civil infrastructure projects. Backed by the strength of decades of experience, unrivaled industry skills, and a deep commitment to core values, MUS delivers safe, innovative, and environmentally responsible services that provide extraordinary value to clients. MasTec Utility Services is a purpose-driven company. Our core values guide our strategy, performance, and culture. We believe in maintaining an environment where team members can make an impact, grow, and thrive. A place where they find meaning and purpose in doing the important work of ensuring communities have the vital energy, light, and communications to prosper. Our culture is inclusive and welcoming. Our teams are empowered with abundant training, tools, and opportunities to follow their curiosity and ambitions. Everyone has an equal chance to advance. Everyone is supported, respected, and challenged to be their best. We’re always looking for talented and dedicated people to join us and love where they work. MasTec Utility Services is a proud subsidiary of MasTec (NYSE: MTZ), a Fortune 500 Company ranked by Energy News-Record as one of the leading contractors in the country. MUS is part of the MasTec Power Delivery segment. We are certified as a minority-controlled company by the National Minority Suppliers Development Council (NMSDC). Our rich diversity of people and ideas makes us a stronger, more innovative organization.