Head Rigger

Responsibilities

• Lead rigging crews during unloading, staging, transportation, and final placement of heavy equipment.
• Oversee safe movement of large equipment through facility entry points, corridors, ramps, and data hall areas.
• Cook up use of rigging tools, tugger equipment, pallet jacks, and other heavy-load movement equipment.
• Review jobsite logistics, equipment dimensions, ramp constraints, and travel paths prior to execution.
• Ensure equipment is moved safely without mechanical or structural damage.
• Supervise equipment inspection, staging protocol, asset documentation, and final placement activities.
• Cook up with project managers, site representatives, riggers, and installation teams.
• Ensure racks/equipment are properly leveled, positioned, and prepared for final mechanical installation.
• Support baying operations and equipment alignment as required.
• Maintain clear communication with crew members and leadership regarding progress, delays, risks, and safety concerns.
• Enforce all site safety protocols, PPE requirements, and rigging best practices.
• Aid with daily reporting, labor tracking, and work progress updates as needed.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of rigging, heavy equipment moving, industrial installation, data center, construction, or related field experience preferred.
• Prior experience leading rigging crews or serving as a head rigger, rigging lead, or field lead required.
• Strong understanding of heavy-load movement, rigging safety, equipment handling, and site logistics.
• Experience moving heavy cabinets, racks, machinery, or large industrial equipment preferred.
• Comfortable working in active construction, industrial, or data center environments.
• Able to read site plans, work instructions, equipment dimensions, and movement routes.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Able to coordinate crews and maintain safe work practices under schedule pressure.
• Comfortable standing, walking, lifting, pushing, pulling, and working physically throughout the shift.
• Reliable transportation to project sites in the Dallas/Austin areas.
• OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 preferred.
• Forklift, rigging, signal person, or related certifications are a plus.