Laborer - Traffic Control - Hampton Roads

Department: Traffic Control | Reports to: Superintendent

About the role

Perform various traffic control tasks associated with heavy highway construction traffic control activities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure a safe work environment in compliance with all federal, state, local, and company safety policies and procedures using the appropriate tools and equipment for the task
• Receive daily instruction from project foreman and/or superintendent
• Distribute traffic control signs and markers along designated patterns (lifting cones & barrels)
• Operate electronic message boards
• Install, set in place, and repair traffic signals, signs, or devices such as traffic islands and barriers
• Operate pickup truck and TMA (Truck-Mounted Attenuator)
• Shoveling and raking of materials as required
• Flagging for traffic
• Perform all other duties deemed necessary or assigned

Requirements

• High School Diploma preferred
• Previous heavy highway traffic control experience
• Traffic flagging experience
• Current VDOT flagger certification a plus
• Valid driver’s license with a positive driving record
• Must be able to work alternating day and night shifts
• Overtime work is required

Physical Demands

• Job requires stretching, bending, lifting, pushing, pulling, twisting, throwing, walking, standing, reaching, and squatting
• Walking or standing may occupy the entire day
• Able to lift up to 50 lbs
• Potential exposure to extremes of hot or cold weather

About Branscome

For more than 60 years in Virginia, our crews have been safely delivering the infrastructure that our communities are built on. We take immense pride in building the things that you can see, but also those you can’t. Camaraderie in the field, with our clients, and out in the community is the spirit that drives our dedication and commitment to excellence.

Branscome’s vertically integrated services provide a streamlined end-to-end scalable solution for our customers. It’s the satisfaction of a job well done, recognition of team effort, and the delight of our customers that keep us creating infrastructure and connecting people.

Our Team

When you work for Branscome, you join our innovative team in completing the area’s most important large-scale, fast-track projects. You help us provide excavation, site work, underground utilities, asphalt paving, ready-mix concrete, and more to a slew of satisfied clients, including VDOT, Norfolk International Terminal, numerous local governments, private developers, and corporate entities.

At Branscome, workers take pride in their work and inspire each other with their teamwork, innovation, and enthusiasm. This attitude of excellence generates the superior customer service that Branscome is known for.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement savings
• Professional development