Foundation Director jobs in Monroe, LA

Concrete Foundation Supervisor

Job Type:  Full-Time , Non-Exempt

Pay:

• Competitive/Hourly (more detail during your interview process)

Benefits:

• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Short/Long Term Disability
• Matching 401(k) Plan
• Paid Holidays and Vacation
• FR Clothing Provided
• Employee Payroll Deduction Program

Make a difference. Join us.

In states from DE to TX, ULCS needs people with a variety of skills and capabilities to help us build smarter more resilient energy grids and futures for our customers and communities. It’s important work that communities increasingly depend on for their quality of life and we are making a difference for the customers and communities and growing as more customers discover the ULCS difference. It’s rewarding work and a career that can support you on your life’s journey. If you’d like to make a difference too, then own your career.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

• Oversee project schedules, crews, and materials to complete those projects, keeping records up to date.
• Meet construction budget by monitoring project expenditures, identify variances and implement corrective actions.
• Calculate resources required, schedule and coordinate staff and sub-contractors, resolve design problems, issue purchase orders, and evaluate and implement change orders.
• Supervise and coordinate activities of work crews engaged in various stages of concrete construction. 
• Conduct weekly safety meetings. 
• Assess roadways for traffic control. Instruct, oversee, and assist in implementing all aspects of traffic control plans including lane closures, flagging operations, traffic shifts, etc.
• Oversee and manage workers placing forms for concrete sidewalks, handicap ramps, curb and gutter, etc.
• Inspect forms or adjustments prior to placing concrete.
• Responsible for reading plans or required specifications that may be applicable to jobs and convey those specifications to crew leaders and crew members.
• Inspect concrete for finish, appearance, quality of work, and ensure the finished product meets all project specifications.
• At times, supervisors are required to be hands-on and help crew members place and finish concrete, implement traffic control, drive trucks, run equipment, etc.
• Responsible for monitoring employee hours, employee receipts, assessing and assigning all job-related receipts, filling out daily reports, recording daily quantities, etc.
• Responsible for scheduling and managing concrete orders. Concrete scheduled must meet contract specifications and be an approved mix for that specific job.
• Directs the delivery and placement of stone, asphalt, and other materials required on most jobs.
• Understand and ensure that contractual requirements, including local, state and federal regulations, are followed.
• Establish and maintain high staff morale, model sound leadership and teamwork.
• Troubleshoot and identify problems, offer timely and safe solutions
• Train and groom employees to cross-train and advance their skill set so they can grow with company.
• Evaluate employee’s skill level and assist in determining each employee’s pay.
• Organize or reorganize crews.
• Monitor company vehicles associated with assigned crews, including driver safety, vehicle condition, and scheduling maintenance with shop mechanic.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Proficiency with radius flat work.
• Must be able to work independently and lead a small crew for form, place, and finish work.
• Able to read and understand blueprints. 
• Familiarity and skills operating the following, preferred: excavator, track loader (skid steer), telescopic lifts (Lull), man lifts, roller compactors, & trowel machines.
• Must work well with others, and possess leadership skills to maximize production of crew. 

Education & Experience

• High School diploma or GED equivalent preferred.
• 3 years’ experience in a field leadership role performing concrete construction is required.

Pre-Screen

• Upon offer, employees may be required to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen, background, and/or MVR check.

License & Certifications:

• Valid Driver License Required.

Physical Requirements:

• RARE (less than 10%): crawling, climbing poles, gripping, pushing, pulling, climbing ladders, climbing stairs.
• OCCASIONAL (up to 33%): climbing on/off the truck, lifting, carrying, lifting over 50 lbs.
• FREQUENT (up to 66%): sitting, stooping, kneeling, squatting, sense of touch, manual dexterity, lifting, carrying, lifting up to 10 lbs., lifting over 10 lbs. to 50 lbs.
• CONTINUOUS (up to 100%): standing, walking, body-twisting, speaking clearly, seeing distant, seeing, reading, reaching, range-of-motion, hearing-speech range, depth perception.

Safety

Due to the inherently dangerous nature of the industry and requirements to work with or around hazardous equipment, employees must have sufficient eyesight to judge distance/coordination of equipment and tools, be able to maintain attention and concentration for extended periods, be able to withstand exposure to all kinds of weather while completing work assignments, be able to wear personal protective equipment as necessary, be able to enter and exit a vehicle numerous times a day, have the endurance necessary to traverse various terrain, be capable of performing job duties throughout a standard 8- or 10-hour day, be able to communicate with others, read, write, and comprehend written/verbal job instructions and information, and communicate and handle conflict professionally.

• Able to identify job site hazards.
• Exhibits and carries out cognitive problem-solving skills.
• Able to read, comprehend, and visualize job build and all prints.
• Works near/around energized, hazardous parts and equipment.
• Exposed to traffic.
• Works around excessive noise from machines (bore drill, backhoe, trencher, mini excavator, bucket trucks, digger derricks, concrete saw, jackhammers).
• May exposed to hot and cold environments, poisonous plants or reptiles, and stinging insects.

About Us:

Utility Lines Construction Services (ULCS) delivers electric and gas utility construction and maintenance services for investor-owned utilities, cooperatives, municipalities, large industrial manufacturers, government, general contractors, developers and EPC firms. Formed in 2000 from small beginnings, ULCS now boasts more than 2,300 non-union employees in 15 states safely performing utility transmission and distribution infrastructure work throughout the Mid-Atlantic, the Delmarva Peninsula, the Southeast and the South regions of the United States.

Individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without a reasonable accommodation.  Individuals with a disability who desire a reasonable accommodation should contact the ADA Coordinator at 1-800-248-8733, ext. 1339.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.