Grade Foreman

Petticoat-Schmitt Civil Contractors, Inc., is a privately owned civil contracting firm that performs work in the public and private market, specializing in clearing, grading, underground water/utility, roadway, and wastewater plant construction throughout the Southeast. We are excited to welcome you to join our team as a Site Development Project Engineer.

At Petticoat-Schmitt, we all work together to do more than just “build things.” Our focus is on building life changing infrastructure.

Our focus on professionalism, communication, safety, and timeliness has made Petticoat-Schmitt one of the most respected civil contractors in the Southeast. If you want to belong to a team that does that well every day, this company is a great fit for you.

Our clients include construction services for public works, water resources, and site development. If you have experience working in the heavy civil construction industry as a Site Prep Project Engineer, or want to grow that experience, this role will be a great fit.

You will love it here if you:

• Value Accountability to put Safety first, plan the work, communicate expectations, execute the plan, and take ownership to solve problems.
• Care about character, operate with integrity, respect others, honor commitments, always trustworthy, and practice humility – no jerks allowed.
• Work as a team, share the same vision to meet goals, develop as an individual, willing to help others succeed, and determined to do your best for the team.

Essential Job Functions:
The following duties are typical for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.
• Directly supervises and coordinates the work of the grading crew.
• Experienced on all types of heavy equipment for dirt and site projects.
• Knowledgeable in the areas of dirt work, including excavation, grade work, surveying and final excavating work.
• Safety Manager for the crew
• Knows and understands the production schedule.
• Can plan daily work from the projects 4-week schedule and executes same
• Can perform and train the essential job functions for any position on the grade crew.
• Identify, report and correct hazards, NEAR MISS

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required to Perform Essential Functions
Technical Knowledge:
• Effective communication skills
• Ability to measure, perform construction math and calculate quantities.
• Can set up and properly use a rotary laser, builder’s level and machine control.
• PSCC and OSHA rules, Safe trenching
• Understands optimum moisture, densities and compaction requirements
• Basic IT skills, can navigate smart phone and I Pad to fill forms and reports
• Read and interpret plans, contours, gate plans
• Understands and can set up and trouble shoot machine control.
• Heavy Equipment Operation

Physical Requirements:
Ability to stand or sit for long periods; handle and manipulate controls on a repetitive basis. Ability to see well and distinguish between back up alarms, voices and other normal sounds consistent with construction job sites. Ability to climb in and out of equipment, ability to lift 40 lbs.
Environmental Adaptability:
Work outside in all weather conditions, and various locations and times of day. Hard hat, hearing and eye protection, Hi-visibility clothing required.

Training and Experience:

• 3 to 5 years of experience on dirt
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Competent Person training
• Confined space training
• NPDES/Erosion Control training
• Math
• Ability to work independently and self-motivated
• Team player, able to get along with a diverse group of people working towards a common goal

COMPANY VALUES:

Accountability
• Put safety first – It’s our priority!
• Plan the work – Prepare relentlessly.
• Communicate expectations – Clear, concise, consistent.
• Execute the plan – Be efficient and effective.
• Take extreme ownership – Solve problems, no excuses.

Character
• Operate with integrity – Do the right thing.
• Respect others – Show empathy.
• Honor commitments – Follow up.
• Be trustworthy – Do what you say.
• Practice humility – No jerks allowed!

Team
• Share the vision – Set and meet goals.
• Develop individuals – Develop the team.
• Practice servant leadership – Help others succeed.
• Use the genius of the team – Share knowledge for success.
• Be determined to WIN! Do your best for the team.

NOTICE: Job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

About Petticoat-Schmitt:
Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, Petticoat-Schmitt Civil Contractors, Inc., is a privately owned civil contracting firm. Petticoat-Schmitt Civil Contractors, Inc., performs work in the public and private market and specializes in clearing, grading, underground water/utility, roadway, and wastewater plant construction throughout the southeast.

We offer an exciting and challenging work environment, top pay, and benefits. Our benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short term disability, accident, 401(k) with 100% match on the first 4%, holidays, and PTO.