LA 1 Bridge – Primoris Heavy Civil – Golden Meadow, LA

Are you a hardworking individual looking for an opportunity to contribute to the improvement and maintenance of our highways? We are currently seeking dedicated Crane Operators, Carpenters, Finishers, Laborers, and Piledrivermen to join our team and make a positive impact on our transportation infrastructure. At Primoris we take pride in our commitment to ensuring safe and efficient roadways for the community. As a valued employee, you will play a vital role in various construction and maintenance projects, working alongside a team of skilled professionals. If you are motivated, reliable, and eager to contribute to the enhancement of our highways, we would love to hear from you. Join our team of dedicated professionals and help us build a better transportation network for our community.

Our LA 1 Bridge project in Golden Meadow is currently filling the following positions:

Crane Operators



Daily operation of a lattice boom crawler crane on land and barge to drive pilings for retaining walls, bulkheads, and foundations of structures such as bridges, and piers. Operators should be capable of operating hand and foot levers of hoisting equipment to position piling leads, hoist piling into leads, and position hammers over pilings. Operators should be familiar with various pile materials including but not limited to: Concrete Pile, Steel H Pile, Pipe Pile, Sheet Pile, and Timber Pile.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Drive pilings for retaining walls, bulkheads, and foundations of structures, such as buildings, bridges, and piers.
• Use pile driver head on machine to drive pilings.
• Judge distance and position piling leads.
• Host piling into leads.
• Position hammers over pilings.
• Activate power hammers.
• Raise and lower hammer to drive piles.
• Use multiple controls to operate equipment.
• Oil and service machine as needed.
• Select appropriate attachments.
• Confer with building or project supervisor on job specifications.
• Dig trenches.
  
  

• One (1) to four (4) years of experience
• NCCCO Certification
• Ability to use math/complete calculations.
• Practice safety rules.
• Follow verbal and written instructions.
• Safe use of hand & power tools.
• Report to and assist immediate supervisor.
• Perform quality work as determined by project specifications.
• Accountable for all tools and materials at the end of your shift.
• Must work well as part of a team.
  
  

• Read blueprints and schematic drawings to determine work procedures.
• Select type and size of related materials according to the job specifications.
• Study blueprints, sketches, or building plans for information pertaining to type of material required such as lumber or fiberboard, and dimensions of structure or fixture to be fabricated.
• Select specified type of lumber or other materials.
• Prepare layouts including lines and grade.
• Marks cutting and assembly lines on materials.
• Shapes materials to prescribed measurements.
• Constructs forms and chutes for pouring concrete.
• Assembles cut and shaped materials and fastens them together.
• Fabricate from work then load, haul, and carry it to the job site and install per drawings, sketches, or plans.
• Place and finish concrete in formwork and set and align form panels.
• Set grout forms for epoxy and cement grout.
  
  

• One (1) to four (4) years of experience in specified skill
• Written pre-employment qualification test.
• Post-offer drug/alcohol screen and physical evaluation.
• New Hire Orientation Quiz
• Applicant/employee must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of such individual or others in the workplace.
• Job site safety requirements as required by the client (clean shaven, long sleeves, steel toe boots, etc. ).
• Safety equipment as required by the client (hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, respirator, hearing protection, safety harness with lanyard, etc. ).
• Practice safety rules.
• Follow verbal and written instructions.
• Safe use of hand & power tools.
• Report to and assist immediate supervisor.
• Perform quality work as determined by project specifications.
• Accountable for all tools and materials at the end of your shift.
• Must work well as part of a team.
  
  

• Must comply with company's drug and alcohol abuse policy.
• Must be able to pass physical examination, pre-employment if necessary, and as required by the company.
• Able to climb and maintain balance on ladders, scaffolding, stairways, etc.
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, or work at elevated heights as well as in confined spaces (towers, vessels, excavations, etc. ).
• Able to carry 50 lbs. of tool and/or materials. It is recommended to get assistance to lift items over 50 lbs. Check with your project supervisor or project safety director.
• Must be able to stand or walk for long periods of time.
• Must be able to work extended hours on your feet on uneven surfaces (dirt, concrete, asphalt, mud, gravel, etc. )
• Must be clean shaven and able to work while wearing a respirator and other personal protective equipment, when required.
  
  

• Measure distance from grade stakes, drive stakes, stretch tight line, and grade stacks from lumber for reuse.
• Level earth to fine grade specifications with shovel to assist in pipe laying, preparing sub grades and other excavations.
• Direct other laborers in dumping concrete into forms
• Erect shoring and braces and paints pipe joints with sealing compound
• Assist in setting pumps and setting well-points.
• May assist heavy construction equipment operator in aligning and moving equipment such as cranes, power shovels and backhoes, verifying grades and signaling operators to adjust machines to conform to grade specifications.
• Directs truck drivers and scraper operators to dumping positions to maintain grades as directed by Grading Foreman or Dumping Foreman.
• Work in a concrete paving crew, adding to or removing concrete from in front of concrete fini.