Job ID: 530492
APAC Central Inc., is a CRH company producing and providing crushed aggregate materials, sand, ready-mix concrete, asphalt, and performing as a regional heavy highway/infrastructure construction firm serving Arkansas, Oklahoma, and southern Missouri. APAC-Central, Inc. and its founding companies have been serving our customers since early in the 20th Century and look forward to continued success in the 21st Century!
**Sign on Bonus $1500**
Position Overview
Are you an experienced underground utility leader looking to make a meaningful impact in sewer, water, storm drain, and utility infrastructure projects? As a Pipe Foreperson, you will supervise and coordinate crews in the installation, repair, and replacement of gravity sewer, force main, water main, storm drain, and associated utility systems. You will ensure quality workmanship, strict safety compliance, and efficient production.
This is a hands-on leadership role where your technical expertise in underground utilities and your ability to lead crews in complex trenching and pipe installation environments directly contribute to project success.
Why Join Us?
- Competitive pay: $26-28 per hour, depending on experience
- Lead critical sewer, water, storm, and utility infrastructure projects
- Career growth working alongside experienced utility professionals
- Champion safety, accountability, and teamwork
- Competitive pay and benefits - we value and reward excellence
Key Responsibilities
- Supervise, mentor, and lead crews performing sewer, water, storm drain, and underground utility installations
- Plan, coordinate, and assign daily work activities to meet schedule and production goals
- Oversee excavation, trenching, shoring, dewatering, and backfill operations in compliance with OSHA and project specifications
- Install and inspect PVC, ductile iron, HDPE, concrete, and steel pipe systems, including manholes, inlets, hydrants, valves, and services
- Set and verify pipe line, grade, and alignment using lasers, levels, and grade rods
- Read and interpret blueprints, utility plans, profiles, specifications, and cut sheets
- Coordinate with inspectors, engineers, subcontractors, and utility locators
- Conduct daily job hazard analyses (JHAs), toolbox talks, and safety meetings
- Identify and troubleshoot installation issues such as grade conflicts, utility crossings, and weather or soil challenges
- Safely operate and oversee the operation of heavy equipment (excavators, loaders, trench boxes, compactors)
- Perform and document equipment inspections and ensure proper maintenance
- Locate, expose, and protect existing underground utilities prior to and during excavation
- Maintain accurate daily reports, time tracking, safety documentation, and installation records
- Assist with labor tasks including pipe handling, connections, testing, clean-up, and restoration
- Ensure proper traffic control, barricades, fencing, and public safety measures
- Travel between project sites as required
Qualifications
- Strong background in sewer, water, storm drain, and underground utility construction
- Working knowledge of trench safety, shoring systems, and OSHA excavation standards
- High school diploma or GED preferred
- One to two years of foreperson or lead experience in utility construction (or equivalent combination of education and experience)
- Ability to read and interpret utility plans, profiles, and specifications
- Strong organizational, leadership, and problem-solving skills
- Basic math skills (grades, elevations, measurements, calculations)
- Valid driver's license required; CDL is a plus
- Must pass pre-employment background check, drug screening, and physical agility test
Physical & Work Environment Requirements
- Frequently required to climb, balance, and perform physically demanding tasks
- Regularly sit, climb, signal, and operate equipment; occasionally walk, crawl, kneel, bend, stoop, crouch, or reach overhead
- Lift and move materials weighing 25-50 lbs.
- Work primarily outdoors in varying and extreme weather conditions
- Exposure to job site hazards including moving equipment, trenches, confined spaces, noise, and airborne particles
- Vision requirements include close, distance, depth perception, color, and peripheral vision
- Reasonable accommodations provided as required
Core Competencies
- Quality: Ensures installation meets utility standards, specs, and inspections
- Productivity: Drives efficient production without sacrificing safety or quality
- Safety: Enforces trench safety, utility protection, and OSHA compliance
- Attendance: Reliable, punctual, and dependable on all job sites
- Dependability: Follows plans, adapts to field conditions, and meets deadlines
- Communication: Effectively communicates with crews, inspectors, and management
- Teamwork: Builds strong crews through leadership, respect, and accountability
Ready to Lead?
If you're a driven professional passionate about safety, teamwork, and high-quality utility installation, we want to hear from you. Apply today to join our team and take your career to the next level as a Pipe Foreperson.
Note: This description outlines typical responsibilities and requirements and is not all-inclusive. Duties and requirements may be modified as needed. Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities.
What CRH Offers You
- Highly competitive base pay
- Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
- Group retirement savings program
- Health and wellness programs
- An inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion
About CRH
CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of a large international organization.
If you're up for a rewarding challenge, we invite you to take the first step and apply today! Once you click apply now, you will be brought to our official employment application. Please complete your online profile and it will be sent to the hiring manager. Our system allows you to view and track your status 24 hours a day. Thank you for your interest!
APAC Central Inc., a CRH Company, is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.
EOE/Vet/Disability
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