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R.L. Friend Construction is a private civil engineering firm. The company is headquartered in Merced, CA. RLFC specializes in public and private construction projects working with wet and dry utilities as well as building water and wastewater treatment facilities. Our team is growing and looking for a job foreman. As the Underground Foreman you are responsible to recognize, assess and control potentially hazardous situations in addition to maintaining the safety of the crews by giving direction regarding procedures, road safety, trench safety and general oversight to help maximize productivity and efficiency. You will be working primarily with installation of dry and wet like utilities, power, conduit, sewer, water, substructures, and concrete.

EEO

R.L. Friend Construction is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and will make all employment related decisions without race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

• Supervise all operations and perform daily field inspections to ensure that all construction operations are completed in accordance with customer and industry specifications.
• Provide on the job training for employees working under your direction on construction practices and methods to ensure a safe and productive work environment.
• Assign daily production to in-house and subcontract laborers and crews.
• Requisition, assign and track materials needed for the daily operations.
• Resolve complaints with property owners in areas where our personnel are working.
• Review daily production reports, material usage sheets, keep track of work hours, complete and maintain accurate “as-build maps” for areas built.
• Coordinate daily tasks according to priorities and plans, adjusting as necessary due to weather, supply delivery, and personnel.
• Review and approve employee time sheets.
• Complete Daily field reports and job task analysis forms.
• Conduct Safety meetings and provide feedback to management.
• Mentor, manage and train employees.
• Report project status to supervisors and officials regularly.
• Supervise the layout, assembly, and installation of duct and vault systems.
• Utilize heavy equipment and trucking to excavate, install, and complete projects.
• Operate backhoes, loaders, excavators, asphalt rollers, and other heavy equipment with both CAT or DEERE controls.
• Responsible for safe work environment and comply with state, federal, OSHA and VCI safety standards.

• Required: Minimum of 3 years overseeing the jobsite operations of a 5+ person crew.
• Backhoe and horizontal drill experience around utilities.
• Willingness to work shifts as assigned, including daily overtime when necessary.
• Hard working, strong work ethic.
• Ability to delegate responsibilities and individual projects to the crew and contractors.
• Strong organization, people, and time management skills.
• Able to lead jobs and laborers safely and timely.
• Detail-oriented – quality and precision focused.
• Competitive and growth oriented.
• Team Oriented – cooperative and collaborative.
• Required: Successful candidates must pass the following pre-employment requirements prior to beginning employment: drug screen and background check. Background checks include, but are not limited to, Social Security Verification, Prior Employment Verification, Motor Vehicle Records, Personal and Professional References, Criminal History.

Education

• High School Diploma or equivalent.

Physical Requirements

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Report project status to supervisors and officials regularly.
• Supervise the layout, assembly, and installation of duct and vault systems.
• Utilize heavy equipment and trucking to excavate, install, and complete projects.
• Operate backhoes, loaders, excavators, asphalt rollers, and other heavy equipment with both CAT or DEERE controls.
• Responsible for safe work environment and comply with state, federal, OSHA and VCI safety standards.

R.L. Friend Construction is a private civil engineering firm. The company is headquartered in Merced, CA. RLFC specializes in public and private construction projects working with wet and dry utilities as well as building water and wastewater treatment facilities. Our team is growing and looking for an entry level Bid Coordinator/Office Manager to join our fast-growing construction company. This person is responsible for planning, directing, scheduling, and coordinating, key activities to support the bidding process and overall function of the office.

EEO

R.L. Friend Construction is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and will make all employment related decisions without race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

• Office administration including answering phones, greet clients, and receive packages.
• Maintain and improve office facilities.
• Monitor published projects that meet our job requirements and qualifications.
• Download, save, and organize project documents.
• Manage and update the project calendar on a regular basis.
• Respond to supplier and sub-contractor project related questions.
• Attend mandatory job walks through out the central valley, north valley, south valley, east bay, and the Sierra foothills.
• Deliver bids on bid day.
• Notary to serve as a publicly commissioned official to sign off on documents as an official witness.
• Request project related bid bonds from our bonding agency.
• Update CRM with new contacts.
• Manage DBE paperwork & process

Where You Can Go:


• Bid Coordinator/Office Manager
• Assistant Estimator
• Estimator I
• Estimator II

• High School diploma or GED
• Proficient with Microsoft products
• Must be reliable & punctual
• Drivers license & clean driving record

R.L. Friend Construction is a private civil engineering firm. The company is headquartered in Merced, CA. RLFC specializes in public and private construction projects working with wet and dry utilities as well as building water and wastewater treatment facilities. Our team is growing and looking for construction laborers. The Construction Laborer will perform tasks involving physical labor required for digging trenches, laying pipe, backfilling, heavy construction site prep, demolition, and site cleanup. Must be able to confidently use power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment and a variety of other equipment and instruments. May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, clean up rubble and debris and remove asbestos, lead and other hazardous waste materials.

EEO

R.L. Friend Construction is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and will make all employment related decisions without race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

• Operate jackhammers and drills to break‐up concrete and pavement.
• Place, consolidate and protect cast in place or masonry structures.
• Position, join, or align and seal structural components such as concrete wall sections and pipes.
• Shovel cement and other materials in to portable cement mixers, add mix, pour and spread concrete.
• Signal equipment operators to facilitate alignment, movement and adjustment of machinery, equipment and materials
• Smooth and finish freshly poured cement or concrete using floats trowels, screeds or power cement finishing tools.
• Tend pumps, compressors and generators to provide power for tools, machinery and equipment or to heat and move materials such as asphalt.
• Lubricate, clean and repair machinery, equipment and tools.
• Operate, read and maintain air monitoring and other sampling devices in confined and/or hazardous environment.
• Apply caulking compounds by hand or using caulking guns.
• Build and position forms for pouring concrete and dismantle forms after use, using saws, hammers, nails or bolts.
• Clean or prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.
• Control traffic passing near, in and around work zones.
• Dig ditches or trenches, backfill excavations and compact and level earth to grade specifications using picks, shovels, pneumatic tampers and rakes.
• Erect and dismantle scaffolding, shoring braces, traffic barricades, ramp and other temporary structures.
• Grind, scrape or polish surfaces such as concrete.
• Install sewer, water and storm drain pipes using pipe laying machinery and laser guidance equipment.
• Load, unload and identify building materials, machinery and tools and distribute them to appropriate locations, according to project plans and specifications.
• Measure, mark and record openings and distances to lay out areas where construction work will be performed.
• Mix ingredients to create compounds for covering or cleaning surfaces.
• Provide assistance to other craft workers, such as carpenters, masons, and operators.

Perform General Physical Activities: perform general physical activities that require considerable use of your arms, legs and moving whole body such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, kneeling, bending and handling materials. This job requires standing, kneeling and bending for long periods of time.

• Handling and Moving Objects: using hands and arms in handling, installing positioning materials and manipulating things.
• Controlling Machines and Processes: use either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes.
• Monitor Progress, Materials or Surroundings: monitoring and reviewing information from materials events or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
• Using and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment: adjust and test machines, devices, moving parts and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electrical principals). Determine when tools are not functioning properly and are in need of replacement or repair.

• Willingness to work shifts as assigned, including daily overtime when necessary.
• Hard working, strong work ethic.
• Detail-oriented – quality and precision focused.
• Competitive and growth oriented.
• Team Oriented – cooperative and collaborative.

Education

• High School Diploma or equivalent.

Physical Requirements

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.


• Extended standing, walking, sitting, bending, climbing.
• Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Sitting for long periods of time in moving, vibrating, jerking, or stationery machinery.
• Repetitive motion from operating hand and foot controls of the equipment.
• Working in loud or noisy environments.
• Ability to perform repetitive motions.
• Ability to lift, push, pull, or carry loads (not greater than 50 pounds), individually at a time.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision.
• Employee is required to drive a motor vehicle and travel to various locations.
• Must be able to access and navigate job sites and construction areas.
• Must be able to work in all weather conditions.