Construction Worker

The primary mission of the underground utility worker is to safely excavate, place, assemble, and backfill underground utility lines while following strict engineering blueprints and OSHA safety standards. They work as part of a field crew supporting heavy equipment operators and foremen on civil construction or municipal maintenance sites

Key Responsibilities & Daily Duties

• Site Preparation & Excavation: Clear work areas, set up traffic control/barricades, and use hand tools (shovels, picks, digging bars) or power tools (jackhammers, concrete saws, tampers) to dig and expose existing lines.

• Pipe & Conduit Installation: Lay, align, join, and seal “wet” utilities (storm/sanitary sewers, water mains) or “dry” utilities (power, gas, fiber, conduit) according to project blueprints.

• Equipment & Machinery Support: Assist equipment operators, hook pipes/loads for cranes or excavators, and occasionally operate smaller machinery like mini-excavators, trenchers, vibratory plows, or directional drills (if licensed/trained).

• Trench Safety & Potholing: Help install shoring, trench boxes, or sloped benches to prevent cave-ins, and carefully "pothole" by hand around known utilities to verify clearances.

• Site Restoration: Backfill trenches, compact and tamp soil layer-by-layer, repave temporary asphalt, and restore landscaping, grass, or sidewalks to their original condition.

• Maintenance & Clean-Up: Inspect, clean, and maintain tools, equipment, and company vehicles at the start and end of every shift