About the role
Job Overview:
Under direction of Construction Manager, removal of existing asphalt, trenching, pipeline installation, bedding placement, compaction, manhole installation and basin refurbishing activities (loading trucks and stockpile soil and asphalt, effluent pipe installation, backfill, compaction, and existing basin construction). The base company wage for the Heavy Equipment Operator position is $40.00 / hr. However, for this project, the Equipment Operator position will be paid the Federal prevailing wage for work performed. The anticipated start date for this work is June 8, 2026.
Project Description: HDPE pipeline and basin infrastructure construction.
The base company wage for the Heavy Equipment Operator position is $40.00 per hour.
Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities:
- Ability to proficiently operate various types of heavy equipment, including excavators, dozer, wheel loader, skid steer, and/or roller compactor
- Ability to work in team environment in safe and productive manner
- Install erosion control measures
- Clear vegetation
- Safely excavate soil around existing utilities
- Safely excavate soil using trench boxes down to 12-15 feet
- Load various size dump trucks working in roadways and shoulders with limited space
- Place and compact effluent pipe bedding material
- Pipeline installation and backfill
- Compaction and backfilling trench
- Refurbish and grade existing basins
- Perform site restoration
Basic Qualifications:
- Civil Construction: considerable experience utilizing excavator for trenching around existing utilities is required
- Resume documenting verifiable experience is required showing minimum 3 years relevant construction experience
- Ability to read survey stakes for alignment and grade
- No Felonies
- Clean driving record with valid license
- Dependable transportation and cell phone
- Must live within daily commute of Wantagh, New York
- Able to pass drug screen and physical
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5 days/week with 8 hrs/day
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Strength: Standing 50% Walking 20% Sitting 30% Lifting 35 lb. Carrying 35 lb. Pushing 0 ft-lb. Pulling 0 ft-lb. 2. Climbing O Balancing O 3. Stooping O Kneeling O Crouching O Crawling O Reaching Handling C Fingering C
Explanation for Symbols: NP=Not Present, O=Occasionally (0-33%), F= Frequently (34-66%), C=Constantly (67-100%)
About APTIM
APTIM enhances the quality of the environment, wellbeing of people, resilience of communities, and opportunity for employees to make a difference, not just a living. A leading professional solutions firm, we specialize in environmental, sustainability, resilience, and infrastructure solutions. Our team of experts provide these integrated solutions for forward-thinking government agencies, commercial and industrial clients, and energy customers. Together, we create sustainable and resilient communities for all.
What you can expect from APTIM:
- Work that is worthy of your time and talent
- Respect and flexibility to live a full life at work and at home
- Dogged determination to deliver for our clients and communities
- A voice in making our company better
- Investment into your personal and professional development
As of the date of this posting, a good faith estimate of the current pay range for this position is $40 per hour. Compensation depends on several factors including: experience, education, key skills, geographic location of the position, client requirements, external market competitiveness, and internal equity among other employees within APTIM.
Employee Benefits
APTIM Federal Services, LLC is committed to providing an extensive range of benefits that protect and promote the health and financial well-being of our employees and their families through the APTIM Benefits Marketplace https://aptim.makeityoursource.com/.
- Medical, vision, and dental insurance: Through the marketplace, our employees can choose be
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