Job Description
Job Description Why come to Terracon:
- Long term career development
- Grow into a team leader and be responsible for your crew and equipment
- Paid training opportunities
- Employee ownership
- "Safety first" focus
- Be able to work across the region and country with per diem while traveling
Responsibilities Essential Role and Responsibilities:
- Unlike lawn, landscaping, snow plowing or construction jobs, our work is not seasonal. We provide year-round work opportunity.
- This is an entry level position designed to train the individual in the various aspects of becoming a drilling/exploration team member including equipment maintenance (i.e. augers, bits, etc.), equipment operation, and a general knowledge of reading civil plans.
- Follow safety rules, guidelines and standards for all projects. Participate in pre-task planning. Report any safety issues or concerns to management.
- Be responsible for maintaining quality standards on all projects.
- Trained in duties pertaining to test borings, intermediate to advanced in-ground soil and rock testing methods, and/or installation of groundwater monitoring wells.
- Acts as an assistant to the lead operator to help perform routine exploration tasks.
- Drives medium duty trucks to various job sites.
Qualifications Requirements:
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Limited or no experience required.
• Willingness to travel.
• Valid driver's license with acceptable violation history.
• Ability to obtain Medical Card within first 30 days of employment
• Ability to work in adverse weather conditions
About Us Terracon is a 100 percent employee-owned multidiscipline consulting firm comprised of more than 8,000 curious minds focused on solving engineering and technical challenges from more than 200 locations nationwide. Since 1965, Terracon has evolved into a successful multi-discipline firm specializing in environmental, facilities, geotechnical, and materials services. Terracon's growth is due to our talented employee-owners exceeding expectations in client service and growing their careers with new and exciting opportunities in the marketplace. Terracon was recognized as the #1 firm in Asbestos and Lead Abatement.
Terracon's vision of "Together, we are best at people" is demonstrated through our excellent compensation and benefits package. Based on eligibility, role and job status, we offer many programs including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, paid time off and holidays, education reimbursement, and various bonus programs.
About the Team Innovation and hands-on practice come together in our geotechnical consulting services. We provide geotechnical services nationwide for a wide range of projects, drawing on six decades of historical geotechnical data, a fleet of more than 200 drill rigs, 140 accredited laboratories, and thousands of employees to quickly organize or capture site data wherever projects are located. From AI-supported solutions and predictive technologies to geophysics and traditional exploration, we deliver precision, value-added subsurface information and engineering and scientific expertise to solving our clients' challenges and achieve their goals for project sustainability, quality, and efficiency.
Job Tags
Daily paid, Seasonal work