Gas Utility Lead Laborer

Gas Utility Lead Laborer

Date: Aug 24, 2026

Location:

Lawrence, MA, US, 01841

Company: Neuco

Pay Range: $30.00 - $37.00

Centuri companies consider several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education, training and skills, and geographic location.

Who We Are

Established in 1972, New England Utility Constructors Inc. (NEUCO) has been providing underground utility construction solutions to New England for five decades. Known for safety, quality, and excellence, NEUCO specializes in pipeline and natural gas distribution construction. Our well-trained and professional staff aims for excellence on every project. Competitive wages from day one. Paid training and development. Opportunities to advance. At NEUCO, you are part of a team working to support critical utility and energy infrastructure.

Neuco is seeking a Lead Laborer to join our team! Lead Laborer performs general labor work such as excavating, trenching, and shoring, while working around heavy equipment and provides assistance in planning, coordinating, and supervising all crew personnel on daily job tasks.

What You'll Do

• Assist to plan, coordinate, and supervise all crew personnel on daily job tasks

• Accurately submit daily reports outlining daily job activities in a timely manner

• Assist in managing work sequences to meet customer schedules

• Comply with industry and customer operating procedures while ensuring safety and quality

• In the interim absence of the Foreman, step in to lead crew to remain operational

• Maintain all industry required Operator Qualifications

• Perform other tasks as requested by leadership

What You'll Have

• High school diploma or equivalent

• 2+ years experience in gas utility industry

• Valid Driver’s License with clean driving record

• Prior experience interpreting plans/blueprints

What You'll Get

• Competitive Benefit Package including Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage

• 401K w/ Company Match

• Voluntary Life & AD&D Insurance and Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

• Vacation/Sick Time and Paid Holidays

• Potential Bonus Opportunities

• Career Development Opportunities

• Employee Discounts

• Weekly Payroll

Work Environment

• Work sites are outdoors in potentially extreme weather conditions

• All worksite safety instructions are written and spoken in English; must be fluent in English

• Work includes prolonged and repeated: lifting (including overhead, up to 50lbs); standing; climbing; kneeling; reaching and feeling; crouching and crawling

• Work is performed within the “red zone” of heavy equipment

• Working safely requires quick/accurate hand-eye coordination and the ability to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner

Legal Stuff

• Pass pre-employment, random, post-accident, and reasonable suspicion drug screens

• Provide valid US work authorization documents for E-Verify

• Satisfactory results of pre-employment background check results

• Pre-employment medical fit-for-duty test; hold/obtain DOT medical card

Our Commitment to Opportunity

This job description is subject to change at any time. It reflects management’s assignment of essential functions, and does not exclude or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Centuri and its subsidiary companies will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, gender, genetic information, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. Centuri will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process (e.g., accommodations for a test or job interview) if so requested.

Centuri is a Department of Transportation regulated employer. Certain safety-sensitive positions are covered under the DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulations, 49 CFR Part 40. It is important to note that marijuana remains a drug listed in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. It remains unacceptable for any safety-sensitive employee subject to drug testing under the company’s Drug Free Workplace Policy to use or test positive for marijuana.