Bulldozer Operator / Heavy Equipment Operator

Job Description

Job Description

We're seeking an experienced Heavy Equipment Dozer Operator to join the Dredgit Corporation team! In this role, you'll operate track-type dozers to push, spread, level, and grade fill material for a dike-raising project in Jasper County, SC.

This is hands-on, outdoor heavy civil work on a remote island construction site. We're looking for a skilled operator with at least 2 years of dozer experience who can safely work on soft, wet, uneven, and changing terrain.

Responsibilities:

• Operate track-type dozers, including D6-class equipment or similar
• Push, spread, level, and grade fill material
• Build and shape material to required elevations, slopes, and grades
• Spread material in controlled lifts throughout the dike-raising process
• Maintain safe and stable working surfaces for trucks and other equipment
• Assist with maintaining haul roads and equipment travel paths
• Work closely with excavator and haul truck operators to maintain material flow
• Read and follow grade stakes, survey markers, and basic grading plans
• Monitor changing ground conditions and report unstable or unsafe areas
• Complete daily equipment inspections and report mechanical issues
• Follow all jobsite safety and environmental requirements

Requirements:

• 2+ years of experience operating dozers on construction, earthwork, grading, excavation, or heavy civil projects
• Experience operating D6-class or larger track-type dozers preferred
• Experience spreading, leveling, grading, and shaping fill material
• Comfortable operating on soft, wet, uneven, or unstable terrain
• Dike, levee, dredging, marine, wetland, or similar earthwork experience is a plus, but not required
• Ability to read grade stakes and follow basic grading specifications
• Valid driver's license
• Ability to obtain and maintain a TWIC card
• OSHA 10 certification
• Ability to pass required drug and alcohol screening
• Ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions

We Offer:

• Opportunity to work on a major heavy civil dike-raising project
• Consistent, hands-on heavy equipment work
• Opportunity to operate D6-class and other heavy construction equipment
• Work alongside experienced excavator, haul truck, and heavy civil crews
• Specialized experience in earthwork, dike, marine, and dredging construction
• Opportunity to expand your grading and heavy equipment skills
• Experience working on challenging and unique terrain
• Safety-focused work environment
• Team-oriented field operation
• Opportunity to build specialized heavy civil construction experience
• Long-term experience with an established heavy civil contractor

If you have at least 2 years of dozer operating experience and know how to safely push, spread, and grade material, we want to hear from you.

Apply today!

Founded in 2011, Dredgit® Corporation is a family-owned, self-perform specialty contractor based in Houston, Texas. We provide critical infrastructure maintenance services through four operating divisions: Marine, Environmental, Civil and Industrial.

Over the past 11 years, we have safely executed a variety of challenging projects in some tough environments. Our customers include the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Coast Guard, state/local governments, and large, well-known industrial companies in the pulp and paper, petrochemical, refining, liquified natural gas, and power generation industries.

Company Description

Founded in 2011, Dredgit® Corporation is a family-owned, self-perform specialty contractor based in Houston, Texas. We provide critical infrastructure maintenance services through four operating divisions: Marine, Environmental, Civil and Industrial.\r\n\r\nOver the past 11 years, we have safely executed a variety of challenging projects in some tough environments. Our customers include the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Coast Guard, state/local governments, and large, well-known industrial companies in the pulp and paper, petrochemical, refining, liquified natural gas, and power generation industries.