Underground Utilities Laborer

Job Description

Job Description

Underground Utilities Laborer

Company: Trades Exchange (TEX)
Location: Knoxville, TN 37927 & surrounding East TN areas
Pay: $20–$26 per hour
Job Type: Full-Time
Schedule: Monday–Thursday, four 10-hour shifts, with potential overtime on Friday
Work Location: In person

Trades Exchange is hiring Underground Utilities Laborers to assist construction crews with water, sewer, and storm drainage projects in Knoxville and surrounding areas.

This position involves working alongside pipelayers and heavy equipment operators to prepare trenches, install underground piping, backfill, and complete general site work. Previous underground utility or civil construction experience is strongly preferred. Candidates with a solid construction background are also encouraged to apply.

Job Responsibilities

• Assist with installing, repairing, and maintaining underground water, sewer, and storm drainage systems.
• Perform trench preparation, excavation, backfilling, and grading.
• Help pipelayers lay, align, and connect PVC, ductile iron, and other underground piping.
• Assist with pipe bedding, measuring elevations, and maintaining proper grade.
• Help install manholes, catch basins, and drainage systems.
• Work safely around excavators, backhoes, skid steers, and other heavy equipment.
• Perform shoveling, digging, lifting, and material handling.
• Follow jobsite safety requirements and proper trench safety procedures.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area.

Requirements

• Ability to use basic hand and power tools.
• Ability to perform physically demanding labor outdoors.
• Reliable transportation to jobsites in Knoxville and surrounding East TN areas.
• Dependable attendance, punctuality, and a strong work ethic.
• Availability for four 10-hour shifts Monday–Thursday and overtime when needed.

Preferred Experience & Training

• Previous underground utilities, excavation, pipelaying, or civil construction experience.
• Familiarity with water, sewer, or storm drainage installations.
• Experience working around heavy equipment.
• OSHA 10, confined space training, and trench safety knowledge.

Benefits

• 401(k) with matching
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off

Apply directly through ZipRecruiter. Please include your relevant construction experience and the companies where you have performed underground utility work.

We bridge the gap between high-demand projects and the nation’s most skilled construction professionals. Experience a staffing partner that stays in the trenches with you, backed by accountability and decades of hands-on leadership.

Company Description

We bridge the gap between high-demand projects and the nation’s most skilled construction professionals. Experience a staffing partner that stays in the trenches with you, backed by accountability and decades of hands-on leadership.