HDD Team Lead / Crew Foreman

HDD Team Lead / Crew Foreman
Live anywhere in Texas
$32-$40 per hour
Vehicle allowance
Must be willing to travel to job sites across the state: rotations or extended stays away from home (3-4 weeks away, 5 day holiday periods.)

Lead a skilled HDD crew on water and sewer utility projects across Texas. You'll run 100x140 rigs and larger, pulling 24-inch pipe on municipal and infrastructure work, with weekly pay, a vehicle allowance, and $125 per diem when travelling.

What you'll get

• $32 to $40 per hour, depending on experience.
• Weekly pay.
• Vehicle allowance.
• Medical, dental, vision and employer-paid life insurance after 60 days.
• 401(k) with 4% employer match.
• Paid holidays and PTO after 6 months.
• $125 per diem for lodging and food when travelling.

Your role

• Plan daily work, assign crew responsibilities, and lead rig setup, bore operations, reaming and pullback.
• Conduct daily safety meetings, job safety analyses, and enforce company SOPs and PPE requirements.
• Read construction drawings, develop bore plans, and verify utility locates, clearances, entry and exit angles, and cover.
• Select appropriate tooling, reamers, swivels, subs and mud systems for each bore.
• Train, mentor and evaluate 4-5 crew members.
• Troubleshoot pressure, steering, stuck tooling and mechanical issues to maintain production without compromising safety or quality.
• Complete daily reports, timesheets, inspections, material inventories, and document delays, equipment problems and jobsite issues.
• Coordinate with customers, project managers and field management.

What you'll need

• Minimum 3 years of HDD experience, including operating 100x140 rigs or larger and pulling 24-inch water or sewer pipe.
• Background in water/sewer or municipal utility work (not oil and gas).
• Hands-on experience with bore planning, utility crossings, drilling fluids and mud systems, and troubleshooting.
• Valid driver's licence.

Helpful, but not required

• DigiTrak or underground magnetics locating experience.
• H2S certification or TWIC card.

You'll report to the Project Manager or Field Operations Manager and work on water, sewer and municipal utility projects. Expect 3 to 4 weeks away, then 5-day holiday periods.

Interested? Apply for this HDD Team Lead / Crew Foreman opportunity in Houston.

Relevant job titles: HDD Operator, Directional Drill Operator, HDD Superintendent, Horizontal Boring Foreman, Utility Boring Crew Lead, Drill Crew Supervisor, Underground Utility Foreman.