Construction Job Postings?

[fishcatchr]

I am graduating from A&M with a Construction Science degree in May. I'm looking for a job in Heavy Civil Construction. From experience, what are some good places to look for jobs in the industry? Thanks!!

[Robalo]

Hit the major construction companies like KBR, Austin & maybe Reed.

[fishcatchr]

I've checked out the postings from the big guys, I want to see what smaller companies like Angel Brothers and other that are similar, have to offer.

[Hogie70]

Calpine is building some new power plants and adding on to some existing power plants. calpine.com check it out you may find something.

[RedfishAssassin]

I just got a job as a Crane Operators Apprentice for Local 450 and we deal with alot of major construction in plants, ill keep an ear out for you.

[Jerkyourcroaker]

Help me understand your definition of 'heavy civil'. I assume you mean heavy earthwork and infrastructure like tunnels, dams, marine work, heavy foundations, etc. Does it include transportation (roads, bridges, transit stations, etc)?

A couple of names of mid size firms that I know of that hire out of college and have good training programs.

Baker Concrete: Heavy foundations, good mix of energy work and infrastructure. Regional office in Houston. Large direct hire workforce. I've been on projects where they were a subcontractor and they are competently run. Good management.

Orion Marine Group: Heavy civil and marine group located in Houston. They have rolled up a couple of marine groups in Florida to add to their capability. Good management. Good niche, some international opportunity.

CB&I: Not heavy civil but they have an excellent training program for young engineers (2 years) where you get a mix of field,
shop and engineering training. They recruit at your university. You have to get hired by the Steel Plate Structures group to be in the training program. Not CBI Lummus.

Remedial Construction Services: Does soil clean up, heavy foundations, soil stabilization and soil improvement. Smallest of the firms on the list. houston HQ. Well capitalized and well run small/mid size firm. Good soil improvement technology.


As far as leads, I would recommend attending an AGC (American General Contractors) meeting in Houston and looking at who is active from the subcontractors. THat will lead you to some smaller firms. Likewise, look at the ENR (Engineering News Record) list of top 400 Specialty Subcontractors. That will lead you to some small/mid size firms that meet you loosely defined specificaiton.

I would avoid family run firms unless they are larger than 100 full time employees or greater than 25 years in business. There are obvious exceptions but you need a firm with some infrastructure in place to get properly trained in the fundamentals of the business. I would look for firms with a stable direct hire workforce in lieu of a company that manages various subcontractors. Doing the work is alot harder and takes more rigor than managing the work and firms with a stable direct hire workforce tells you that they have competent management.

I'll be happy to help you if you can. PM me with any questions.

JYC

[fishcatchr]

Great info! Thanks! To define heavy civil, yes that does include roadways and bridges. I actually interned with Knife River (they do roads and bridges). I like what I see in the companies you listed.

Help me understand your definition of 'heavy civil'. I assume you mean heavy earthwork and infrastructure like tunnels, dams, marine work, heavy foundations, etc. Does it include transportation (roads, bridges, transit stations, etc)?

A couple of names of mid size firms that I know of that hire out of college and have good training programs.

Baker Concrete: Heavy foundations, good mix of energy work and infrastructure. Regional office in Houston. Large direct hire workforce. I've been on projects where they were a subcontractor and they are competently run. Good management.

Orion Marine Group: Heavy civil and marine group located in Houston. They have rolled up a couple of marine groups in Florida to add to their capability. Good management. Good niche, some international opportunity.

CB&I: Not heavy civil but they have an excellent training program for young engineers (2 years) where you get a mix of field,
shop and engineering training. They recruit at your university. You have to get hired by the Steel Plate Structures group to be in the training program. Not CBI Lummus.

Remedial Construction Services: Does soil clean up, heavy foundations, soil stabilization and soil improvement. Smallest of the firms on the list. houston HQ. Well capitalized and well run small/mid size firm. Good soil improvement technology.


As far as leads, I would recommend attending an AGC (American General Contractors) meeting in Houston and looking at who is active from the subcontractors. THat will lead you to some smaller firms. Likewise, look at the ENR (Engineering News Record) list of top 400 Specialty Subcontractors. That will lead you to some small/mid size firms that meet you loosely defined specificaiton.

I would avoid family run firms unless they are larger than 100 full time employees or greater than 25 years in business. There are obvious exceptions but you need a firm with some infrastructure in place to get properly trained in the fundamentals of the business. I would look for firms with a stable direct hire workforce in lieu of a company that manages various subcontractors. Doing the work is alot harder and takes more rigor than managing the work and firms with a stable direct hire workforce tells you that they have competent management.

I'll be happy to help you if you can. PM me with any questions.

JYC

[fuzzy]

Orion is all up and down the ship channel.I see their stuff every where.

[fishcatchr]

I am definitely going to look at Orion. I have seen them all over also.