Pile Driver

Hampton Roads area, Virginia // Non-exempt, hourly THE ROLE You work on MEB's pile and sheeting crews installing piles, sheeting, and shoring systems on heavy civil and marine projects. You run hammers, set leads, rig loads, and install the shoring that everything built after you depends on. WHAT YOU WILL OWN Rigging and lift safety.

Understand the load charts, rig correctly, and signal clearly. You hold stop-work authority and are expected to use it, as hazards on a pile crew carry immediate consequences. Pile driving. Operate hydraulic and diesel hammers with fixed or swinging leads to drive concrete, timber, H-pile, and pipe pile. Sheeting. Operate vibratory hammers to drive sheet piling.

Shoring systems. Install shoring including walers and struts, correctly and in the right sequence. Blow counts and records. Record pile blow counts accurately. These records serve as engineering data for the project. Plans and markings. Work from project plans and survey markings, and flag it when what is staked does not match what is drawn.

Equipment. Offload material, assemble equipment, and perform the daily inspections and operational checks on hammers, power packs, cranes, excavators, loaders, and forklifts. Supporting the other crews. Pile work is closely coordinated with other trades. You will work alongside carpenters, finishers, pipelayers, operators, and fitters as the job requires.

WHAT YOU BRING 2+ years on a pile, sheeting, or marine crew, or equivalent heavy civil experience with rigging and hoisting Ability to operate hydraulic and diesel pile hammers and vibratory hammers for sheet piling Working understanding of basic load charts for cranes and hoisting equipment, and sound rigging and signaling judgment Experience installing shoring systems including walers and struts Ability to read project plans and survey markings and record accurate blow counts Certification to operate broom tractors, manlifts, and forklifts, or the willingness to obtain it with MEB support Rigging and Signaling, Fall Protection, Confined Space, Hazcom and Lockout/Tagout, Silica, Ladders and Stairways, and Fire Prevention.

OSHA 10 preferred. We provide and maintain what you do not already hold High school diploma or GED preferred. Valid driver's license WORK ENVIRONMENT Strenuous manual labor; carry, lift, and move up to 50 lbs without assistance Work at elevation, over water, on uneven ground, and in confined spaces, outdoors in all weather Climb ladders and embankments, reach and work above shoulder height, and perform grasping and fine manipulation with both hands Work around cranes, hammers, and heavy equipment with significant noise and vibration.

Required PPE at all times COMPENSATION The anticipated starting hourly rate for this position is $29 to $32 an hour. This is the range we expect to pay someone starting in this position. Where an offer lands within it depends on the experience you bring, the certifications and technical skills that apply to this work, the scope you have carried before, and what we pay people already doing equivalent work here.

The range covers base pay. It is a starting range, not a ceiling. People move up through it and past it as they grow with us. WHY MEB Employee ownership. MEB is employee owned. Through our ESOP, the people who build the work own the business behind it. Benefits. MEB pays the medical and dental premiums for our employees.

We also offer vision, disability, and life insurance, FSA and HSA options, a matching 401(k), tuition reimbursement, a health and wellness program, and paid time off. Room to grow. Every craft ladder here is defined, from helper through foreman to craft superintendent, and it keeps going into field operations leadership.

You will know what the next rung takes and we will tell you where you stand against it. Core values. Clients First, Safety Matters, and Family by Choice. You will see them on the jobsite, not just in the handbook. Who we are. Founded in 1982, MEB is a Virginia-based construction firm with more than 475 employees, headquartered in Chesapeake with a regional office in Richmond.

We build resilient environments: projects that improve the communities we work in, locally and nationwide. What we build. Heavy civil is the core of what we do: our own crews and equipment self-perform water and wastewater treatment plants, pump stations, pipelines, utility systems, and industrial facilities, scope most general contractors subcontract out.

We also build schools, public libraries, recreation and sports centers, and civic facilities across Virginia, and we are a national leader in aviation fueling systems and storage on government and military installations nationwide. MEB General Contractors, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, marital status, military status, status as a victim of family abuse, or any other status protected by law.

MEB is proud to support those who have served. Veterans are encouraged to apply. MEB participates in E-Verify and verifies the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Employment is contingent on a pre-employment drug screen and a motor vehicle record check (as required).