Job Description

Overview

Centuri is a publicly traded company leading in utility and energy infrastructure across North America, offering professional growth opportunities in a culture that prioritizes safety, sustainability, and teamwork. As a Gas Utility Laborer, you will receive training to develop essential skills for working safely and efficiently in the field.

Responsibilities

  • Use hand tools to dig around existing utility structures to prevent damage.
  • Load and unload equipment and materials.
  • Keep worksite clean and organized free from unnecessary hazards.
  • Perform regular maintenance and cleaning on assigned vehicles and equipment.
  • Maintain all industry required Operator Qualifications.
  • Perform other tasks as requested by leadership.

Requirements

  • High School diploma or equivalent.
  • Valid Driver's License.
  • Strong desire to learn a new trade.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance.
  • 401k.
  • PTO.

Additional Information

  • Work sites are outdoors in potentially extreme weather conditions.
  • All worksite safety instructions are written and spoken in English; must be fluent in English.
  • Work includes prolonged and repeated lifting (including overhead, up to 50lbs); standing; climbing; kneeling; reaching and feeling; crouching and crawling.
  • Work is performed within the 'red zone' of heavy equipment.
  • Working safely requires quick/accurate hand-eye coordination and the ability to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

Benefits

Health Insurance
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Dallas, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Dallas, TX currently run a median of $35/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $30–$43/hr across 47 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Dallas, TX

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The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Houston, TX (27), Zachry Group (21), and Austin Industries (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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