Job Description

Overview

Continuum Environmental Services is a Gas Landfill Contractor specializing in construction, well drilling, and operations and maintenance services. They are seeking a hardworking, bilingual Construction Laborer with experience in the landfill gas construction industry to join their growing team.

Responsibilities

  • Fusing HDPE pipe.
  • Operating an excavator.
  • Driving a haul truck.
  • Checking grade.
  • Performing other construction-related duties as needed.

Requirements

  • Must be 19 years of age or older.
  • Must possess a valid driver's license in good standings.
  • Must be willing to travel 3-6 weeks at a time, with one week spent at home each month.
  • Must be comfortable with lodging in hotels.
  • Must be capable of walking long distances, working extended hours, and lifting/carrying over 50 lbs.
  • Ability to stand, lift, push, pull, bend and twist.
  • Must be able to demonstrate proficiency in safely operating vehicles and equipment.
  • The ability to work safely in extreme hot and cold weather conditions.
  • Having previous experience in Landfill or Construction industries is preferred.
  • Fluency in multiple languages is desirable.
  • Possession of specialized certifications or training is considered a bonus.

Benefits

  • Competitive pay and bonuses
  • Generous rotation policy
  • Company vehicle
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO
  • Daily Per Diem
  • 401K

Additional Information

  • 8 - 12 hour shifts
  • Day shift
  • Overtime

Benefits

Competitive pay and bonuses
Generous rotation policy
Company vehicle
Health Insurance
PTO
Daily Per Diem
401K

How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $25/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$32/hr across 71 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 Houston, TX

We're tracking 326 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 186 different employers. 120 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,307 other active welding openings from 707 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Zachry Group (24), Welding Shop in Houston, TX (21), and Austin Industries (19). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pasadena at $82/hr, Midlothian at $38/hr, and Dallas at $35/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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