Welcome to our employment section. Whitaker Construction, founded in 1953, has over 67 years of experience in the heavy civil and underground utility construction industry. Whitaker, an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) company, has become one of the largest contractors in the inter-mountain area with more than 400 employees and nearly 50 crews. We perform sanitary sewer, storm drain, culinary water, irrigation, earthwork, roadway construction, dams, landfills, natural gas pipelines, industrial piping, and telecommunication projects primarily in Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming Colorado, and Oregon.
Here are our current job openings. Please click on the job title for more information, and apply from that page if you are interested.
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Job Summary:
Heavy Equipment Operators are highly skilled individuals that operate and maintain various types of construction equipment. The Heavy Equipment Operator is responsible for safely and skillfully operating equipment to perform various types of work throughout our divisions (Heavy Civil, Water/Waste Water, and Natural Gas). Multiple Locations in Utah available!
Hiring for: Heavy Civil Division
Currently looking to fill the following positions
- GPS Finish/Blade Operator
- Finish D6 Dozer GPS Operator
- Trackhoe Operator/Pipe Layer
- Loader Operator (966 size loader)
- 30 Ton Artic Truck Operator
Whitaker Construction offers an exceptional benefit package including:
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Employees earn shares in the company – All employees have ownership in the company and its success
- Competitive wages
- Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Short Term Disability, Supplemental Insurance
- 401K with a company match
- Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Quarterly Incentive Program (Profit Sharing)
- Referral Bonuses
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Job Summary:
A Fuel & Lube Technician is responsible for driving a service truck to various job sites to perform lubrication, service, and preventative maintenance on heavy equipment. This position will also perform minor mechanical field repairs on equipment, report maintenance and repair records and monitoring of preventative maintenance schedules for equipment, according to manufacturer’s specifications.
Whitaker Construction offers an exceptional benefit package including:
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Employees earn shares in the company – All employees have ownership in the company and its success
- Competitive wages
- Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Short Term Disability, Supplemental Insurance
- 401 K and Match
- Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Personal Days
- Quarterly Incentive Program (profit sharing)
- Referral Bonuses
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Job Summary:
Heavy Equipment Operators are highly skilled individuals that operate and maintain various types of construction equipment. The Heavy Equipment Operator is responsible for safely and skillfully operating equipment to perform various types of work throughout our divisions (Heavy Civil, Water/Waste Water, and Natural Gas). Multiple Locations in Utah available!
Hiring for: Heavy Civil, Natural Gas, and Water/Sewer Divisions
Whitaker Construction offers an exceptional benefit package including:
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Employees earn shares in the company – All employees have ownership in the company and its success
- Competitive wages
- Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Short Term Disability, Supplemental Insurance
- 401K with a company match
- Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Quarterly Incentive Program (Profit Sharing)
- Referral Bonuses
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Job Summary:
A Cement Mason – Concrete Finisher smooths and finishes surfaces of poured concrete. This includes floors, walls, columns, sidewalks, roads, or curbs using a variety of hand and power tools. A Cement Mason – Concrete Finisher aligns forms for sidewalks, curbs, or gutters; patches voids; and uses saws to cut expansion joints.
Whitaker Construction offers an exceptional benefits package including:
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Employees earn shares in the company – All employees have ownership in the company and its success
- Competitive wages
- Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Short Term Disability, Supplemental Insurance
- 401 K and Match
- Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Personal Days
- Quarterly Incentive Program (profit sharing)
- Referral Bonuses
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Thank you for your interest in working at Whitaker Construction. The application for this job is intended as a generic job posting and is not linked to any specific position at this time. We will review applications as they are received and evaluate them for skill set and position fit. If your background and experience match a specific position opening, we will contact you in regard to those open positions. If you are wanting to submit your application to a specific opening, please cancel this application, return to the career page, and select a position/location specific posting and apply.
Whitaker Construction offers an exceptional benefits package including:
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Employees earn shares in the company – All employees have ownership in the company and its success
- Competitive wages
- Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Short Term Disability, Supplemental Insurance
- 401 K and Match
- Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Personal Days
- Quarterly Incentive Program (profit sharing)
- Referral Bonuses
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Thank you,
Whitaker Construction
Talent Acquisition Team
Job Summary:
A Shop Mechanic is a skilled craft position that is responsible for troubleshooting, diagnosing, and performing standard mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic repairs on various pieces of equipment. Shop Mechanics must be able to operate industry associated heavy equipment and complete all assigned work in an accurate and timely manner.
Whitaker Construction offers an exceptional benefits package including:
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Employees earn shares in the company – All employees have ownership in the company and its success
- Competitive wages
- Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Short Term Disability, Supplemental Insurance
- 401 K and Match
- Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Quarterly Incentive Program (profit sharing)
- Referral Bonuses
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Job Summary:
Shop Welder Fabricators have the responsibility of performing duties around the shop at a journeyman welder level, as well as directing and completing various shop welding and fabrication projects. Shop Welder Fabricators also modify, inspect, troubleshoot, repair, clean, and maintain new and existing equipment, systems and related equipment, following specifications and using welding equipment, hand and power tools. The Shop Welder Fabricator is essential in communicating with other team members regarding the status of projects & repairs and to ensure work is performed safely and efficiently.
Whitaker Construction offers an exceptional benefit package including:
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Employees earn shares in the company – All employees have ownership in the company and its success
- Competitive wages
- Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Short Term Disability, Supplemental Insurance
- 401 K and Match
- Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Quarterly Incentive Program (profit sharing)
- Referral Bonuses
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Job Summary:
A Project Manager is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the construction process, including working closely with stakeholders to develop plans, establish timetables, and determine labor and material costs. They are responsible for ensuring the project is completed on budget and within scope. The primary Project Manager responsibilities are overall project planning, distributing resources, time management, risk management, creating benchmarks, managing the budget, managing staff, and managing key relationships with sub-contractors, consultants, engineers, and client representatives.
Whitaker Construction offers an exceptional benefits package including:
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Employees earn shares in the company – All employees have ownership in the company and its success
- Competitive wages
- Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Short Term Disability, Supplemental Insurance
- 401 K and Match
- Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Quarterly Incentive Program (profit sharing)
- Referral Bonuses
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
A Traffic Control Technician is part of a construction team that diverts traffic away from the work area and is expected to help create a safe work zone that ensures that traffic stays out of the way of the workers. TCT’s set up barricades, signs, variable message boards, arrow boards, and safety barriers that show traffic where to drive. TCT’s must be constantly aware of the construction work being performed, and the traffic activity taking place around them.
Job Summary:
A Construction Laborer is responsible for general laborer duties on construction sites. They may prepare sites by cleaning them, loading, or unloading materials, digging trenches, compacting earth, and removing hazards. Construction Laborers are essential to highway construction, utility construction, and environmental remediation.
Whitaker Construction offers an exceptional benefits package including:
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Employees earn shares in the company – All employees have ownership in the company and its success
- Competitive wages
- Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Short Term Disability, Supplemental Insurance
- 401 K and Match
- Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Quarterly Incentive Program (profit sharing)
- Referral Bonuses
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)