Houle Construction & Excavation LLC is seeking an experienced, safety-minded Water Truck Operator with a heavy equipment background to support active heavy civil and earthmoving projects. In this role, you will operate large-tank water trucks for dust control and soil compaction while leveraging your extensive heavy equipment operating skills to assist with grading, site prep, and earthmoving operations across the jobsite.
Core Responsibilities Dust Control:
Spray water over haul roads, excavation zones, and active jobsites to manage dust risks and maintain air quality compliance.
Compaction Support:
Saturate flexible base materials and apply precise moisture levels to help ground crews compact dirt, trenches, and fills.
Moisture Judgment:
Evaluate site conditions to ensure roads are not over-watered, preventing hazardous, muddy, or unstable ground conditions.
Water Sourcing:
Safely fill the truck tank from approved environmental sources, municipal hydrants, or plants following strict local regulations.
Safety Inspections:
Complete mandatory daily pre-trip and post-trip commercial vehicle inspections (fluids, pumps, valves, hoses, and spray nozzles).
Requirements & Qualifications Licensing:
Valid Class A or Class B Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with a mandatory Tanker Endorsement preferred.
Driving Record:
Clean Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) matching standard corporate safety guidelines.
Site Experience:
Preferred 2+ years driving heavy trucks or operating equipment on unstable, rough, or uneven construction terrain.
Physical Fitness:
Ability to repeatedly lift, drag, and connect heavy fluid hoses weighing up to 50 lbs.
Work Agility:
Ability to work weekdays and some weekends (doutdoors in extreme heat, cold, dust, or moving machinery zones.