Operator-Engineers

Services

  • Provide support on construction sites, including materials handling, excavation, and grading
  • Move heavy objects and materials
  • Facilitate personnel access
  • Remove snow from loading docks, parking lots and, as needed, streets

The operating engineers operate cranes, bulldozers, and backhoes, and assist other crafts and trades in moving heavy and/or bulky material, equipment and machinery. They also use the crane man-basket and the forklift-supported work platform to lift workers to high places, support waste handling at the Waste Transfer Station, and provide excavation and grading services for Grounds.