Who We Are - Louis Berger Services (LBS)

We are Louis Berger Services (LBS) and we specialize in operational excellence for defense mission and public critical infrastructure and facilities, globally. We offer turnkey operation and management solutions to reduce risk and life-cycle costs. As people-focused, safety-minded collaborators we are committed to unlocking the potential held by a workforce that is as diverse as the communities we serve. Join us and be involved in projects in our growing organization that partners with national, state, and local government agencies, multilateral institutions and commercial industry clients.

At the core of everything we do are our values: safety, ethics, respect, value, inclusion, community and excellence. These values are instilled into all of our relationships, projects, programs, and activities enabling us to provide solutions that have a positive impact on society.

Louis Berger Services, member of WSP USA, is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

This Opportunity

Louis Berger Services, (LBS) is seeking a full-time Heavy Equipment Operator in Orlando/Ocoee, FL. to perform general maintenance of the highway maintenance projects assigned.

Your Impact

• Operates one or more types of heavy equipment such as: Track hoe, Backhoe, Excavator, pulling 30 foot trailer with track hoe.
• Uses heavy equipment to push, pull, pile, or load materials, such as sand, gravel, earth, coal, moving and covering refuse, and clearing brush, rocks, tree stumps, and other material.
• Ensures the performance of operator maintenance on vehicles, such as cleaning vehicles, checking and replenishing fluids to proper levels, examining and changing filters, lubricating equipment, and making necessary adjustments.
• Ensures proper use of hand tools for changing attachments, tightening loose nuts and bolts, etc.
• Ensures safety practices and procedures following established safety rules and regulations and maintains a safe clean work environment.
• Ensures usage and assures proper fit of required safety equipment and clothing
• Performs landscape maintenance duties such as mowing, herbicide and fertilizer application, weed control, spring clean-up, fall clean-up
• Performs Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) / temporary traffic control
• Provides after-hours emergency incident response during scheduled on-call rotation
• Conducts pre-trip and post-trip inspections
• Performs preventative maintenance on company vehicles or equipment
• Drives company trucks, towing trailers and rolling arrow boards if necessary
• Logs maintenance work-order information and checklists manually and electronically
• Loads and unloads equipment, supplies, tools, and materials
• Uses all equipment, tools, materials, and supplies safely
• Performs other duties as assigned

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• 18+ years of age
• Must be able to effectively communicate with managers and coworkers in English
• Possess and maintain a valid Florida Driver’s License
• CDL A
• 5+ years of experience working in related industries including but not limited to roadway operations, construction, utilities, or landscaping
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. and carry up to 25 lbs. regularly
• Ability to walk, stand, or sit for extended periods of time
• Possess good oral and written communication skills
• Willingness to work multiple shifts and varying hours, including nights, weekends, and overtime
• Ability to work outdoors in a variety of weather conditions
• Ability to work along local roadways, interstates, and or/highways with commuter traffic passing by at varying rates of speed
• Obtain MOT certificate (coursework and certification paid for by LBS)
• 1+ years' experience in heavy equipment operation
• Successful results of pre-employment screenings, including federal background check, MVR, and drug screen
• Comply with Company Drug and Alcohol Policy
• Must be authorized to work in the US or will be authorized by the successful candidate’s start date

Preferred Qualifications

• MOT Certified
• Ability to drive manual transmission
• Possess a working knowledge of standard horticultural practices, including but not limited to mowing, weed eating, corrective pruning and fertilization.

Additional Requirements

• Louis Berger Services, member of WSP USA, is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Additional Details

• Required Education: High School Diploma / GED
• Minimum Years Experience: 5 years
• Travel Required: N/A - No travel required
• Job Status: Regular
• Employee Type: Full
• Primary Location: OCOEE - OCOEE BUSINESS PKWY
• All locations: US-FL-Ocoee