Tag: Job
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FlatironDragados, Herzog JV to start $414M Virginia rail job
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. A FlatironDragados and Herzog team is set to break ground this month on the $414 million Franconia-Springfield Bypass, per a July 17 release from Broomfield, Colorado-based FlatironDragados. The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority’s project will allow passenger and…
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Why Every Job Site Needs a Reliable Dumpster Partner
Here in the construction industry, many say that success can be achieved by having strong project management, skilled labor, high-quality materials, and by sticking to deadlines. But there’s one unseen element in the blueprint—one that shapes more than walls and profoundly impacts job site efficiency, safety, and profitability: a reliable dumpster rental partner. While it…
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Tutor Perini unit cashes in on $220M casino job
Award: Casino expansion projectValue: $220 millionLocation: Porterville, CaliforniaClient: Tule River Gaming Authority Tutor Perini Building Corp. played its cards right and won a $220 million contract for the next phase of a California casino expansion. Los Angles-based Tutor Perini announced that the Tule River Gaming Authority picked subsidiary TPBC to build the Eagle Mountain Casino…
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Gas fitter jailed after doing botched job while suspended
A gas fitter from Norfolk has been jailed after carrying out unsafe gas work in a residential property while suspended from the Gas Safe Register. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that 52-year-old Antony Clifton, from Wymondham, had fitted a cooker at the home in Drayton that left gas leaking from…
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Tutor Perini nabs $1.87B NYC bus terminal job
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Award: Bus terminal staging and storage facility and rampValue: $1.87 billionLocation: New York CityClient: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Tutor Perini has won a $1.87 billion guaranteed maximum price contract to construct the staging and storage…
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Hiring rate, job openings remain historically low
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Construction counted 3,000 more open jobs on the last day of May compared with April, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report released Tuesday. The industry had 245,000 unfilled positions at the end of…
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Granite-led JV taps into $240M Nevada water job
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Award: Water infrastructure project Value: $240 millionLocation: Henderson, NevadaClient: Southern Nevada Water Authority Granite Construction has more water business flowing its way. The Watsonville, California-based contractor has won a construction-manager-at-risk contract, along with joint venture partner Contri…
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Granite-led JV taps into $240M Nevada water job
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Award: Water infrastructure project Value: $240 millionLocation: Henderson, NevadaClient: Southern Nevada Water Authority Granite Construction has more water business flowing its way. The Watsonville, California-based contractor has won a construction-manager-at-risk contract, along with joint venture partner Contri…
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Fisher Sand & Gravel nabs $309M border wall job
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Awards: Border wall constructionValue: $309 millionLocation: Santa Cruz County, ArizonaClients: U.S. Customs and Border Protection U.S. Customs and Border Protection has awarded a $309 million contract for U.S.-Mexico border wall construction to Fisher Sand & Gravel, according…
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Job spotlight: apprentice quantity surveyor, Seddon
Finley Topping tells CM People that the experience gained through an apprenticeship far outweighs a full-time university course. Tell us about your role and your day-to-day responsibilities. I started my apprenticeship in August last year and jumped straight into a live project, which has been the best way to learn – from the ground up,…