What are the responsibilities and job description for the Driller position at UES Professional Solutions, LLC?
Overview:
Now Hiring: Driller | Join the UES Team
Build the foundation of tomorrow—one borehole at a time.
Are you a seasoned driller looking for your next big opportunity? At Universal Engineering Sciences (UES), we’re not just breaking ground—we’re breaking boundaries. We’re on the hunt for a Driller who thrives in the field, takes pride in precision, and values safety above all else.
As a driller, you’ll be the go-to expert at project sites, responsible for operating and maintaining drilling rigs and equipment used for geotechnical, environmental, and construction-related projects. You’ll lead drilling operations, collect soil and rock samples, and ensure projects stay on track, on time, and in line with strict safety and quality standards. Your role is critical in helping engineers, builders, and environmental experts make informed decisions based on the subsurface conditions you uncover.
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Responsibilities:
- Calmly perform routine to difficult drilling, sampling, and well installation tasks while adhering to UES health and safety plan.
- Independently maintain and repair drill rig or equipment to ensure the optimal operating condition
- Follows UES safety protocols extensively while conducting and participating in safety or jobsite tailgate meetings
- Efficiently supervise the Driller’s Assistant, make assignments, and ensure they’re following our safety protocol.
- Communicates daily with the Drilling Manager as to the day’s activities, equipment needs, and prepared field reports.
- Proficiently operate all vehicles and equipment in compliance with all federal, state, and local laws.
- Three years of experience in similar field-related activities.
- High school diploma or GED
- Class A CDL
- Proficiency in conducting all routine drilling, sampling, and well installation activities
- Must be able to meet the physical labor demands of the job – including, but not limited to, lifting up to 75 lbs, standing for long periods of time, kneeling, crawling, balancing, and using hands to handle tools and controls
- Must be able to work in outdoor weather conditions
- Must be willing to travel
- Reliable transportation
This position primarily works in an outdoor work environment, regularly exposed to varying field conditions, including:
- Sites that may not be accessible by vehicle, requiring travel on foot through wetlands, swamps, grasslands, fields, and other uneven or rugged terrain with natural and man-made obstacles such as sand, brush, and debris.
- Moderate to loud noise levels, common in active construction and industrial environments.
- Exposure to environmental elements including dirt, dust, sun, heat, humidity, and adverse weather conditions.
The physical requirements for this position may include and are not limited to:
- Ability to lift and/or carry 35 to 75 lbs. up to 75 feet, involving regular repetitive motion.
- Ability to stand, walk, drive, and operate equipment for extended periods.
- Frequent use of hands and arms for typing, handling tools, and operating equipment.
- Ability to bend, twist, reach, stoop, pull, kneel, climb, balance, lift, carry, and push as required for fieldwork and inspections.
- Ability to speak and hear effectively to communicate in noisy environments and with project teams.
- Ability to use your senses to see (including close, distant, and peripheral vison, depth vision, and ability to focus) smell, hear, touch (use hands to reach climb or balance, crouch, stoop, crawl, kneel and sit).
UES is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is proud to recruit the most qualified candidates. Please see our full EEO Statement here (https://careers.teamues.com/eeo/)
