That’s why Sargent maintains the family tradition of rewarding and supporting employee success by investing in its Employee-Owners. Looking out for the best team in the business is an important reason the Sargent name has found itself on select bid lists for decades.
Apply NowAfter six months and 1,000 hours, employees are eligible to participate in the ESOP with no personal contribution required.
If you don’t have construction experience, you’ll probably start as a laborer. This crucial role includes removing debris from our job sites, loading and unloading materials, shoveling dirt and rocks, pouring concrete and asphalt, doing traffic control, surveying job sites, and more.
Pipelayers are a vital part of our utility crews, as they are in charge of installing pipes for water, sewer, storm, electrical, gas, and telecommunications. Whether we’re installing utilities in an open-cut trench or in a trenchless tunnel, you can bet that pipelayers are an important part of the process.
Equipment operators spend their days in the driver’s seat of dozers, cranes, loaders, graders, pavers, trucks, and more. Operators are a vital part of any construction project, as they dig, carry, level, and smooth each job site. They also get to use some really cool technology, like GPS finishing tools.
A foreman is the person in charge of each one of our construction crews. These are usually highly experienced employees who know their way around a job site and can help teach and train the next generation of laborers and operators.
Superintendents oversee the successful completion of each project and communicate with foremen and general superintendents about each step of the process, from the initial planning to the completion of the job. The superintendent is often responsible for setting schedules, acquiring materials, and assigning crews to each job site.
The general superintendent is a position that requires excellent communication, accurate decision-making, and the ability to lead without hesitation. General superintendents work closely with superintendents to plan out each project and are also heavily involved in budgeting.
“I absolutely love working for Sargent. Being an employee-owner, I seem to take more pride in my work. Not that I didn’t before, but here, it’s my money that is being spent or earned. I don’t ever want to work anywhere else!”
“Being an employee-owner makes me feel more valued in the company. I know all companies would say their employees and their work matter, but when you are an employee-owner with shares in the company, there is something more tangible that reflects your hard work, and everyone gets rewarded.”
“At Sargent, there’s a motivating aspect to do what you can to serve the greater good of the company. This company is filled with great individuals, and if the effort I bring to the table can provide a greater benefit to all of them, that’s a good feeling.”
“As an employee-owner, I am part of the Sargent family. When it comes to crunch time, we are definitely a united team!”
Whether we’re actively hiring or not, we’re always interested in reviewing your resume. If you seem like a good fit for Sargent, we’ll be in touch soon!
It depends on which position you’re applying for. Generally speaking, we like our foremen and operators to have at least a few years of experience, while our utility crews typically require one year of experience. If you don’t have any experience, but you do have a strong work ethic and you work well with others, we invite you to apply for a laborer position.
We believe in giving opportunities to employee-owners who earn them. Even our current president and CEO Herb R. Sargent started out on the ground floor as a laborer! If you work hard and have a great attitude every day, the sky is truly the limit with Sargent.
