Underground Utility Pipe Layer Assistant & Hillman
Company Name: Coastal Pipeline Inc.
Location: Deerfield Beach, FL (Broward & Palm Beach Counties Regional Operations)
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
Schedule: Full Time, Monday through Friday (Overtime opportunities available based on project timelines)
Industry: Underground Utility Construction, Water Distribution, Sanitary Sewer, Storm Drainage, and Civil Sitework
Pay Scale: $20.00 to $24.00 per hour ($41,600.00 to $49,920.00 base annual equivalent) based on experience
Incentives: Dependable Weekly Pay Cycle, Performance & Annual Bonuses, Comprehensive Medical Insurance Packages, Paid Time Off, Ongoing Safety Training & Trade Advancement Tracks
The Opportunity
Coastal Pipeline Inc. is seeking a hardworking Underground Utility Pipe Layer Assistant & Hillman to join our elite underground utility crews operating across Deerfield Beach, Broward County, and Palm Beach County.
In this vital hands-on field role, you will work directly alongside Pipe Layer Foremen and main-line pipelayers—staging pipes, handling fittings, rigging materials for heavy equipment drops, and preparing trench bottoms for water, sanitary sewer, and storm drainage installations.Working with a stable, family-owned utility contractor built on field craftsmanship and safety, you will gain technical experience with pressure pipe, gravity systems, and trench shoring setups.
If you bring 2 or more years of experience as a hillman or pipelayer assistant in underground utilities, a strong safety mindset, and a desire to advance into a lead pipelayer or foreman role, Coastal Pipeline Inc. provides steady year-round work, weekly pay, and clear career growth tracks.
Key Responsibilities
- Pipe Staging & Trench Assistance: Handle, clean, inspect, and stage ductile iron (DIP), PVC (C900/SDR 26), and concrete storm pipes alongside the trench to ensure smooth placement by the pipe crew.
- Hillman & Rigging Support: Rig pipe sections, valves, hydrants, precast structures, and trench boxes safely using slings and chokers for excavator crane drops into active trenches.
- Material & Fitting Assembly: Assist top-man and lead pipelayer with mechanical joint (MJ) fittings, restraint glands, gaskets, lubrication, and laser alignment targets.
- Trench Safety & Shoring Setup: Maintain strict OSHA trench safety protocols—setting up trench boxes, aluminum hydraulic shoring, ladder access, and spoil pile setbacks.
- Inventory & Material Tracking: Track daily jobsite materials, verify delivery shipments, monitor fitting counts, and report supply needs to the pipe crew foreman.
- Ditch Maintenance & Site Cleanliness: Grade stone bedding, shovel trench bottoms, execute manual backfill compaction, and maintain a clean, safe jobsite environment.
What You Need to Succeed (Qualifications)
Required
- Utility Field Tenure: Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience as a Hillman, Tail Ditch Laborer, or Pipe Layer Assistant in underground utility construction.
- System & Material Literacy: Working familiarity with underground utility piping systems (water main distribution, sanitary sewer gravity mains, storm drainage culverts, and fire mains).
- Safety & Trench Awareness: Proven commitment to jobsite safety standards, with basic knowledge of OSHA trenching, excavation, and shoring guidelines.
- Physical Endurance & Stamina: Ability to perform intensive physical labor, lift materials weighing up to 50+ lbs, and work outdoors in South Florida weather conditions over extended shifts.
- Mobility & Driver Credentials: Valid Driver License with reliable personal transportation to travel to regional job sites across Broward and Palm Beach Counties.
Preferred
- Regional Utility Experience: Prior field experience on municipal water, sewer, or storm drainage pipe crews in South Florida submarkets.
- Safety Credentials: Active OSHA 10-Hour Construction Safety card or Competent Person Trenching & Excavation training.
Compensation & Benefits
- Guaranteed Hourly Pay: $20.00 to $24.00 per hour based on underground utility experience, paid on a dependable weekly pay cycle.
- Overtime Earning Potential: Consistent availability for overtime hours based on project schedules and production goals.
- Bonus Upside: Annual and project performance-based bonus opportunities based on project completion success and safety records.
- Health & Welfare: Comprehensive medical insurance options to support individual and family health.
- Work-Life Balance: Paid Time Off (PTO) allocations covering paid company holidays and earned vacation time.
- Career Advancement: Company-paid safety training, trench certifications, and clear internal advancement tracks to become a Lead Pipelayer or Crew Foreman.
About Coastal Pipeline Inc.
Coastal Pipeline Inc. is a premier family-owned underground utility firm specializing in water distribution, sanitary sewer, storm drainage, fire suppression, and site development across South Florida. We foster a supportive, team-first environment where every crew member is valued, respected, and provided with the equipment, safety gear, and training required to build a lasting career.
Selection choices are guided strictly by job-related capabilities, technical trade skills, and verified underground utility performance records.
