Tunnel Laborer / Miner

About This Role

Join a heavy civil tunnel crew in Manchester, NH as a Tunnel Laborer / Miner. This is an hourly, hands-on role supporting excavation, tunnel support installation, TBM maintenance, and general underground operations. Start pay is $29.00/hr+ DOE. Shift work, overtime, weekends, and on-call availability are required. You’ll work primarily underground in physically demanding conditions — moving material, operating hand and power tools, assisting heavy equipment operators, and maintaining a safe work area. Hyperbaric TBM maintenance work is voluntary and requires additional training. Strong teamwork, attention to safety, and a willingness to work varied shifts are essential.

What You'll Do

• • Assist with excavation, drilling and controlled blasting operations to remove earth and rock.
• • Install and maintain tunnel support systems (braces, rock bolts, precast liners) and utility lines.
• • Operate and maintain hand and power tools (jackhammers, drills, saws) and assist heavy equipment operators as needed.
• • Support TBM maintenance tasks, including tool changes and grout/ventilation system work; hyperbaric work is voluntary with training.
• • Load, haul, and remove excavated material; keep the tunnel clean and safe and report hazards immediately.
• • Assist trades (electrical, mechanical, ventilation, waterproofing) and perform site setup, traffic control/flagging, and general cleanup.

What We're Looking For

• • Able to lift and carry 40+ lbs repeatedly, stoop, crawl and work in confined spaces for extended periods.
• • Prior construction, tunneling, mining, or underground experience preferred.
• • Comfortable using hand and power tools and assisting with heavy machinery.
• • Willingness to work shifts, nights, weekends, overtime, and be on-call for emergencies.
• • Strong safety mindset, able to follow written and verbal instructions and communicate clearly with crew members.
• • Able to work in noisy, wet, dirty, and variable-temperature underground environments.

Qualifications

• • High school diploma or GED preferred
• • OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 (preferred)
• • Forklift operator certification
• • Scissor lift certification
• • Hilti certification (or equivalent) preferred
• • Rigger / certified rigger preferred
• • Authorized to work in the United States (no sponsorship provided)
• • Willing to complete site safety and hyperbaric training if selected

What We Offer

• • Starting pay $29.00/hr+ DOE — overtime and weekend pay available
• • Medical (PPO), dental and vision insurance
• • Life insurance & AD&D and short/long-term disability
• • Paid holidays, paid sick leave and paid time off (PTO)
• • 401(k) plan with company matching
• • Training opportunities for TBM/hyperbaric work and other certifications

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