Class A CDL Driver / Heavy Equipment Operator

The role

This person will operate Class 8 semi-trucks and heavy equipment to support field operations. They will transport materials and assist with excavation and site preparation.

What you will do

• Operate Class 8 semi-trucks with trailers to transport woodchips, bulk materials, and equipment.
• Connect, disconnect, maneuver, and position trailers in active construction environments.
• Transport and unload materials using hydraulic live-floor or chain-floor trailers.
• Perform pre-trip and post-trip inspections and maintain DOT compliance.
• Coordinate material deliveries, loading, and unloading.
• Operate excavators, telehandlers, forklifts, skid steers, and other construction equipment.
• Load, unload, move, and stage materials around project sites.
• Assist with excavation, material handling, and equipment positioning.
• Perform routine equipment inspections and basic maintenance.
• Support daily site operations, including equipment setup and site preparation.

Required qualifications

• Valid Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL).
• Experience operating tractor-trailers, including maneuvering and backing in confined spaces.
• Demonstrated experience operating excavators and other heavy construction equipment.
• Safe driving record and ability to meet applicable DOT driver qualification requirements.
• Familiarity with construction jobsite safety practices.
• Ability to perform physically demanding fieldwork and work outdoors.
• Reliable, adaptable, and comfortable performing both driving and hands-on equipment work.

Nice to have

• Experience transporting bulk materials such as woodchips, mulch, aggregates, soil, or construction debris.
• Experience operating hydraulic walking-floor, chain-floor, or live-bottom trailers.
• Experience operating telehandlers, forklifts, and skid steers.
• Experience in excavation, grading, utilities, agriculture, or civil construction.
• Mechanical aptitude, including basic hydraulic systems troubleshooting and maintenance.
• Experience loading and transporting heavy equipment using lowboy or flatbed trailers.

Benefits

• Potential for full-time position with opportunities for overtime.
• Opportunity to work with specialized machinery and emerging ground engineering technologies.
• Collaborative, hands-on engineering environment.

About the company

Terranova is a hard-tech company developing innovative ground engineering technologies to reshape the world. They design, build, and operate specialized equipment for large-scale earthmoving and subsurface engineering projects.