NOW HIRING:
CONSTRUCTION FIELD JOBS
We hire for every kind of field role on jobsites across the Twin Cities metro and the Des Moines area: underground utilities, earthwork, bridges, concrete, and site development. Pipelayer and Bottom Man are open immediately. Union wages, real benefits, and steady season work.
Apply In 60 Seconds →WHY BUILD YOUR CAREER WITH S.M. HENTGES & SONS
UNION WAGES & BENEFITS
Union scale pay plus union health insurance and pension. The kind of compensation package that builds a real future for your family.
NO UNION CARD? NO PROBLEM
Not in the union yet? We help hard workers get enrolled through the State of MN On the Job Trainee (OJT) program. We walk you through it.
STEADY SEASON WORK
Active jobsites now through November with consistent hours and real overtime opportunity. Sewer, water, grading, bridges, and site work keep our crews busy.
ROOM TO ADVANCE
We promote from within. Start in the trench as a bottom man, grow into laying pipe or running equipment. Many of our leaders started in the field.
ROLES WE ARE HIRING FOR
Pipelayer and Bottom Man are open immediately. Beyond those two we hire across every field role we run, and we take applications year round so our field leaders can call you when the right spot opens up. Not sure which role fits you? Check more than one, or check Other and we will talk it through on the phone.
Pipelayer
Lay sanitary sewer, storm sewer, and watermain to line and grade in the trench. This is the craft at the center of every underground utility job we run, and the work our customers judge us on.
- Lay pipe to line and grade, set structures and services
- Work with lasers, grade rod, and trench box safely
- Underground utility experience strongly preferred
Bottom Man
Work in the trench alongside the pipelayer handling pipe, fittings, bedding, and backfill so the crew keeps moving safely and on pace. One of the best ways into a long underground career.
- Support the pipelayer on every joint and structure
- Handle pipe, gaskets, bedding rock, and hand tools
- No experience required. We train you.
EVERY OTHER FIELD ROLE WE HIRE
Same quick apply, whatever you do in the field. If your role is not listed below, check Other and tell us what you run. We keep you in front of our field leaders as crews grow.
General Laborer
Every crew needs good hands. No experience required.
Operator
Excavator, dozer, skid steer, roller, and more.
CDL Driver
Dump truck and tractor trailer work out of Jordan, MN.
Other
Mechanic, foreman, flagger, or something else. Tell us what you do.
WHERE OUR CREWS WORK
We are a Minnesota and Iowa civil contractor with two offices and crews moving between jobsites all season. If you live near any of these, you are close to our work.
Twin Cities Metro, Minnesota
Headquarters: 650 Quaker Avenue, Jordan, MN 55352
Most of our work runs through the southwest metro, including Jordan, Shakopee, Chaska, Belle Plaine, Prior Lake, Savage, and Chanhassen across Scott County and Carver County. Crews also work jobs throughout the wider Twin Cities metro, Minneapolis and St. Paul included, and out into greater Minnesota when the job calls for it.
Des Moines Metro, Iowa
Iowa office: 1920 2nd Street NE, Bondurant, IA 50035
Our Iowa crews work the Des Moines metro out of Bondurant, including Ankeny, Altoona, Des Moines, and the rest of Polk County. Same union scale wages, same benefits, same kind of work.
Not sure if we work near you? Put your town in the quick apply below and our field leaders will tell you straight.
APPLY IN 60 SECONDS
Give us the basics and one of our field leaders will give you a call. No account, no login, no resume needed. It is the quickest way to start a conversation about a field construction job at SMH.
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QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK US
Straight answers to what applicants actually call and ask about.
Do I need experience to get a construction job with SMH?
No. Bottom man and general laborer are entry points and we train you on the job. Pipelayer and operator roles move faster if you have run that work before, but tell us what you have done and our field leaders will figure out where you fit.
Do I have to be in the union to work at S.M. Hentges & Sons?
No. If you are not enrolled yet, we help hard workers get in through the State of Minnesota On the Job Trainee program. Union scale wages, union health insurance, and pension come with the work.
Where are your jobsites located?
Our crews work across the Twin Cities metro, with most southwest metro work running through Jordan, Shakopee, Chaska, Belle Plaine, Prior Lake, Savage, and Chanhassen in Scott County and Carver County. In Iowa we work the Des Moines metro out of our Bondurant office, including Ankeny, Altoona, and the rest of Polk County.
What does a bottom man do on a construction crew?
A bottom man works in the trench alongside the pipelayer, handling pipe, fittings, bedding rock, and hand tools so the crew keeps moving safely and on pace. It is the most common way people start an underground utility career at SMH.
Do I need a resume to apply?
No. The quick apply asks for your name, phone, email, and which roles you are interested in. It takes about 60 seconds on a phone. No account, no login, nothing to upload.
How soon will I hear back after I apply?
Your application goes straight to our field leaders, and they call. Watch for a phone call from a 952 number. If nobody has reached you, email humanresources@smhentges.com or call 952.492.5700.
Do you hire during the winter?
Yes. Civil construction in Minnesota and Iowa is seasonal and the heaviest ramp up is spring, but we take applications year round and we plan crews ahead of the season. Applying in the off season puts you at the front of the line.
What kind of construction work does S.M. Hentges & Sons do?
Underground utilities including sanitary sewer, storm sewer, and watermain, plus earthwork and massgrading, bridges and piling, concrete curb and gutter, erosion control, and site development. That range is why we hire for so many different field roles.