Construction Laborer — Project-Based, East Bay

Job overview

The Construction Laborer — Project-Based, East Bay role is onsite in Oakland, CA, with projects throughout the East Bay. Compensation is not specified. Essel says it is adding reliable workers to its construction team and offers the opportunity to learn new skills while assisting tradespeople. The laborer helps prepare and maintain construction sites and supports a range of projects through material handling, temporary structure setup and removal, traffic flagging, and assistance to tradespeople. The work contributes to safe, orderly job sites and project execution; the posting specifies full-time Monday-to-Friday work, with potential overtime and weekend availability.

What you'll do

• Prepare construction sites
• load and unload materials, tools, and equipment
• maintain job-site cleanliness and safety
• assemble and dismantle barricades, temporary structures, and scaffolding
• manage traffic and flag
• assist tradespeople while learning new skills. Experience is preferred, and training may be undertaken if necessary. The posting requires reliability, responsiveness to project communications, and availability for potential overtime and weekends.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

construction laborer

project-based

east bay

oakland ca

essel

site preparation

material handling

job-site safety

scaffolding

traffic flagging

full-time

monday to friday

weekend availability

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

The posting describes project work across Oakland, Hayward, Fremont, Richmond, Concord, Walnut Creek, and Antioch, with opportunities for strong performers to work on larger projects with more pay.

About the employer

Essel is hiring for this role. Industry: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. Sector: 23.