Nicholas Black

Experience

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  Warner Construction

  Aug 1999 - Jul 2004

  Finish Grader Operator

  - Finishing grader operator with 140G, 160H, 16G and 740 Volvo- Operated dozers, loaders, trucks, sand sealers, packers, and skid steers- Operated crusher / Tower Operator. Knowledgeable with aggregate types and design mixRebuild & resurface highways, Dirt work, shoulder widening, sub-base, base, chip sealing, road gravelling, gravel crushing, stockpiling, pugging, conditioning materials, culverts

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  Black OP'S Ltd.

  Oct 2004 - now

  Contract Supervisor / Operator

  - Contract supervision and finishing operator (grader, dozer & excavator)- Foreman, built, maintained and reclaimed leases and roads in challenging terrain- Supervised oilfield construction from logging to final clean-up- Looked after logistics, equipment moves, safety meetings, paperwork and billing - Looked after road graveling, padding roads, installing bridges and culverts- Developed entire gas fields, with little supervision from head office- Worked in-conjunction with blasting, pipeline, and facilities - Crushed multiple aggregates; Asphalt, Base, Sub-base, Cement Show less

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  Kowal Construction Alta. Ltd

  May 2010 - May 2012

  Supervisor / Finish Operator

  - Supervised and operated difficult work in remote locations in north/western Canada- Build oilfield roads, leases, logging, overburden removal, winter access- Resurface highway, build highway, pit work, stockpiling, culverts, mulching, milling, paving- Conduct safety meetings, calculate material usage, plan out work stages - Finish base grader operator able to use Trimble GPS and automatics - Dozer, excavator, loader, milling machine, rock truck, skid steer, water truck- Husky Sunrise SAGD Project. - Alaska Highway resurfacing project Show less

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  Shell Canada Energy

  May 2012 - Jul 2013

  Construction Supervisor - Shell Major Earthworks

  Technologies and Infrastructure - Major Earthworks.Supervise multiple contractors. Follow design plans and schedule. Ensure quality/cost control. Over see 20 - 200 people. Enforce company and OH&S standards. Ensure safety.Oil sands open pit mining. Road building, mining, logging, overburden removal, stripping, dyke construction, perimeter ditching, creek diversion, winter drill pad and road construction.Mass Excavation to finish work. Multiple work zones/diciplines at same timeEarthworks equipment small to mining size: Excavators- 200, 450, 850, 1200, 1800, 2500, Shovel.14M to 24M Graders. Wiggle wagon, 777, 789, 793, 797 Heavy Haulers. D3 to D11 Dozers Show less

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  Shell Canada Energy

  Sept 2013 - now

  Civil Earthworks Supervisor/Consultant

  Onshore Projects - Civil Earthworks