Data Center Heavy Equipment Operator Jobs in Oregon

Equipment operators move earth and material on campuses that can span hundreds of acres of active construction.

17 open roles in Oregon

3 hiring companies · 2 active cities · 15 roles with pay listed

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Entry or apprentice: 2 · Experienced or lead: 4 · Not specified: 11

Pay shown in current listings

  • $26–$73,010 / hr (13 listings)
  • $64,000–$254,320 / yr (2 listings)

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Heavy Equipment Operator work on data center projects in Oregon

Before any steel goes up, data center campuses require massive sitework: clearing and grading hundreds of acres, cutting building pads, trenching for duct banks and utilities, and building the roads that keep a multi-year project moving. Heavy equipment operators run dozers, excavators, scrapers, loaders, and compactors through every phase — and on campuses with rolling construction, sitework for the next building often starts while the last one is still being fitted out.

GPS or machine-control experience (such as Trimble or Topcon) and finish-grading skills are relevant because data hall pads and duct-bank grades run to tight tolerances. Utility trenching around energized duct banks also rewards operators who dig cleanly and follow spotter protocols.

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