Pokrajac General Engineering Contractors
Two Pokrajac crew members greeting each other on site at golden hour, a Caterpillar excavator behind them.
Careers

Run our iron, not the rental yard's.

Family owned since 1984. We own 142 machines, self-perform the work, and promote from the seat up.

Who we hire

Twelve trades, hiring year round.

We do not wait for a req to open. If you are good at one of these, send us your details and we will call when the work matches.

Field

Equipment Operator

Scrapers, dozers, excavators, loaders and graders — 142 machines, all company owned.

Field

Pipe Layer

Storm drain, sewer and water. Wet utilities on the same sites we grade.

Field

Grade Checker

Holding the plan tolerance between the drawings and the machines.

Field

Laborer

The way most of our operators started. Training paid for, path into a seat.

Leadership

Foreman

Running a crew, a schedule and a safety brief every morning.

Leadership

Superintendent

Owning the job from mobilization through close-out.

Transport

CDL Driver

Lowbed and haul. We move our own equipment rather than hiring it out.

Shop

Mechanic

Keeping 142 machines turning, in the shop and in the field.

Technical

Project Engineer

Submittals, quantities, RFIs and the detail behind the schedule.

Technical

Estimator

Take-offs and bids on heavy civil dirt packages. HeavyBid and Bluebeam.

Technical

Surveyor

Layout, control and as-builts across the site.

Office

Office Staff

Accounting, payroll, dispatch and administration.

A full Pokrajac crew lined up on site in front of a Caterpillar excavator at the start of shift.
Absolute safety

Everyone goes home.

We set the industry standard for general engineering by fostering a culture of innovation, teamwork and absolute safety. Rigorous protocols, every day, on every job.

What we offer

Steady work and real benefits.

Compensation

Industry-leading packages, tailored to your experience and skill set.

Health & 401(k)

401(k) with company match, plus health, dental, vision and PTO.

Mentorship

Access to mentorship and career development programs.

Room to move

Laborer to operator, operator to foreman. Most of our supervision started in the field.

You will run good equipment

We own our fleet outright — 24 excavators, 17 loaders, 10 scrapers, 6 dozers and our own lowbed service. When a job needs a specific machine, we send it, rather than waiting on a rental yard.

See the fleet →

You will not be a number

We are a private, open-shop contractor, family owned since 1984, and more than half our work each year is for clients who came back. That is the same reason people stay: the crews know each other, supervision is hands-on, and there is enough backlog to keep everyone working.

About the company →

Apply

One form. Every trade.

Tick everything you can do. You can fill this in from the truck at lunch.

We hire across California and Nevada, and we keep applications on file — when the work matches your trade, someone will call.

Position — tick all that apply *

PDF, Word document or a clear photo, up to 5 MB. Optional — if you do not have one written up, leave it blank and we will talk it through on the phone.

Not case sensitive. Hard to read? Use New image, or call (775) 800-3066 and we will take your application over the phone.

We read every application. If your experience fits an opening, someone will call you.

Equal opportunity

We hire on what you can do.

Pokrajac Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.