DRIVER - Class A CDL

Dandelion Energy is an energy innovation company working to electrify home heating. We create and install geothermal heat pumps to replace fossil-fueled furnaces and boilers. Since spinning out of Google X in 2017, we’ve grown into an organization of over 100 employees and have become the largest residential geothermal heat pump installation company in the US. Our carbon impact to date is the equivalent to taking over 25,000 cars off the road, and that impact is accelerating with our growth! 

Our cross-disciplinary team consists of experts in geothermal, drilling, heat pump and software engineering, HVAC installation, solar and solar financing, behavioral economics, and high-growth operations, among other backgrounds. With the potential to catalyze and scale a widespread transition to sustainable and affordable heating and cooling, our work is both exciting and complex. We are working to create a wholesale shift in how people heat and cool their homes — join us!

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The purpose of the Driver position is to transport, deliver/offload and retrieve/load assorted heavy equipment, and support with drilling operations in a professional, safe and timely manner. 

An individual in this position may operate several commercial vehicles, including tractor-trailer, and truck-gooseneck trailer combinations in a safe and efficient manner. He/she performs at a high standard of safety and quality. He/she shall have an in depth understanding of federal and regional driving regulations, and ensure compliance at all times.

 This individual will be required to work flexible hours in order to assist internal drilling and trenching operations. Estimated working hours are approximately as follows, but are subject to change:

• 50+ hours per week
• 5-6 days per week
• Overtime after 40 hours/week

This position will be home-based, which allows the incumbent an opportunity to return home after work. In the interest of safety, the incumbent may be provided with an opportunity to overnight at hotels, if the day’s operations take the driver too far from home for that day.

The operational area consists of Connecticut and extends along the Hudson River Valley of New York State, at this time.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

The incumbent for this position is required to meet and exceed the following experience requirements:

• Valid Class A CDL driver’s license
• 2 years’ commercial vehicle driving experience, within the last 3 years.
• Ability to safely operate heavy equipment
• Ability to secure loads safely without supervision. Proven Rigging experience.
• Ability to complete daily reports and submit them within 24hours of each shift
• Ability to safely lift and move 100 lb.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS

Additional to the Minimum Requirements, the following items are highly preferred. It won’t be a “deal-breaker” if you do not comply with these requirements:

• Haz-Mat Certification
• 5 years Tractor Trailer driving experience
• CCO (Certification of Crane Operators) or similar
• Rigging certification
• Ability to use mobile devices such as tablets to access maps, directions, and instructions
• Ability to train and develop other team members

• Health/Dental/Vision insurance offered from day 1!
• 401k plan offered
• Stock/Equity options offered
• Paid Sick and Vacation
• Training support including on-the-job and virtual/online based courses
• 40 hour work week, overtime available

You’ll love working at Dandelion because:

We’re solving the world’s hardest problems. You’ll have the opportunity to pioneer renewable heating and cooling from the ground-up (literally). There’s no established playbook for fighting climate change, so your work will be messy, challenging, and build a better, cleaner world.

We’re good people. It sounds simple, and it is. We are passionate, vision-driven, low-ego, and treat one another with kindness and respect. We challenge ideas here, not people.

We hold each other accountable. We celebrate our wins and learn from our losses. We’re honest, realistic, and transparent across all areas of the business, every day -- not just at our monthly all-hands meeting.