SMH West, S.M. Hentges and Sons
SMH West excavator loading an articulated haul truck on a Colorado grading job
SMH West Talent Pool

Know the work? We want to know you.

SMH West is growing across the Colorado Front Range, and we keep a short list of skilled, driven pipelayers and operators. Put your name on it in about a minute. When the right spot opens on one of our crews, you get the first call.

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  • No resume needed
  • About 60 seconds
  • Goes straight to our field leaders
How It Works

Three steps. No runaround.

This is not a formal application. It is a way to raise your hand so the people who build our crews know you are out there.

  1. Tell us what you run

    Your name, number, the work you know, and how long you have been doing it. Skip the resume.

  2. Our field leaders review it

    Real people who run SMH West jobs read every one. Not a bot, not a black hole.

  3. We call when it fits

    When a project needs your skills, you hear from us first. Your info stays on our list until then.

Who We Look For

Roles we always need

Underground utilities and mass grading keep these seats filled on our Colorado jobs. If you have done the work, we want to know your name.

Crew laying blue PVC water main in a trench
Underground

Experienced Pipelayer

Sanitary, storm, and water main to line and grade. You know your laser, your trench box, and how to keep a crew moving safely.

Excavator setting a manhole inside a trench box
Underground

Mainline Operator

You run the excavator on the pipe crew. Clean digging to grade, setting structures, and working tight with the guys in the hole.

CAT skid steer and excavator staged on an SMH West jobsite
Support Equipment

Loader and Skid Steer Operator

Feeding pipe, moving rock, backfill, and cleanup. The operator every good crew leans on all day long.

Line of SMH West haul trucks and an excavator on a Colorado project
Open Door

Other Talent

Foreman, grade checker, truck driver, mechanic, or something we did not list. If you are good at what you do, tell us.

Get On The List

Put your name in front of us

The best people in this trade usually are not looking. They get called. Make sure we have your number when we are building the next crew.

  • Takes about a minute on your phone
  • Read by SMH West field leadership, not a recruiter
  • Your info is never sold or shared outside SMH

Looking for posted openings with full details and pay? Browse our careers portal.

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Roles You Have Run *

Check every role you have real experience in and want to hear more about.

This is where hard workers stand out. Equipment you run, the kind of jobs you have worked, certifications, and the best time to call.

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Why SMH West

Colorado crews. Forty five years of backing.

  • Family owned since 1981

    SMH West is part of S.M. Hentges and Sons, a heavy civil contractor that has been building since 1981.

  • Rooted in Colorado

    Based in Castle Rock since 2021, with crews working projects up and down the Front Range.

  • Safety comes first

    We build quality projects safely and on time. Everybody goes home at the end of the day.

  • Room to grow

    Dams, water systems, utilities, and grading. A growing division means new seats and new leaders.

SMH West articulated haul truck on a Front Range grading site
Where We Work

Based in Castle Rock. Working the Front Range.

Our office is at 900 Castleton Road in Castle Rock. Crews move between jobsites across the Front Range, so if you live in the Denver metro or anywhere along Interstate 25, you are close to our work.

  • Douglas County and the south Denver metro, home of our Castle Rock office
  • Northern Colorado, including our Johnstown water system work
  • Not sure we work near you? Put your town on the form and we will tell you straight.
Questions

Straight answers

Is this a job application?

No. It puts you on the SMH West talent pool so our field leaders can reach out when the right spot opens. Formal openings with full details and pay are posted on our careers portal.

Do I need a resume?

No. Name, phone, email, the roles you run, and your years in the work. It takes about a minute on a phone.

Will someone call me right away?

Not always. We call when there is a real fit for your skills on an upcoming job. Your info stays on the list so you are in front of us when that happens.

Where does SMH West work?

We are based in Castle Rock and work projects across the Colorado Front Range, from Douglas County north through the Denver metro to Johnstown and beyond.

I am newer to the trade. Should I still sign up?

Yes. This list leans toward experienced hands, but check Other Talent and tell us what you bring. Work ethic gets noticed here.

The next crew is already in the works.

Make sure your name is on our list when it gets built.

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