Are You an Arizona UST Installer Ready to Run Your Own Fuel Crew?
Published on: Jul 30, 2026
Reposted on: November 3, 2026
An Arizona-based Foreman, Fuel Construction is needed to run a traveling crew that installs underground fuel tanks, piping, and dispensers for a growing convenience retail company across Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma. This direct hire role calls for an active UST installer license, five years in construction, and comfort with heavy travel.
Frontline Source Group is filling the position for the client through its Phoenix office. Since 2004, Frontline has completed 5,619 plus placements from 32 plus offices and has backed every direct hire with the 5-Year Placement Warranty. Its recognition includes Forbes Best Professional Recruiting Firms for 9 consecutive years (2018 to 2026), Forbes Best Executive Recruiting Firms #148 (2026), 9-time ClearlyRated Best of Staffing for both Client and Talent satisfaction, the ClearlyRated Diamond Award, Inc. 5000, Expertise.com Best Staffing Agencies, and American Staffing Association membership. Clients and candidates rate the firm 5.0 stars across 683 plus verified Trustpilot reviews and 5.0 on G2 from validated reviewers.
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- What will you do as the Arizona fuel construction foreman?
- What credentials does an Arizona tank installation foreman need?
- What is it like to work tank sites in Arizona?
- How is the travel schedule set up?
- What does the client offer?
- How big is the Arizona tank market?
- How do you apply from Phoenix or anywhere in Arizona?
- What do Arizona candidates ask about this foreman job?
What will you do as the Arizona fuel construction foreman?
You will be the person in charge on site from the first bucket of dirt to the final dispenser test. The client builds and replaces fuel systems at its own convenience retail stores, and your crew does that work start to finish, with you running equipment and working beside the team rather than watching from the truck.
How is the crew organized?
The foreman reports to the Director of Fuel Construction. A typical crew is three laborers and one equipment operator, with subcontractors on some jobs. You hand out the day's assignments, train people who want to grow into operator or lead roles, and settle disagreements before they slow the job down.
What fills a normal week on site?
- Sequencing excavation, grading, tank setting, and backfill against the project plan and deadline
- Installing underground storage tanks, fuel piping, dispensers, and Verifone equipment, then programming the equipment
- Operating the excavator for the precise digs tank pits require, plus loaders and skid steers
- Jumping into heavy manual work when the crew is short-handed
- Watching quality, safety, and compliance at every stage
- Reporting progress, problems, and staffing needs to the Director of Fuel Construction
- Leading or supporting safety and equipment training
- Keeping documentation and expense reports current
What credentials does an Arizona tank installation foreman need?
Before an offer, you need an active underground storage tank installer license or certification in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, or Oklahoma. The client strongly prefers New Mexico. Licensed in a different state? You can still be considered if you can earn an acceptable credential before the offer.
How does Arizona certify UST installers?
Arizona uses a certification model. According to the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, installation and retrofit work must be performed by an ADEQ-certified person or supervised by one, and certification runs through ADEQ's UST service provider application with proof of qualification for each category. Certified providers must file an update within 30 days of changes such as a new employer.
What about the other states in the territory?
New Mexico requires certification from the Petroleum Storage Tank Bureau for anyone who installs, replaces, repairs, or modifies tank systems. In Texas, TCEQ licenses on-site supervisors, and a Class A license takes two years of experience, a 28-hour course, and an exam. Oklahoma's Corporation Commission licenses installers by exam. The client helps employees add licenses after hire.
What else should be on your resume?
- Five or more years in construction or a related field, including complete fuel installations
- Crew leadership: assigning work and managing field performance
- Strong excavator skills (advanced preferred; long arm excavator a plus), plus loaders and skid steers
- Preferred training: OSHA 30-hour, confined space, excavation safety, and personal fall protection
- High school diploma or equivalent
- A valid driver's license and a safe driving record
- Working skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
What is it like to work tank sites in Arizona?
Arizona tank work comes with two safety realities. The first is heat. In 2026, Arizona put its first statewide heat safety rules for outdoor workers in place, enforced by the Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health, requiring water, shade, and a place to rest at outdoor job sites. A foreman who plans hydration and rest into a summer tank pull keeps the crew safe and the job moving.
The second is the trench. OSHA requires a protective system, such as sloping, shoring, or a trench box, for excavations 5 feet deep or more unless they are cut entirely in stable rock. Tank pits routinely go past that depth, so excavation safety training is high on the client's preferred list.
How is the travel schedule set up?
Expect travel up to 100 percent of the time. The crew normally leaves early Monday, works through Friday, and gets home Friday when the site allows. Longer projects can keep you out for two to three weeks, with occasional weekend work. If a site is too far for a weekend trip home, the company keeps paying for your hotel. People who do well here already know the rhythm of project-based field construction.
What does the client offer?
- Base salary, discussed with candidates in interviews, plus an annual discretionary bonus
- Health benefits and a 401k with company match
- PTO and paid holidays
- A company truck, fuel card, and company credit card
- Company-paid hotels and meal allowances on overnight projects
- A monthly cell phone stipend
- Help earning additional UST installer licenses
- A path to grow within the fuel construction department
As a benchmark, first-line supervisors of construction trades earned a U.S. median of $79,920 in BLS 2025 wage data.
How big is the Arizona tank market?
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency counted 5,773 active underground storage tanks in Arizona as of March 31, 2026, along with 24,401 tanks closed over the life of the program. Arizona has recorded 9,597 confirmed releases since 1984 and cleaned up 9,286 of them, leaving 311 open. Across the crew's full territory, Texas has 1,090 open cleanups, New Mexico 875, and Oklahoma 495. Every new or replacement tank system in that territory needs a certified or licensed installer leading the work.
How do you apply from Phoenix or anywhere in Arizona?
Start at frontlinesourcegroup.com/how-to-apply.html. Include the states on your UST license or certification, the fuel jobs you have run, and the equipment you operate. Once you apply, Lexi Reed, Frontline's AI recruiter, may call to learn more about you, and a Frontline Source Group recruiter verifies your credentials before setting up interviews with the client. There is no cost to you, and Frontline's interview instructions will help you prepare.
If you live in Oklahoma rather than Arizona, apply to the Oklahoma-based posting for this role instead. Frontline never asks for sensitive personal information before an accepted offer, and every real Frontline recruiter emails from an @frtline.com address; see the scam alert page if anything seems off.
What do Arizona candidates ask about this foreman job?
Can I live in Phoenix and take this fuel construction foreman job?
Yes. The client welcomes candidates who live anywhere in Arizona, including the Phoenix metro, and also considers candidates in New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma. Your home base is where the work week starts and ends; the projects themselves move around the client's four-state territory.
What Arizona certification applies to underground storage tank installation?
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality requires UST installation and retrofit work to be performed by an ADEQ-certified person or supervised by one. Certification is handled through ADEQ's UST service provider application, which asks for proof of qualification for the category you are applying for.
Is a New Mexico UST installer license required?
Not required, but strongly preferred. You need an active UST installer license or certification in New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, or Arizona before the client can extend an offer. If yours is from another state, you can still be considered if you can earn an acceptable one first, and the client supports employees who add licenses after hire.
How do Arizona's heat rules affect this job?
Arizona adopted its first statewide heat safety rules for outdoor workers in 2026. Enforced by the Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health, they require employers to provide water, shade, and a place to rest at outdoor job sites. Summer tank installations in the desert make those breaks part of the daily plan.
Is this a direct hire job, and who is the employer?
It is a full-time direct hire with a growing convenience retail company that runs its own fuel construction department. Frontline Source Group is placing the role, so the hire is backed by the 5-Year Placement Warranty, 20 times longer than the typical 90-day guarantee in staffing.
What kind of fuel installations will I lead?
Complete fuel system installations at the client's convenience retail sites, from excavation and tank setting through fuel piping, dispensers, Verifone equipment, and final equipment programming. You lead about three laborers and one equipment operator and work hands-on alongside them.
How many years of experience do I need?
At least five years of construction or related field experience, with complete fuel installations on your record and experience leading a crew. A high school diploma or equivalent and a valid driver's license with a safe driving history are also required.
Which heavy equipment do I need to run well?
Excavators above all, because setting tanks takes precise digging, plus loaders and skid steers. Advanced excavator ability is strongly preferred, and long arm excavator experience will set you apart.
How often will I be away from home?
Often. Travel can reach 100 percent. The usual pattern is an early Monday departure, a Monday through Friday work week, and a Friday return when the site is close enough. Some jobs keep the crew out for two to three weeks, and the company covers hotels and meals on overnight projects.
What is the pay and benefits package?
The client reviews the base salary range with candidates in interviews; the role also carries an annual discretionary bonus. Benefits include health coverage, a 401k with match, PTO and holidays, a company truck with fuel and credit cards, paid hotels and meal allowances, a monthly phone stipend, and support for added UST licenses. For reference, BLS 2025 data puts the U.S. median for construction supervisors at $79,920.
Is the same foreman job open to candidates in Oklahoma?
Yes. The client is also recruiting Oklahoma-based foremen for the same territory, posted at frontlinesourcegroup.com/placement-foreman-fuel-construction-oklahoma-city-ok-14185994.html. Apply to the posting that matches where you live.
How do I apply, and is there a fee?
Apply at frontlinesourcegroup.com/how-to-apply.html and list your UST license states and the fuel installations you have led. There is never a fee for candidates; the employer pays Frontline Source Group. Real Frontline recruiters only email from an @frtline.com address.
