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Who is hiring

Excavation & Earthworks jobs in California

61 permits that need excavation crews were pulled in California over June 2 to August 14, 2026. That is roughly 6 a week. This is commercial and institutional work, led by commercial. Longer lead times, a general contractor between you and the owner, and a prequalification package expected before anyone talks price. Where a value is published, the median job is $8k and the largest was $2M.

61
permits pulled
6
new per week
$8k
median job value
Aug 14, 2026
most recent
Counts cover June 2 to August 14, 2026.

Live right now in California

158 open
Just pulled a permit

Cuesta Construction

$127K
San DiegoPermit pulled Aug 10, 2026General

Likely scope, estimated

Roofing
Excavation & Earthworks
Painting & Finishing
Landscaping

General permit at 6426 Ambrosia Dr, San Diego, CA 92124, San Diego. Roofing, Excavation & Earthworks, Painting & Finishing trade work estimated at $126,500 USD. Primary party: Cuesta Construction.

Just pulled a permit

Shoreline Community Services

$11K
San DiegoPermit pulled Aug 6, 2026Mechanical

Likely scope, estimated

Electrical
Plumbing
HVAC/Mechanical
Excavation & Earthworks
Landscaping

Mechanical permit at 1004 Chalcedony St, San Diego, CA, San Diego. Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC/Mechanical trade work estimated at $10,602.88 USD. Primary party: Shoreline Community Services.

Just pulled a permit

FJ WILLERT CONTRACTING CO INC

No value published
San DiegoPermit pulled Jul 21, 2026General

Likely scope, estimated

Excavation & Earthworks

General permit at PMT-3428562, San Diego. Excavation & Earthworks trade work. Primary party: FJ WILLERT CONTRACTING CO INC.

Just pulled a permit

Murray Company

No value published
San DiegoPermit pulled Jul 10, 2026General

Likely scope, estimated

Excavation & Earthworks

General permit at PMT-3426988, San Diego. Excavation & Earthworks trade work. Primary party: Murray Company.

What the work actually is

How City and County of San Francisco (DBI) classified the 61 permits that name excavation and earthworks.

General
36(59%)
Addition/Alteration
19(31%)
Mechanical
4(7%)
Electrical
2(3%)

What is being built

The structure types behind the excavation and earthworks work. This is the fastest way to tell whether the volume in California is your kind of job.

Commercial
9(69%)
Multi-Unit Residential
2(15%)
Industrial
1(8%)
Institutional
1(8%)

How to work this list

  • A pulled permit means the money is committed and the schedule is being built. For excavation crews that is weeks to months of warning before the call goes out.
  • On commercial and institutional work you are not selling the owner, you are selling the general contractor who is about to be awarded it. Find the GC, get on the bid list before the tender closes.
  • Have the prequalification package ready before you call: WSIB clearance or the local equivalent, certificate of insurance, safety record, three references in the same building type.

Excavation & Earthworks work in other markets

Other trades hiring in California

Where this comes from. Open permit records published by City and County of San Francisco (DBI), City of Los Angeles (Building & Safety), City of Sacramento, City of San Diego. AEC Stack reads them daily, classifies the trades each job will need, and drops the jobs too large for a small contractor to bid.

Win one of these and the rest of it runs itself

Track a job from this page into a pipeline, quote it, and send the invoice when the work is done. Reply to an email from the truck and the invoice goes out. No account needed to start, and everything you do before you sign up stays yours.

Get qualified for this work

The licensing and certification route for excavation crews, and who employs them.