Carpenter
About The Position
Kokosing (www.kokosing.biz) is one of America's 40 largest General Contractors and services a broad spectrum of clients in both the private and public business sectors. Kokosing's services include heavy civil/industrial construction such as highways, bridges, underground utilities, water/wastewater facilities, and marine construction. For over 70 years, Kokosing has successfully attracted the most qualified technical personnel in the construction industry by offering visible challenges, superior quality, and attractive rewards. With over $2.8 billion in annual sales and a commitment to its workforce, Kokosing is the winning team. Job Description: We are seeking Carpenters (Heavy Highway – Roadway/Bridge projects) in the Tidewater area of Virginia (Chesapeake/Norfolk/Newport News). Preferred experience with form work for bridges/structures. SUMMARY Constructs, erects, and repairs structures; must have own hand tools.
Requirements
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Carpenter Training Program or equivalent, or experience in bridge work, i.e. bridge form work; read blue prints, read rule.
Nice To Haves
- Preferred experience with form work for bridges/structures.
Responsibilities
- Must be able to work while tied off to fall protection
- Skilled in use of necessary hand and power tools
- Must be able to work with level
- Studies and understands blueprints, sketches, or bridge plans for information pertaining to type of material required
- Selects specified type of lumber or other materials
- Prepares layout
- Measures boards, timbers, or plywood, and marks cutting lines on materials
- Shapes materials to prescribed measurements
- Nails cleats (braces) across boards to construct concrete-supporting forms
- Braces forms in place with timbers, tie rods, and anchor bolts, for use in building concrete piers, footing, and walls
- Assembles cut and shaped materials and fastens them together with nails, dowel pins, or glue
- Sets expansion dams
- Assemble or run overhang modules or stick built overhangs
- Climb wingwalls, retaining walls
- Assemble wood deck forms
- Constructs forms and chutes for pouring concrete
- Assists in pouring and finishing of concrete
- Erects scaffolding and ladders for assembling structures above ground level
Benefits
- Kokosing offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, life, and disability insurance, paid time off and a 401K plan.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
