Cooling Tower Carpenter

Brown & Root Industrial Services, LLC•Bayou Goula, LA

About The Position

The Cooling Tower Carpenter is a journeyman craft position, typically requiring three or more years of documented field experience. The role constructs, fabricates, installs, and dismantles formwork, fixtures, and accessories made of metal, wood, and other materials. The carpenter reads and interprets instructions and documents and plans and performs work activities independently as appropriate. The position works under immediate supervision and typically reports to a supervisor or manager. Work includes building and erecting wooden structures, concrete forms, scaffolding, supports, and other temporary or permanent structures; preparing layouts from plans, blueprints, or instructions; selecting and handling materials; and using carpentry hand, electric, and pneumatic tools. The role may also tie rebar and rig materials, perform minor maintenance or cleaning, and must comply with safety and project rules. Physical demands include standing 60% of the time, walking 20%, and sitting 20%. The job requires lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds and pushing and pulling at 70 ft-lb. Climbing and balancing are frequent; stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling occur occasionally; reaching and handling are constant; and fingering is frequent. The job requires working at heights without fear.

Requirements

Typically three or more years of documented field experience in the chosen craft discipline.
Ability to read and interpret instructions and documents and plan and perform work activities independently.
Work within precise limits or standards of accuracy.
Apply shop mathematics to solve problems.
Plan work and select proper tools.
Compare differences in the size, shape, and form of lines, figures, and objects.
Visualize three-dimensional objects from plans and drawings.
Make decisions based on measurable criteria.
Work at heights without fear.
May require a high school diploma or equivalent and prior experience in the field or a related area.
Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within the field.
Ability to perform the job using instructions and pre-established guidelines under immediate supervision.

Responsibilities

Build wooden structures such as stairs, concrete forms, scaffolds, tunnel and sewer supports, and temporary frame shelters according to blueprints or oral instructions; lay out and install partitions and cabinet work.
Examine blueprints, sketches, or building plans to determine required materials and dimensions.
Select, load, and haul job materials to the work site.
Lay out forms or fixtures using lines or grades.
Measure and mark boards, timbers, or plywood, then shape materials to required sizes using saws, chisels, and planes.
Verify structure accuracy using a transit, plumb bob, square, and level.
Use carpentry hand tools, including hammers, levels, squares, screwdrivers, adjustable wrenches, hand and power saws, drill motors, and pry bars.
Nail cleats across boards to construct concrete-supporting forms.
Brace forms with timbers, tie rods, and anchor bolts for concrete piers, footings, and walls.
Erect framework for structures and lay sub-flooring.
Cut and assemble timbers to build trestles and cofferdams.
Erect scaffolding and install ladders, handrails, walkways, platforms, and gangways.
Construct forms and chutes and align form panels for pouring concrete and grout.
Fit and install prefabricated window frames, doors, weather stripping, interior and exterior trim, and finished hardware.
Fit and nail sheathing on building walls and roofs; set and brace anchor bolts.
Perform minor maintenance or cleaning activities with tools and equipment.
Tie rebar.
Operate electric and pneumatic tools.
May rig materials.
Observe and comply with all safety and project rules.
Perform other duties as required.