Cooling Tower Carpenter

Brown & Root Industrial Services, LLC•Bishop, TX

About The Position

The Cooling Tower Carpenter constructs, fabricates, installs, and dismantles formwork and fixtures made of metal, wood, and other materials. The role is described as a journeyman position, typically requiring three or more years of documented field experience in the chosen craft discipline, with the ability to interpret instructions and documents and independently plan and perform work activities. The carpenter builds and installs structures and components such as concrete forms, scaffolds, supports, partitions, cabinets, subflooring, and building frames. Work includes examining plans and drawings, determining materials and dimensions, preparing layouts, shaping and assembling materials, checking accuracy, and installing or bracing components. The position may also involve tying rebar, operating electric and pneumatic tools, rigging materials, and performing minor maintenance or cleaning. The employee must observe and comply with safety and project rules and perform other duties as required. The role requires working within precise standards, applying shop mathematics, planning work and selecting tools, interpreting dimensions and drawings, making decisions using measurable criteria, and working at heights without fear. The job operates under immediate supervision and typically reports to a supervisor or manager. Physical requirements include standing 60% of the time, walking 20%, and sitting 20%; 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.

Requirements

Typically three or more years of documented field experience in the chosen craft discipline, as described for the journeyman level.
Ability to read and interpret instructions and documents and to plan and perform work activities independently.
Ability to work within precise limits or standards of accuracy.
Ability to apply shop mathematics to solve problems.
Ability to plan work and select appropriate tools.
Ability to compare differences in the size, shape, and form of lines, figures, and objects.
Ability to visualize objects in three dimensions from plans and drawings.
Ability to make decisions based on measurable criteria.
Ability to work at heights without fear.
May require a high school diploma or equivalent and previous years of experience in the field or a related area.
Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within the field.
Physical ability to lift and carry 50 pounds and push and pull at 70 ft-lb.
Physical ability to meet the stated standing, walking, sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, handling, and fingering requirements.

Responsibilities

Builds wooden structures such as stairs, concrete forms, scaffolds, tunnel and sewer supports, and temporary frame shelters according to blueprints or oral instructions; lays out and installs partitions and cabinet work.
Examines blueprints, sketches, and building plans to determine required materials and structure or fixture dimensions.
Selects, loads, and hauls job materials to the work site.
Prepares layouts for forms or fixtures using lines or grades.
Measures and marks boards, timbers, and plywood, then shapes materials to required sizes using saws, chisels, and planes.
Verifies the accuracy of structures using a transit, plumb bob, square, and level.
Uses carpentry hand tools, including hammers, levels, squares, screwdrivers, adjustable wrenches, hand and power saws, drill motors, and pry bars.
Nails braces across boards to construct concrete-supporting forms.
Braces forms with timbers, tie rods, and anchor bolts for concrete piers, footings, and walls.
Erects structural frameworks and lays subflooring.
Cuts and assembles timbers to build trestles and cofferdams.
Erects scaffolding and installs ladders, handrails, walkways, platforms, and gangways.
Constructs forms and chutes and aligns form panels for concrete and grout pours.
Fits and installs prefabricated window frames, doors, weather stripping, interior and exterior trim, and finished hardware.
Fits and nails sheathing on building exterior walls and roofs; sets and braces anchor bolts.
Performs minor maintenance or cleaning activities with tools and equipment.
Ties rebar.
Operates electric and pneumatic tools.
May rig materials.
Observes and complies with all safety and project rules.
Performs other duties as required.