Cooling Tower Carpenter

Brown & Root Industrial Services, LLC•Mobile, AL

About The Position

The Cooling Tower Carpenter constructs, fabricates, installs, and dismantles formwork and fixtures made from metal, wood, and other materials. The role builds and erects structures and supports from blueprints or oral instructions, including concrete forms, scaffolding, partitions, stairs, and temporary shelters. The carpenter works with tools and equipment to measure, cut, shape, assemble, and verify materials and structures, and may tie rebar or rig materials. The position is described as a journeyman role, typically requiring three or more years of documented field experience in the chosen craft discipline. The carpenter works under immediate supervision and typically reports to a supervisor or manager.

Requirements

Typically three or more years of documented field experience in the chosen craft discipline.
Ability to read and interpret instructions and documents, and to 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 and distinguish differences in the size, shape, and form of lines, figures, and objects.
Visualize objects in three dimensions from plans and drawings.
Make decisions based on measurable criteria.
Work at heights without fear.
May require a high school diploma or equivalent, with previous experience in the field or a related area.
Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures in the field.
Ability to tie rebar.
Ability to operate electric and pneumatic tools.

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, and building plans to determine required materials and structure or fixture dimensions.
Select, load, and haul job materials to the work site.
Prepare layouts for 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 and power tools, including hammers, levels, squares, screwdrivers, adjustable wrenches, hand and power saws, drill motors, and pry bars.
Nail braces 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 concrete and grout pours.
Fit and install prefabricated window frames, doors, weather stripping, interior and exterior trim, and finished hardware.
Fit and nail sheathing on building exterior 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.
Rig materials as needed.
Observe and comply with all safety and project rules.
Perform other duties as required.