Environmental Tech

Brown & Root Industrial Services, LLC•Garyville, LA

About The Position

Environmental Tech work is described at the Helpers level, covering 0–42 months, with a preferred minimum of six months of documented field experience in the chosen craft discipline. The role assembles, inspects for defects, and repairs boilers, tanks, vats, pressure vessels, and related boiler equipment according to blueprints and specifications, using power and hand tools. The level and degree of responsibilities vary with experience and assigned job step. Work is performed under immediate supervision and relies on instructions and established guidelines; primary functions do not typically require independent judgment. The position typically reports to a supervisor or manager. The work may include assembling and repairing vessel structures and boiler components, assisting with pressure testing, performing minor maintenance or cleaning, and fabricating or adapting parts for installation. The job also requires compliance with safety and project rules. Brown & Root Industrial Services is an equal opportunity employer.

Requirements

Preferred minimum of six months of documented field experience in the chosen craft discipline.
Ability to read and interpret instructions and documentation.
Ability to work within precise limits or standards of accuracy.
Ability to apply shop mathematics to solve problems.
Ability to plan work and select proper tools.
Ability to compare differences in the size, shape, and form of lines, figures, and objects.
Ability to visualize three-dimensional objects 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 experience in the field or a related area.
Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures in the field.
Able to perform job functions under immediate supervision using instructions and pre-established guidelines.
Physical requirements include standing 60% of the time, walking 20%, and sitting 20%; lifting and carrying 50 pounds; pushing and pulling 70 ft-lb; frequent climbing, balancing, and fingering; occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling; and constant reaching and handling.

Nice To Haves

Preferred minimum of six months of documented field experience in the chosen craft discipline.

Responsibilities

Locate and mark reference points for columns or plates on foundations using measuring and layout tools and knowledge of geometry.
Attach rigging or signal crane operators to lift components into position.
Align structural or plate sections to assemble boiler frames, tanks, or vats using plumb bobs, levels, wedges, dogs, or turnbuckles.
Hammer, flame-cut, file, or grind irregular edges to fit sections and structural parts together.
Bolt or arc-weld structures and sections together.
Position drums and headers into supports and bolt or weld supports to frames.
Align water tubes and connect and expand their ends to drums and headers using a tube expander.
Bolt or weld casing sections, uptakes, stacks, baffles, and fabricated parts to frames using wrenches.
Perform minor maintenance or cleaning activities with tools and equipment.
Install manholes, handholds, valves, gauges, and feed-water connections in drums to complete water-tube boiler assemblies.
Assist in testing assembled vessels by pumping water or gas under specified pressure into them and observing instruments for leakage.
Repair boilers or tanks in the field by removing defective sections or tubes, straightening plates, installing new tubes, fitting and welding replacement sections, and replacing worn bolt lugs.
May fasten and caulk vessel sections using pneumatic fasteners and caulking hammers.
May line fireboxes with refractory brick and blocks.
May fabricate stacks, uptakes, chutes, and other parts to adapt boilers to installation sites.
Use flame-cutting equipment and demonstrate knowledge of torch use.
Observe and comply with all safety and project rules.
Perform other duties as required.