Ironworker Journeyman

Kiewit•Abilene, TX

About The Position

Responsible for the layout, installation, assembly, and erection of steel components in accordance with blueprint plans, specifications, codes, and industry standards. The role involves reading plans, fabricating and positioning steel members, assisting with hoisting and rigging, aligning and securing structural steel, and inspecting subordinate work for compliance with contract plans and specifications. The position is in a construction or industrial environment, including power plant settings.

Requirements

Experience as an ironworker in a power plant or industrial setting.
Strong working knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position.
Ability to understand, follow, and transmit written and oral instructions and communicate effectively with management and supervision.
Proficiency in the safe and efficient use of electrical tools, hand tools, power tools, layout tools, and measurement tools.
Ability to stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl while moving about a construction or industrial site.
Ability to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds; access equipment or work areas using ladders, mechanical platforms, manlifts, or scaffolds, potentially at heights exceeding 200 feet.
Ability to move and work in confined and cluttered spaces and on uneven surfaces.
Ability to complete tasks in noisy and dusty environments and work outdoors in changing weather conditions.
Ability to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across a construction or industrial site.
Must have required tools.
Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing and a fit-for-duty medical examination.

Responsibilities

Read specifications and blueprints to determine the locations, quantities, and sizes of required materials.
Fabricate metal parts, including steel frames, columns, beams, and girders, according to blueprints or supervisor instructions.
Unload and position prefabricated steel units for hoisting; hoist and position structural steel members using cranes or by signaling equipment operators.
Verify vertical and horizontal alignment of structural steel members using plumb bobs, laser equipment, transits, or levels.
Cut, bend, or weld steel using metal shears, torches, or welding equipment.
Move structural steel members into final or approximate positions using turnbuckles, crowbars, jacks, and hand tools.
Bolt aligned structural-steel members in position for permanent riveting, bolting, or welding.
Assemble rigging and hoisting equipment, such as cables, pulleys, and hooks, to move heavy equipment or materials.
Estimate sizes, distances, quantities, time, costs, resources, and materials needed for work activities.
Inspect subordinate work for compliance with contract plans and specifications, identify deficiencies, explain them, and take corrective action as needed.
Observe and comply with safety and project rules and perform other duties as required.