Pipefitter Journeyman

Kiewit•Abilene, TX

About The Position

Plan, lay out, install, test, and repair piping systems in accordance with applicable plans, specifications, codes, and industry standards. The role involves working in a power plant or industrial construction setting, fabricating and installing piping, handling materials and rigging, operating pipefitting tools and equipment, and testing completed systems. The position also inspects subordinate work for compliance and addresses deficiencies. Work takes place in changing outdoor conditions and may involve irregular hours, weekends, overtime, holidays, elevated work areas, confined or cluttered spaces, and noisy or dusty environments.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Maintain working knowledge of pipe types and piping systems, including butt-welded, socket-welded, threaded, Victaulic, grooved, glued, and fused joints.
Read isometric drawings, take measurements, and fabricate and install piping efficiently.
Align, bolt, and clamp fabricated metal components into position for welding.
Assemble and secure pipes, tubes, fittings, and related equipment according to specifications by welding and threading joints.
Position and secure materials and workpieces during installation, and install items according to applicable plans and specifications.
Distinguish between different thicknesses and types of metal materials.
Handle and apply rigging equipment securely.
Operate beveling machines, cut-off grinders, pipe threaders, hammers, torches, magnetic drills, and a Saw-Zall.
Lay out and install equipment, vessels, skids, pumps, pipe, and supports.
Hydro-test piping systems.
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.
Observe and comply with safety and project rules, and perform other duties as required.