Pipefitter Journeyman

Kiewit•Port Arthur, TX

13d

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 with a variety of pipe types and joining methods, reading isometric drawings, fabricating and installing piping, handling rigging equipment, and using pipefitting tools and equipment. The position is based in a construction or industrial environment and may require irregular hours, weekends, overtime, and holidays.

Requirements

Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing, a fit-for-duty medical examination, and a background check.
Observe and comply with all safety and project rules, and perform other duties as required.
Ability to move about a construction or industrial site and stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl.
Ability to work outdoors in changing weather conditions and in noisy, dusty, confined, cluttered, or uneven environments.
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 items weighing up to 50 pounds across a construction or industrial site.

Responsibilities

Maintain working knowledge of pipe and pipe 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 product components in position for welding.
Assemble and secure pipes, tubes, fittings, and related equipment to specifications by welding and threading joints.
Position and secure materials and workpieces during installation, and install other items according to plans and specifications.
Distinguish between varying thicknesses and types of metal materials.
Handle and apply rigging equipment manually and 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 to perform work activities.
Inspect subordinate work for compliance with contract plans and specifications, identify deficiencies, explain them, and take corrective action.