Pipefitter Journeyman

Kiewit•Port Arthur, TX

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Pipefitter Journeyman plans, lays out, installs, tests, and repairs piping systems in accordance with applicable plans, specifications, codes, and industry standards. The role involves working with a variety of pipe types and joint systems, reading isometric drawings, taking measurements, fabricating and installing piping, and laying out and installing equipment and supports. The position is performed on a construction or industrial site, with changing outdoor weather, noise, dust, confined or cluttered areas, and uneven surfaces. The role may require access to elevated work areas using ladders, mechanical platforms, manlifts, or scaffolds, as well as irregular hours, weekends, overtime, and holidays when required.

Requirements

Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing, a fit-for-duty medical assessment, and a background check.
Ability to move about a construction or industrial site and stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl.
Ability to work in changing outdoor weather conditions and in noisy, dusty environments.
Ability to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds; access may exceed 200 feet.
Ability to work in and around confined and cluttered spaces and on uneven surfaces.
Ability to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across a construction or industrial site, when required.

Responsibilities

Maintain working knowledge of pipe and piping systems, including butt-welded, socket-welded, threaded, Victaulic, grooved, glued, and fused joints.
Read isometric drawings, take measurements, and efficiently fabricate and install piping.
Align, bolt, and clamp fabricated metal components into position for welding.
Assemble and secure pipes, tubes, fittings, and related equipment according to specifications using welding and threaded joints.
Position and secure materials and workpieces during installation, and install items in accordance with applicable plans and specifications.
Distinguish between different thicknesses and types of metal materials.
Manually 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, or materials needed for work activities.
Inspect subordinate workers’ work for compliance with contract plans and specifications, identify deficiencies, explain them, and take needed corrective action.
Observe and comply with safety and project rules.
Perform other duties as required.