Pipefitter Journeyman

Kiewit•Vicksburg, MS

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 fabricating and installing piping, assembling and securing pipe components, installing equipment and supports, hydro-testing systems, and inspecting subordinate work for compliance. The work takes place in a construction or industrial environment and may involve outdoor weather, irregular hours, weekends, overtime, holidays, confined or cluttered areas, and elevated access.

Requirements

May require a high school diploma or equivalent, with previous years of experience in the field or a related area.
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, hand, power, layout, and measurement tools.
Must have required tools.
Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing, a fit-for-duty medical assessment, and a background check.
Ability to constantly move about a construction or industrial site and to stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl.
Ability to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds; access equipment or work areas may exceed 200 feet.
Ability to work in and around confined and cluttered places and on uneven surfaces, 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 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 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 types and thicknesses 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, and materials needed for work activities.
Inspect subordinate 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, and perform other duties as required.