Cement Mason

Amentum; Manila; On-site; PHP 3,385,000 - 5,231,000; Full time

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a Cement Mason to support a unique US Navy program on Diego Garcia. Responsible for construction support on small projects, reporting to Program Leadership.

Duties include masonry, finishing concrete, and maintaining safety and quality standards in a remote overseas location. Required three years masonry experience or trade training, high school diploma, and ability to travel internationally.

Qualifications

• Three (3) years comparable mason/trade experience or trade school training.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Knowledge of principles for supporting contract responsibilities at an overseas facility.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
• Cross-cultural sensitivity with an international perspective.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Computer skills in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Team player and able to collaborate.
• Innovative mindset and agent for change.
• Strong communication skills to disseminate information.
• Knowledge of workplace safety practices and equipment handling.
• Valid passport and ability to travel internationally.
• Passport valid at least one year at hiring.
• Ability to obtain visa as required by the Foreign Clearance Guide.
• Ability to pass contract medical requirements and deployment qualifications.
• Must read/speak English to meet contract requirements.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe workplace with safety as a priority.
• Comply with Environmental Health & Safety and Quality Assurance requirements.
• Repair, maintain and alter buildings.
• Mix mortar, lay bricks and/or concrete sidewalks.
• Finish concrete floors, walls, and other surfaces.
• Operate hand and power tools for masonry and finishing work.
• Prepare and submit detailed reports on concrete projects.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Masonry experience

Overseas work adaptability

Cross-cultural sensitivity

Organizational/time management

Team player

Communication skills

Safety practices

Passport & travel readiness

English proficiency

Problem solving/innovative

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Vocational certificate

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Amentum is a global leader in advanced engineering and innovative technology solutions, trusted by the United States and its allies to address their most significant and complex challenges in science, security and sustainability. Our people apply undaunted curiosity, relentless ambition and boundless imagination to challenge convention and drive progress. Our commitments are underpinned by the belief that safety, collaboration and well-being are integral to success.

Amentum is seeking aCement Masonto support a unique US Navy program on the island of Diego Garcia. This position will be responsible for construction support on small construction, remodeling and renovation projects, and will report to the Program Leadership or designee.

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for maintaining a safe workplace and ensuring that safety is the highest priority in the workplace.
• Comply with all Environmental Health & Safety and Quality Assurance requirements and goals. Provide information and materials to these divisions as necessary to ensure adequate and legal documentation.
• Repair, maintain and alter buildings.
• Mix mortar, lay bricks and/or concrete sidewalks.
• Make and repair steps, install and repair tile floors, and perform carpentry work incidental to masonry work.
• Smooth and finish surfaces of poured concrete floors, walls, sidewalks, or curbs to specified textures.
• Use hand tools or power tools, including floats, trowels, and screeds.
• Spread concrete into inaccessible sections of forms, using rake or shovel.
• Level concrete to specified depth and workable consistency; finishing concrete surfaces, using power trowel, wet and rub concrete with abrasive stone to impart finish; removing rough or defective spots from concrete surfaces; molding expansion joints and edges, using edging tools, jointers, and straightedge.
• May specialize in finishing steps and stairways and may break up and repair old concrete surfaces, using pneumatic tools; or may produce colored or textured finishes by adding colored stone chips, powdered steel, or coloring powder on concrete to produce prescribed finish.
• Prepare and submit detailed reports on concrete projects for the Management
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned that are consistent with the nature and level of the position.

Required Qualifications:

• Three (3) years comparable experience as a mason or trade school training in concrete repair and new concrete construction.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Knowledge of principles and processes involved in supporting contract responsibilities at an overseas facility.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment that requires handling multiple tasks at a given time and rapidly adapting to changing priorities and schedules.
• Cross-cultural sensitivity with an international perspective.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Computer skills, specifically in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Ability to become an active and functioning member of a team.
• Ability to be innovative and be an agent for change.
• Expert communication skills to facilitate and disseminate information.
• Knowledge of workplace safety practices and proper handling of equipment and materials.
• Must be in possession of a valid passport and be able to travel internationally.
• Passport must be valid for a minimum of one (1) year or more at the time of hiring.
• Country visa (as required in line with the U.S. Department of State Foreign Clearance Guide).
• Ability to successfully pass contract medical requirements and maintain compliance throughout the duration of deployment.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain facility credentials/authorization.
• Employees must read, speak, and comprehend English to the extent that they can perform the contract requirements and comply with installation emergency procedures.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certificate from a vocational program.
• Previous out of home country experience and previous work experience in harsh environmental conditions are a plus.
• Experience working with Amentum.

Other Responsibilities:

Safety:Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements, fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks, and serving on safety committees and teams.

Quality:Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand their Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

Procedure Compliance:Each employee must read, understand, and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality, and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures, and policies pertaining to the job.

Working Environment

This position is located on Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), a remote overseas location supporting U.S. Government operations. Employees may work in office, industrial, warehouse, port, airfield, and outdoor environments and may be exposed to high temperatures, humidity, inclement weather, noise, dust, and uneven terrain. Work schedules may include evenings, weekends, holidays, and extended hours based on operational requirements.

Physical Requirements

Requirements may include prolonged sitting, standing, walking, climbing stairs, lifting up to 25 pounds regularly and 50 pounds occasionally, and working in both indoor and outdoor environments. Must be able to meet all medical, security, and deployment requirements associated with assignment to a remote overseas location.