Divers (Nuclear Operations)

J.F. Brennan Company Inc.; Ottawa (IL); On-site; USD 47,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great Place to Work

Best Workplace in Construction

Industry-leading benefits package

Job summary

J.F. Brennan Company, Inc. is hiring divers for nuclear diving operations. The role involves inspecting, maintaining, repairing, installing and performing related underwater tasks at nuclear facilities, with strict NRC and site access requirements.

Qualified candidates will have 5 years of commercial diving experience, a dive school diploma, ADCI physical, and First Aid/CPR/AED. Travel is required 100% of the time, and competitive compensation applies per union scales.

Qualifications

• 5 years of previous commercial diving experience.
• Dive school diploma required.
• ADCI compliant physical (MD/DO signature).
• First Aid/CPR/AED (Red Cross requirements).
• Emergency O2 provider (DAN requirements).
• Dive supervisor card preferred.
• Current ADCI certification card, HAZWOPER and rigging preferred.
• Ability to verbally and draw/sketch underwater findings for topside personnel.
• Strong interpersonal skills, self-starter, organized and creative.
• Excellent time management and ability to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Take safety precautions and monitor dive lengths and depths before expeditions.
• Check and maintain diving equipment such as helmets, masks, air tanks, harnesses, and gauges.
• Perform underwater search, salvage, recovery, and cleanup operations.
• Inspect/repair docks, pipelines, vessels, foundations using underwater tools and cameras.
• Cut and weld steel underwater using welding equipment.
• Recover objects by rigging and crane operations.
• Take test samples or photographs to assess conditions underwater.
• Remove obstructions with power hand tools under water.
• Set or guide placement of pilings for docks, bridges, cofferdams, or platforms.
• Travel 100% of the time.

Skills

Commercial diving experience

Dive safety

Communication of findings

Interpersonal skills

Education

Dive school diploma

Tools

HAZWOPER certification

Rigging

Job description

We are hiring Divers for our Nuclear Diving Operations!

Brennan's Nuclear Divers perform underwater inspection, maintenance, repair, installation, and other commercial diving activities in support of projects at nuclear facilities. This is an opportunity for experienced commercial divers interested in applying their skills in a highly regulated, safety-focused environment.

This position requires work at nuclear facilities and is subject to applicable Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requirements, client/site access requirements, and Brennan safety and work procedures. Depending on the assignment and level of site access required, candidates must be able to successfully complete all applicable pre-employment and nuclear site access requirements. These may include background and identity verification, fingerprinting and criminal history checks, employment and education verification, fitness-for-duty requirements, drug and alcohol testing, psychological assessment, medical/physical requirements, radiation-protection training, security training, and other site-specific qualifications.

Continued employment on nuclear assignments is contingent upon maintaining all required qualifications and site access authorization, as applicable.

If you have proven commercial diving experience in construction, industrial, nuclear, or a related environment, this could be an ideal opportunity for you.

Nuclear Diver Responsibilities:

• Take appropriate safety precautions, such as monitoring dive lengths and depths before diving expeditions begin
• Check and maintain diving equipment, such as helmets, masks, air tanks, harnesses, and gauges
• Perform activities related to underwater search, salvage, recovery, and cleanup operations
• Inspect and or repair dock walls, plant intakes and outflows, underwater pipelines, cables, vessels, bridge foundations, or other structures below the water line, using underwater video system, acoustic imagining equipment, small hydraulic or pneumatic hand tools
• Cut and weld steel, using underwater welding equipment and burning equipment.
• Recover objects by placing rigging around sunken objects, hooking rigging to crane lines, and operating winches, derricks, or cranes to raise objects
• Take test samples or photographs to assess the condition of vessels or structures
• Remove obstructions from screens or marine railway or launching ways, using pneumatic or hydraulic power hand tools
• Set or guide placement of pilings to provide support for structures such as docks, bridges, cofferdams, or platforms
• Ability to travel 100% of the time

Diver Qualifications:

• 5 years of previous commercial diving experience
• Dive school diploma required
• ADCI compliant physical (requires MD or DO signature)
• First Aid/CPR/AED (meets requirements of Red Cross)
• Emergency O2 provider (meets requirements DAN)
• Dive supervisor card preferred
• Current ADCI certification card, HAZWOPER and rigging preferred
• The ability to verbally and draw/sketch images to accurately describe your underwater findings to topside personnel while underwater
• Strong interpersonal skills; must be a self-starter, highly organized, and creative
• Superior time management and organizational capabilities, including the ability to accurately benchmark project length, deliver on deadlines

Who is Brennan?

J.F. Brennan Company, Inc. (Brennan) is a 100-year-old, family-owned company that specializes in water-based environmental remediation and marine construction headquartered in La Crosse, WI that offers our employees growth, challenging work, empowerment, and meaningful work. Brennan is known for tackling complex maritime projects, providing unique solutions through teamwork and collaboration, and maintaining a family-orientated culture.

Why choose us?

• We are a company voted by our employees as a certified Great Place to Work, and recognized by Fortune magazine as a Best Workplace in Construction.
• Our culture sets us apart. We strive to make our company the best possible place to work. We work hard to continue to build a culture in which every individual is important and the key to our success.
• Our focus on safety and quality is unmatched in the industry, and our ability to innovate has enabled us to succeed.
• We are a family-focused company and are determined to provide a rewarding career that offers above-average compensation.
• We offer an industry-leading benefits package. We are proud to offer our employees and their families group health, dental and vision insurance plans, 401(K) program with generous matching, annual bonus eligibility and profit-sharing program.

Compensation:

• Pay Range: $34.32/hour to $61.72/hour based on union journeyman pay scale; apprentice rates start at $25.85/hour. Pay rates may vary based on negotiations, collective bargaining agreements and other factors.
• Additional fringe benefits may also be provided as per union agreements.

J.F. Brennan Company, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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