Elevated Scaffold Builder & Installer

Bilfinger; Point Comfort (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Bilfinger Inc. is seeking skilled scaffold builders to erect and dismantle temporary scaffold structures at customer sites, enabling access for work at height.

Candidates must read blueprints, selectMaterials, and assemble scaffolds with handrails, braces, and locking pins to meet project specs in a safe, compliant manner. The role requires comfort working at heights, ability to handle materials, and passing required training; TWIC card is required and no per diem offered.

Qualifications

• Work at heights with no fear.
• Examines, selects, and gathers materials and tools.
• Examines blueprints and specifications to determine dimensions of structure.
• Inspect base surface for obstructions.
• Saws boards and plywood panels to required sizes.
• Uses carpentry hand tools such as hammers, levels, squares, screw drivers, adjustable wrenches, hand and power saws, drill motors and pry bars.
• Assembles scaffold containing handrails, mid rails, braces and planks, toe boards, screening, locking pins and wheels to job specifications.
• Loads, transports and unloads material.
• Determines type of scaffold needed and how to properly instruct on how to install.
• Oversight of transport tubular scaffold or other structural material and erects the scaffold as instructed by the scaffold builder.
• Hoists scaffolding materials upward in order to erect temporary structure.
• Properly secures and levels locking sections of scaffolding material.
• Properly secures scaffold to the permanent structure for added stability.
• Supervises the dismantling of scaffolding when it has been properly communicated to do so.
• Inspects and properly stows scaffolding material after dismantling.
• Performs final inspection of completed scaffolding.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Must have a TWIC card.
• Must be able to pass required training and hair follicle
• This site DOES NOT OFFER per diem.

Responsibilities

• Assembles and dismantles scaffolding structures to allow access for work.
• Reads sketches and blueprints to erect scaffolding per specifications.
• Inspects and secures scaffold to ensure worker safety at height.
• Loads and transports scaffolding materials to job site.
• Performs final inspection and proper stowage after dismantling.

Skills

Height work

Blueprint reading

Material handling

Tool use

Safety conscious

Tools

Carpentry hand tools

Saws & levels

Scaffold assembly

Job description

Bilfinger Inc. is seeking skilled scaffold builders to erect and dismantle temporary scaffold structures at customer sites, enabling access for work at height.

Candidates must read blueprints, selectMaterials, and assemble scaffolds with handrails, braces, and locking pins to meet project specs in a safe, compliant manner. The role requires comfort working at heights, ability to handle materials, and passing required training; TWIC card is required and no per diem offered.