Brown & Root Industrial Services, Llc
Provides integrated industrial services including engineering, procurement, construction, and maintenance.
Scaffold Lead
Lead craftsman builds, assembles, and dismantles scaffolding and formwork on sites.
Job Highlights
About the Role
The Leadman provides leadership, instruction, and guidance to other craft workers in the work crew, assisting the Foreman while performing duties at the journeyman level. In this role, the Leadman builds, positions, and dismantles wooden structures such as concrete forms, scaffolds, tunnel and sewer supports, and temporary frame shelters. Work is performed according to sketches, blueprints, or company standards. • Examine, select, and gather materials and tools. • Review blueprints and specifications to determine dimensions. • Inspect base surface for obstructions. • Load, transport, and unload material. • Measure boards, timbers, or plywood and mark cutting lines. • Use carpentry hand tools such as hammers, levels, squares, screwdrivers, wrenches, saws, drills, and pry bars. • Assemble scaffold components including handrails, mid rails, braces, planks, toe boards, screening, locking pins, and wheels to job specs. • Brace forms in place with timbers, tie rods, and anchor bolts for concrete work. • Secure scaffolding to permanent structures by tying. • Erect scaffolding and install ladders, handrails, walkways, platforms, and gangways. • Set and brace anchor bolts. • May rig materials. • Perform minor maintenance or cleaning on tools and equipment. • Observe and comply with all safety and project rules. • Make decisions based on measurable criteria. • Plan work and select appropriate tools. • Compare and discern differences in size, shape, and form. • Follow instructions and established guidelines. • Operate under immediate supervision; report to a supervisor or manager.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸scaffold assembly
- ▸formwork installation
- ▸blueprint review
- ▸material handling
- ▸tool maintenance
- ▸crew leadership
What You Bring
The position requires precise accuracy, decision‑making based on measurable criteria, and the ability to apply basic mathematics to solve problems. Employees must plan work, select proper tools, and reliably differentiate sizes, shapes, and forms, and must be comfortable working at heights. Physical demands include standing (60 % of the time), walking (20 %) and sitting (20 %). Workers must lift up to 50 lb, carry 40 lb, and push or pull forces of 70 ft‑lb, while constantly climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, handling, and fingering. • Saw boards and plywood panels to required sizes. • Apply basic mathematics and solve problems. • Possess a high school diploma or equivalent with field experience. • Understand common concepts, practices, and procedures in the trade.
Requirements
- ▸high school
- ▸basic math
- ▸tool selection
- ▸precision
- ▸height work
- ▸physical
Benefits
Brown & Root Industrial Services is an equal‑opportunity employer offering competitive lifestyle benefits, including a 401(k) plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, flexible spending accounts, disability coverage, paid time off, flexible work schedules, and opportunities for professional training and development. • 401(k) plan with company match. • Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and AD&D coverage. • Flexible spending account and disability benefits. • Paid time off and flexible work schedule. • Professional training and career development opportunities.
Work Environment
Onsite