Pipelayer

Overview

Install, test, and commission water, storm, and sanitary pipe and underground raceways.

Key Responsibilities

• excavation
• shoring
• pipe layout
• pipe installation
• joint installation
• manhole assembly

Tasks

-Monitor and guide excavation by equipment operator -Assist Foreman, Engineers, and/or Superintendent in the layout of various piping systems -Assemble and install shoring and trench boxes in excavation as required -Cut and bevel pipe ends -Hand excavation, digging of trenches, backfilling, raking, tamping, and compacting soil -Installation of ductile iron, PVC, HDPE, and other buried piping systems up to and sometimes exceeding 48” in diameter -Installation, testing and commissioning of water, storm and sanitary pipe and underground raceway -Installation of push-on and mechanically restrained joint piping (i.e. Megalug) -Assembly of manholes, catch basins and drainage structures

Requirements

• construction exp
• 1-3 years
• high school
• heavy lifting
• physical agility
• vision

What You Bring

-Prepared to regularly encounter moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, and a variety of outside weather conditions -Proven ability to excel in a fast-paced environment -Minimum of 1-3+ years of experience within the construction industry -Ability to lift a minimum of 50 pounds -Able to bend, squat, kneel, crawl, crouch, balance and stoop, reach on a regular basis -Ability to stand for extended periods of time, and safely maneuver around the nearby presence of various construction equipment and vehicles, on an active construction site -High School or Vocational and or relevant work experience -Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus -Able to climb temporary or permanent stairs, and ladders

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Benefits

-Flexible Time Off Program (includes vacation and personal time) -Company Benefits: Employee Life Insurance & Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), Spouse and Dependent Life & AD&D, Short Term Disability (STD), Long Term Disability (LTD), Employee Assistance Program and Health Advocate -Paid Sick and Safe Leave -Group health & welfare benefits including options for medical, dental and vision -Employee Referral Program -Voluntary benefits at discounted group rates for accidents, critical illness, and hospital indemnity -401(k) Plan (company matching contributions up to 4%). -Paid Parental Leave Program -10 Paid Holidays

About Methuen Construction Company, Inc.

-The company operates as a self-performing general contractor, employing in-house craft labor like pipefitters, welders, millwrights, and heavy-equipment operators. -Projects include water/wastewater treatment facilities, renewable energy, power plants, industrial, federal, and municipal works. -The company operates independently from its Plaistow, NH headquarters following its acquisition by MWH Constructors in 2021.

Sector Specialisms

Security Clearance

-pre-employment screening includes drug and background checks.