Construction Trainee – Portland

Job Summary: Performs advanced construction tasks as a member of a crew or alone as appropriate.

Job Responsibilities:

• Performs construction and related activities on mains, services, and related equipment.
• Provides limited relief for Construction 3 and 4 when temporarily away from the job.
• Performs mechanical connections, pipe fusing, and pipe joining work.
• Plugs, taps, tests, and purges mains or service.
• Builds and replaces meter sets, regulators, and house-lines.
• Reads meters.
• Pre-inspects job sites and inspects customer-provided excavations.
• Coordinates jobs including attendance at pre-construction meetings and serving as liaison with internal and external stakeholders regarding permits, installation dates, saw cuts, etc.
• Performs various one-person work as required.
• Trains, assists, and provides feedback to less-experienced workers at the direction of supervisor, which may include providing feedback to supervisor on progress of training.
• Performs other tasks as required as referenced in the CBA, with training as needed.
• Appropriately wears required protective equipment and safety gear.
• Operates Company vehicles in compliance with state/local laws and Company policies and procedures.
• Acquires and maintains OQ qualifications.
• May require Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) certification.
• Acts and communicates in a professional, respectful, and cooperative manner in connection with all activities associated with NW Natural.
• Follows supervisory instructions and is flexible and adaptable to changing conditions and expectations.
• Maintains punctual, regular, and reliable attendance.
• Demonstrates the Company’s core values and complies with all Company policies and procedures.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Demonstrated knowledge, skills, and ability in construction methodology and requirements directly related to this position.
• Ability to use associated tools, hand tools, power/pneumatic tools and mechanized equipment such as backhoe, mini-excavator, bore machine, dump trucks, and jack hammer.
• Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in construction.
• Basic math and reading skills.
• Ability to access, input, and retrieve information from a computer.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the Company’s organization, inter-relationships, policies, procedures, processes, and department/work specific requirements.
• Ability to interface with employees and customers to answer questions or resolve issues with tact and diplomacy.
• Ability to concentrate on tasks, apply procedures in sequence, make decisions with limited information, and work in a structured team environment.
• Ability to perform physically demanding work involving walking, standing, bending, twisting, wrist turning, grasping, lifting, squatting, kneeling, reaching, or assuming awkward postures for 8+ hours.
• Ability to hear normal voice at 3 feet; warning signals/horns during field operations.
• Near/distant vision for driving and reading information to complete work assignments.
• Moderate/severe exposure to uneven surfaces, noise, vibration, high-speed rotating machinery, and odorant inhalation.
• Ability to lift a maximum of 100 lbs.
• Must be able to transport and load/unload equipment and materials at worksites in compliance with state/local and Company regulations.
• Ability to work in adverse weather or terrain conditions.
• Ability to safely operate Company vehicles/equipment and perform inspections and minor maintenance as necessary and in compliance with Company policies and state/local laws.
• Valid OR/WA driver’s license, any required certifications and/or endorsements, and satisfactory driving record.
• Must hold, or be able to obtain a valid Commercial Drivers License (CDL) Class A.
• Must successfully meet requirements for respirator use.
• Must be able to work overtime and travel outside the assigned location for extended overnight stays.
• Qualified bidders must be able to respond to their assigned Resource Center within 40 minutes.
• Subject to random drug testing.

Compensation: $38.35/hr

Apply Online: https://careers.nwnatural.com/nwnaturalgas/job/Various-Portland-Locations-Construction-Trainee-Various-Portland-Locations-OR/1378331000/