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Shirley Contracting Company Carpenter in Lorton, Virginia
Shirley prides itself on attracting, developing and retaining the best employees in the industry. We hire ambitious and dedicated professionals to fill positions at all levels of our organization.
Shirley Contracting Company, LLC is looking for Structural Concrete Carpenters to join our team.
Qualifications:
Read and use a tape measure including simple associated math (i.e. addition and subtraction)
Ability to comfortably work from heights
Have own tools that are adequate to perform all job functions
Work in outdoor environments in all seasons
Must pass pre-employment physical/drug screening
Responsibilities:
Building and installing forms for substructure/superstructure bridge elements, retaining walls, sound walls, box culverts, and other similar structural elements
Measure materials or distances, using square, measuring tape, or rule to lay out work
Cut or saw boards, timbers, or plywood to required size, using handsaw, power saw, or woodworking machine
Assemble and fasten material together to construct wood or metal framework of structure, using bolts, nails, or screws
Anchor and brace forms and other structures in place, using nails, bolts, anchor rods, steel cables, planks, wedges, and timbers
Mark cutting lines on materials, using pencil and scriber
Erect forms, framework, scaffolds, ladders, hoists, or roof supports, using hand tools, plumb rule, and level
Bore bolt holes in timber, masonry or concrete walls, using power drill
Assemble wood or metal forms for construction of columns and walls
Building and setting concrete form work
Pouring, smoothing and leveling concrete using a rake, trowel, float, vibrator and screed
Directing pump trucks, concrete trucks, or crane operators for the safe placement of concrete
Applying sealing and curing compounds
Must be willing to perform manual labor related tasks to support projects
Ensure the company’s health and safety culture, policies and requirements are met
Establish and maintain a positive working relationship with customer and co-workers
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Shirley Contracting (subsidiaries and affiliates) is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, physical and mental disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/assignment, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, protected veteran status, or any other status prohibited by applicable national, federal, state or local law. Shirley Contracting promotes a drug-free workplace.
Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws: Family and Medical Leave Act (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/posters/fmla) (FMLA); Equal Employment Opportunity (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters) (EEO) and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/posters/employee-polygraph-protection-act) (EPPA).
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Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full time basis in order to be considered.
Based in Lorton, Virginia, Shirley Contracting Company is a leading provider of comprehensive transportation and heavy civil construction services in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Since 1974, Shirley has played a large role in the development of highway and roadway infrastructure in the Virginia, Maryland, and DC Metro area.
Shirley is a subsidiary of Clark Construction Group.
If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete this application or in the application process, please contact the Human Resources Department by telephone at 703-550-8100 or e-mail: shirleyhr@shirleycontracting.com .