Bridge​/Structural Concrete Carpenter

The Bridge / Structural Concrete Carpenter performs skilled carpentry and concrete construction work associated with bridges, retaining structures, foundations, and other heavy civil concrete structures.

This position is responsible for constructing, installing, maintaining, and removing concrete forms, falsework, shoring, and temporary structures; assisting with reinforcing steel and embedded items; and supporting concrete placement, finishing, curing, and repair operations.

The Carpenter works under the direction of the Foreman and Superintendent and is expected to perform work safely, productively, and in accordance with project drawings, specifications, work plans, and quality requirements.

• Perform carpentry associated with bridge and structural concrete construction.
• Build, erect, brace, modify, strip, and dismantle concrete formwork.
• Construct forms for footings, foundations, abutments, backwalls, wingwalls, retaining walls, piers, columns, pier caps, diaphragms, bridge decks, approach slabs, barriers, and other structural concrete elements.
• Install and work with gang forms, modular forming systems, job-built forms, falsework, shoring, and temporary support systems.
• Measure, cut, drill, assemble, and install lumber, plywood, dimensional material, and manufactured forming components.
• Install form ties, walers, strongbacks, braces, chamfer strips, blockouts, bulkheads, keyways, construction joints, and other form components.
• Assist with establishing and maintaining proper line, grade, elevation, dimensions, and alignment of formwork.
• Use levels, lasers, string lines, measuring tapes, squares, and other layout tools to verify work.
• Install and verify embedded items, sleeves, anchor bolts, dowels, inserts, water stops, and other components incorporated into concrete structures.
• Assist with reinforcing steel installation when required, including placement of rebar, chairs, supports, and related components.
• Prepare forms for concrete placement, including cleaning, sealing joints, applying form-release agents, and completing final adjustments.
• Assist with pre-pour inspections and correct formwork deficiencies as directed.
• Participate in concrete placement operations, including handling concrete hoses, chutes, buckets, vibrators, screeds, and placement tools.
• Assist with concrete consolidation, screeding, finishing, curing, and protection as required.
• Strip forms without damaging completed concrete and clean, repair, organize, and prepare forming materials for reuse.
• Perform concrete patching, rubbing, grinding, surface repair, and other corrective work as directed.
• Assist with installation of bridge deck overhang systems, edge forms, barriers, and related temporary works.
• Work from scaffolds, aerial lifts, elevated work platforms, pier caps, bridge decks, and other elevated locations when required.
• Assist with rigging and handling forms, materials, reinforcing steel, and structural components.
• Maintain tools, equipment, and work areas in a clean and organized condition.
• Perform additional bridge, concrete, and heavy civil construction duties as assigned.

• Follow company safety policies, project-specific safety requirements, and applicable OSHA requirements.
• Participate in daily pre-task planning, toolbox talks, and job hazard analyses.
• Wear and properly maintain required personal protective equipment.
• Inspect tools, ladders, scaffolds, fall-protection equipment, and work areas before use.
• Follow fall-protection requirements when working on bridge decks, pier caps, scaffolds, elevated formwork, and other elevated structures.
• Follow safe practices when working around cranes, concrete pumps, excavators, loaders, trucks, and other heavy equipment.
• Follow established procedures for rigging, signaling, lifting, and handling formwork and materials.
• Maintain safe access and housekeeping around formwork, reinforcing steel, excavations, and concrete operations.
• Immediately report unsafe conditions, damaged equipment, incidents, and near misses to the Foreman.

• Perform work in accordance with project drawings, specifications, approved work plans, and Foreman instructions.
• Verify form dimensions, elevations, alignment, bracing, and stability before concrete placement.
• Ensure forms are properly constructed, sealed, cleaned, and prepared before concrete placement.
• Verify chamfers, blockouts, keyways, construction joints, embeds, anchor bolts, and other required…