Tank Foreman

Company Overview

CB&I is the world’s leading designer and builder of storage facilities, tanks and terminals. With more than 60,000 structures completed throughout our 135+ year history, we have the global expertise and strategically located operations to provide customers world‑class storage solutions even for the most complex energy infrastructure projects.

CB&I Storage Solutions group is the most experienced and the only worldwide builder and designer of industrial storage products and facilities. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, CB&I has the global expertise and strategically located operations to provide engineering, procurement, and construction solutions for our customers’ most complex energy projects.

The Tank (Erection) Foreman is responsible for supervising a crew that field erects, fits, welds, grinds, and inspects new steel storage tanks, vessels, and structures and that makes repairs to existing steel storage tanks, vessels, and structures. This position is a Supervisor role. The role directly reports to the Superintendent and routinely interacts with Erection Crews and Supervisors.

• Pass pre-employment drug & alcohol screen.
• Willing and able to travel for work in forty-eight contiguous states. Has reliable transportation.
• Assists Superintendent with scheduling, coordinating, and supervising activities for a crew at one work location.
• Assists in resolving construction problems (lack of productivity, work interfaces etc.) as required.
• Assists in development of look ahead scheduling and progress reporting.
• Supervises and evaluates crew to ensure compliance with project directives.
• Ensure crew perform work in compliance with drawings, specifications, and procedures.
• Perform additional assignments per supervisor’s direction.
• Perform all work in accordance with approved for construction drawings and procedures furnished by the PMT.
• Ensure all Company processes, policies, and procedures are followed onsite.
• Ensure maintenance & upkeep of equipment at site.
• Train, coach, and mentor crew members in layout, rigging, fitting, and equipment operation.
• Work with precise limits or standards of accuracy.
• Unload fabricated steel products and tools from trucks.
• Operate electric and pneumatic power tools such as grinders, wire brushes, and chipping guns. Perform basic and preventative maintenance functions on power equipment.
• Use hand tools such as shovels, brooms, scrapers, hand brushes, files etc.
• Hook‑on or move material around the field site by hand or with the assistance of a forklift or crane.
• Align, fit, and tack steel shapes together utilizing temporary erection gear, fit up (pry) bars, and sledgehammers.
• Erect and dismantle temporary scaffolding used in steel plate construction.
• Set up, break down, and rig lifting equipment such as mobile cranes and fixed derricks.
• Set‑up and use oxy‑fuel or plasma burning equipment to cut or trim plate and structural steel.
• Perform welding operations to join the steel parts together in accordance with approved for construction welding procedures using SMAW, FCAW, SAW, and other processes.
• Inspect, set up, use, break down, and rig equipment such as aerial work platforms (spider buggies), elevated work platforms, and staging.
• Lay out and install tank accessories according to drawings and procedures.
• Read, understand, and communicate tasks to be completed based on engineering drawings.
• Ensure all cargo are secured properly and communicated with drivers.
• Responsible for site management of consumables and materials.

Normal work environment will be shop or field which will require exposure to outdoor weather conditions, loud noise, working near moving mechanical parts, electrical energy, construction equipment, vibration, fumes, chemicals, and airborne particles.

Standing:
Constantly
Walking:
Frequently
Sitting:
Frequently
Pushing:
Constantly
Pulling:
Constantly
Climbing:
Frequently
Balancing:
Constantly
Bending:
Constantly
Stooping:
Frequently
Kneeling:
Constantly
Crouching:
Frequently
Crawling:
Frequently
Reaching:
Constantly
Handling:
Frequently
Fingering:
Frequently
Feeling:
Constantly
Vision:
Constantly
Hearing:
Constantly
Lifting…