Journeyman Pipefitters

Responsibilities

• Install, maintain, and repair plumbing, steam, gas, and medical facility systems, including water distribution, drainage, sterilizers, laundry and dietetic equipment, steam systems, and medical gases.
• Operate, inspect, repair, and maintain refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, and ventilation systems.
• Perform pipefitting/plumbing trade methods and techniques.
• Work independently with minimal oversight and supervise helpers when needed.
• Read and interpret blueprints and follow standard codes and safety practices.
• Coordinate daily work assignments with VA personnel and report progress to the COR.
• Complete daily service logs, timecards, and work documentation.
• Work both indoors and outdoors in a hospital facility environment.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Active Texas state plumbers/pipefitters license.
• Minimum 4 years of trade experience as a journeyman-level pipefitter.
• Current OSHA certifications applicable to pipefitting, hot-work, hazardous environments, and safe work practices.
• Ability to read blueprints and follow standard codes and safety practices.
• Experience maintaining and repairing a wide range of plumbing, steam, gas, and medical facility systems, including water distribution, drainage, sterilizers, laundry and dietetic equipment, steam systems, and medical gases.
• Ability to perform heavy physical work safely in a hospital facility environment.
• Ability to perform duties both indoors and outdoors, including in basements, kitchens, and manholes.
• Ability to complete VA-required privacy, information security, and rules-of-behavior training.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in hospital, healthcare, or critical infrastructure environments.
• Demonstrated capability to support complex medical facility infrastructure, including steam systems, high-temperature equipment, medical gas piping, and hospital plumbing systems.
• Experience performing troubleshooting, repairs, code-compliant installations, and preventive maintenance across indoor and outdoor environments, including confined spaces such as basements, manholes, mechanical rooms, and kitchens.
• Knowledge of safety practices, hazard mitigation, and proper handling of high-risk tasks such as hot-work, pressurized systems, potential contamination sources, and electrical exposure.
• Familiarity with NFPA 99, OSHA, Joint Commission, and VA safety expectations.
• Experience working safely in confined, cramped, loud, hot, or high-risk mechanical spaces.