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Certified Scaffold Builder

Wood
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 20 Apr 2026

About the role

Wood is recruiting experienced Certified Scaffold Journeymen for our project in Houston TX.

Authorization to work lawfully in the US without sponsorship from Wood is required.

  • The scaffold journeyman builds, positions, and dismantles scaffold structures from wood, steel frames and steel poles according to sketches, blueprints, manufactures instructions and or company standards. 
  • Will work with civil crew when not performing scaffold duties.
  • A valid drivers license is required to operate any motorized vehicle on the client's property.
  • Examines, selects and gathers materials and tools
  • Examines blue prints and specifications to determine dimensions of structure
  • Inspect base surface for obstructions
  • Loads, transports and unloads material
  • Measures boards, timbers, or plywood, using square, measuring tape, and ruler, and marks cutting lines on materials using pencil and scriber
  • Saws boards and plywood panels to required sizes
  • Uses carpentry hand tools such as hammers, levels, squares, screw drivers, adjustable wrenches, hand and power saws, drill motors and pry bars
  • Assembles scaffold containing handrails, mid rails, braces, planks and toe boards
  • Use effective verbal and written communication skills
  • Be capable of listening and communicating with other supervision and employees
  • Be motivated and work safely and productively
  • Understand and respond accordingly to all safety alerts, warnings, hazards, etc.  
  • Additional duties as required.
  • 2-3 years  of Journeyman experience in craft
  • The employee must be able to use standard and/or metric rule to measure
  • Demonstrate ability to use whole numbers, fractions and decimals to add, subtract, multiply and divide and be able to accurately follow instructions
  • Equipment Selection - Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
  • Ability to calculate the amount of material needed to erect a specific scaffold from he instructions given
  • Ability to figure materials for several different designs of scaffold
  • Ability to read measuring tapes, and to understand the use of levels
  • Ability to read and understand methods and procedures that represent on drawings, layout work, and just specification
  • Work in a safe and productive manner
  • Be able to work at heights without fear

 

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 45 countries, employing around 25,000 people. www.woodplc.com
Diversity Statement  We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

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