Roll up your sleeves – expect to get busy, a little dirty and get learning. As a Construction Craft Worker, you’re in an ideal job for a new entrant to the energy-related construction industry who wants to learn the ropes. You will do a lot of the heavy lifting assisting welders, carpenters, insulators, concrete finishers, boilermakers and ironworkers. Watch what they do. One day, you might be one of them. What a great way to get started in the industry!
Construction craft workers do a lot of heavy lifting assisting welders, carpenters, insulators, concrete finishers, boilermakers and ironworkers. They’re the second set of hands for many in energy-related construction. One day, the job might be to run a chain saw, and the next day, it could be installing valves or helping surveyors slash trees and move equipment. You could also work with a pipeline crew, helping to space pipe.
This is an ideal job for a new entrant to the energy industry. Construction craft workers do a little of everything and perform a wide array of construction-related tasks within all phases: preparing and cleaning a work site, setting up and removing equipment, assisting on concrete, masonry, steel, wood or pre-cast erection projects, assisting in demolition and excavation and possibly conduct site safety and security checks. As far as equipment goes, they could be operating air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, mechanical hoists or surveying and measuring equipment.
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- Sub-sector Oil and gas services
- Environment Primarily outdoor work
- Average Salary $40,000 to $54,000
- Education Grade 10
In this occupation activities may include:
- Analyzing current supply and demand, logistics and other factors. Applying this information to manage storage volumes to take advantage of market opportunities
- Providing daily quantitative and fundamental analysis of gas markets, locations, transport, storage, weather, etc.
- Formulating and/or validate daily forward curves for applicable markets and load curves
- Evaluating and monitoring all trading activity and communications
- Generating incremental revenues via various strategies including transport optimization, cross-commodity, cross-market, time-spread strategies.
Education
- Grade 10 (or equivalent) is typically required.
Certifications
- Standard and emergency first aid
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
- Construction Safety Training System (CSTS)
- Pipeline Construction Safety Training (PCST)
- H2S Alive®
- Confined Space entry
- Fall protection
Licensing
- Completion of a two-year apprenticeship program is typically required to become a certified tradesperson. Some previous experience in construction is preferred.
- The Red Seal endorsement is the interprovincial standard of excellence, and is available to tradespersons upon successful completion of the Red Seal examination.
Nature of work and environment conditions specific to oil and natural gas include:
- Minimal or no travel
- Shiftwork/variable work hours
- Primarily outdoor work
- Physical work
- Safety-sensitive environment
- Work away from home/in camps
You have muscle strength and an eagerness to learn. As a construction craft worker, you are willing to take instruction and be a team player.
- Building and construction
- Active listening
- Working with others
- Selecting equipment
- Adaptable
- Public safety and security
- Mechanics
- Maintaining equipment
- Critical thinking
- Attention to detail
- Sub-sector Contracted and turnaround maintenance, Construction
- Environment Primarily outdoor work
- Average Salary Equal to oil and gas
- Education Grade 10
- Skills Upgrading None
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Good news! The skills gained as a construction craft worker in oil and natural gas directly transfer to work in the contracted and turnaround maintenance and construction project life cycle phases of the industrial construction and maintenance sector.
In this occupation activities may include:
- Analyzing current supply and demand, logistics and other factors. Applying this information to manage storage volumes to take advantage of market opportunities
- Providing daily quantitative and fundamental analysis of gas markets, locations, transport, storage, weather, etc.
- Formulating and/or validate daily forward curves for applicable markets and load curves
- Evaluating and monitoring all trading activity and communications
- Generating incremental revenues via various strategies including transport optimization, cross-commodity, cross-market, time-spread strategies.
In addition to the requirements below, specific requirements in industrial construction and maintenance may include:
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS). (contracted and turnaround maintenance | construction)
Education
- Grade 10 (or equivalent) is typically required.
Certifications
- Standard and emergency first aid
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
- Construction Safety Training System (CSTS)
- Pipeline Construction Safety Training (PCST)
- H2S Alive®
- Confined Space entry
- Fall protection
Licensing
- Completion of a two-year apprenticeship program is typically required to become a certified tradesperson. Some previous experience in construction is preferred.
- The Red Seal endorsement is the interprovincial standard of excellence, and is available to tradespersons upon successful completion of the Red Seal examination.
Nature of work and environment conditions specific to industrial construction and maintenance include:
- Shiftwork/variable work hours (contracted and turnaround maintenance | construction)
- Travel required (contracted and turnaround maintenance | construction)
- Work away from home/in camps (contracted and turnaround maintenance | construction)
- Primarily outdoor work (contracted and turnaround maintenance | construction)
- Physical work (contracted and turnaround maintenance | construction)
- Temporary/project-to-project work (contracted and turnaround maintenance | construction)
- Freelance/contract opportunities (construction)
- Lower-risk tolerant culture (contracted and turnaround maintenance | construction)
- Safety-sensitive environment (contracted and turnaround maintenance | construction)
- Transition to a similar level (contracted and turnaround maintenance | construction)
Nature of work and environment conditions specific to oil and natural gas include:
- Minimal or no travel
- Shiftwork/variable work hours
- Primarily outdoor work
- Physical work
- Safety-sensitive environment
- Work away from home/in camps
You have muscle strength and an eagerness to learn. As a construction craft worker, you are willing to take instruction and be a team player.
- Building and construction
- Active listening
- Working with others
- Selecting equipment
- Adaptable
- Public safety and security
- Mechanics
- Maintaining equipment
- Critical thinking
- Attention to detail
