Position Summary

The Diver/Dive Tender will be required to serve in various roles of tending, diving, and standby diver. Responsibilities will include accomplishing underwater and topside tasks per project requirements. Projects vary from dredging, burning, welding, drilling, concrete work, and many other tasks. May assist other craft workers as needed.

Regular travel within the Midwest is required. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform a variety of tasks including tending, diving, and standby diver.
• Knowledge and ability to work with small equipment and tools.
• Perform routine inspection and preventative maintenance on assigned equipment and refer defects or needed repairs to project Foreman, Superintendent, General Superintendent or Safety Director.
• Properly follow company and OSHA safety procedures. Bring concerns to the attention of the project Foreman, Superintendent, General Superintendent or Safety Director.
• Follow daily procedures and protocols as set forth in job orientations and training.
• Maintain a clean job site; pick up material, tools, and small equipment.
• Secure jobsite each day to eliminate potential hazards.
• Keep project foreman, superintendent, or general superintendent informed of known actions, written or verbal, which may affect the ability to successfully perform tasks at construction project sites or adversely affect Company operations.
• Other projects or duties as assigned by management.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Junior college or trade/vocational training, two to three years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.  
• Dive Certificate from accredited diving school.
• O2 Administrator, CPR, and First Aid/AED certifications. 
• Effective communication skills, both oral and written with internal coworkers, management of all levels, customers and clients.
• Ability to complete on-the-job training.
• Ability to read and understand site plans.
• Ability to problem solve and assist in solutions to unexpected issues.
• Ability to meet attendance schedule with dependability and consistency as required by management and/or project requirements.

Other

• Must be willing to travel.  
• Employee may be required to work long hours, including evenings and weekends. 
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test. 

Physical Demands

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by any employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. The employee may be required to work long hours, including evenings and weekends. Employee must have the ability to perform manual work requiring periods of extensive physical exertion and potential exposure to adverse weather conditions. The employee is often required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, sit, stand, walk, bend knees, stretch arms, stoop, kneel, talk and hear. 

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions on the job. The employee is regularly exposed to environmental conditions and performs work near machines and loud noises associated with construction sites. The employee is frequently exposed to variable weather conditions including rain, snow, wind, cold and heat.