Underwater Construction Specialist

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Underwater Construction Specialist to join our team at J.F. Brennan Company, Inc. As a key member of our Western Area Operations, you will play a critical role in completing underwater construction projects.

• Monitor and maintain diving equipment, including helmets, masks, air tanks, harnesses, and gauges.
• Perform underwater search, salvage, recovery, and cleanup operations.
• Inspect and repair dock walls, plant intakes and outflows, underwater pipelines, cables, vessels, bridge foundations, or other structures below the water line.
• Use underwater video systems, acoustic imagining equipment, and small hydraulic or pneumatic hand tools to complete tasks.
• Recover objects by placing rigging around sunken objects, hooking rigging to crane lines, and operating winches, derricks, or cranes to raise objects.
• Take test samples or photographs to assess the condition of vessels or structures.
• Remove obstructions from screens or marine railway or launching ways, using pneumatic or hydraulic power hand tools.
• Set or guide placement of pilings to provide support for structures such as docks, bridges, cofferdams, or platforms.

• 1+ years of previous commercial diving experience.
• Dive school diploma required.
• ADCI compliant physical (requires MD or DO signature).
• First Aid/CPR/AED (meets requirements of Red Cross).
• Emergency O2 provider (meets requirements DAN).
• Current ADCI certification card, HAZWOPER and rigging preferred.
• The ability to verbally and draw/sketch images to accurately describe your underwater findings to topside personnel while underwater.
• Strong interpersonal skills; must be a self-starter, highly organized, and creative.
• Superior time management and organizational capabilities, including the ability to accurately benchmark project length, deliver on deadlines.

J.F. Brennan Company, Inc. is a 100-year-old, family-owned company that specializes in water-based environmental remediation and marine construction. We offer our employees growth, challenging work, empowerment, and meaningful work. Our company culture sets us apart, with a focus on safety and quality that is unmatched in the industry.

• We are a company voted by our employees as a certified Great Place to Work, for the seventh year in a row recognized by Fortune magazine as a Best Workplace in Construction.
• Our culture is built on making our company the best possible place to work, where every individual is important and the key to our success.
• We strive to innovate and provide unique solutions through teamwork and collaboration.
• We offer above-average compensation and a rewarding career.

• CA Pay Range: $48.99/hour to $109.16/hour based on union pay scale; may vary based on negotiations, collective bargaining agreements and other factors.
• WA Pay Range: $46.84/hour to $108.40/hour based on union pay scale; may vary based on negotiations, collective bargaining agreements and other factors.
• Shop Pay: $25.00/hour
• Additional fringe benefits may also be provided as per union agreements.