About Hensel Phelps

At Hensel Phelps, we don’t just build projects—we build careers, communities, and a culture of excellence. As an employee-owned company, every person here plays a vital role in shaping our success and future. Guided by our core values of Ownership, Integrity, Builder mindset, Diversity, and Community, we combine cutting-edge technology with hands-on expertise to deliver landmark projects across the nation. When you join Hensel Phelps, you join a team that values your growth, empowers your ideas, and invests in your journey. Together, we create an environment where innovation thrives, safety is paramount, and every individual has the opportunity to make a lasting impact.

Job Description

The skilled craft helper is responsible for providing support and assistance to skilled craft positions such as carpenters and laborers. Tasks include construction and repair of building frameworks and structures and general support for concrete operations, ironwork, and masonry. This is a safety sensitive position.

Key Responsibilities

• Read, interpret, and follow basic blueprints and other written instructions to assemble products
• Accurately measure and calculate the size and amount of material needed
• Load, unload, identify, and distribute building materials, machinery, and tools
• Prepare areas for the placement of concrete which involves final excavation of dirt and rock and fine grading for floor slabs
• Job shadow in area assignments to gain broad trade experience and ensure project knowledge and skill progression
• Assist with area housekeeping
• Promote a safe work environment and communicates jobsite hazards by helping to secure the jobsite at the end of business each day and verifying that all site materials are properly stored.

Qualifications

• If under the age of eighteen (18), must be enrolled in Careers in Construction PACT Core Program or other similar program compliant with applicable local law
• Follow safe work practices in accordance with the Hensel Phelps safety and health program
• Experience using small power tools and assorted hand tools, including ten‐pound sledgehammers, shovels, picks, handsaws, skill saws, and drills
• Must be able to take initiative
• Possess a keen attention to detail and be able to follow instructions
• Must provide their own safety footwear
• Must be able to communicate effectively and professionally with co‐workers and stakeholders
• Strong mathematical reasoning and quantitative skills
• Must be reliable and punctual
• Willingness to learn and collaborate with the team
• Preferred Qualifications: OSHA 10 Certification.

Physical Requirements

Heavy Work. Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

• The individual in this position will periodically walk, kneel, sit, crouch, reach, stoop, read/see, speak, push, pull, lift, stand, and finger/type. The frequency of each action varies by workflow and field activity.
• Walking - The person in this position needs to frequently move about the jobsite.
• Sometimes operates a computer or tablet and other office machinery, such as a calculator and phone.
• The person in this position frequently communicates with employees and external stakeholders regarding a variety of topics related to office and field administration.
• Constantly reads written communications and views mail submissions. Will also need to read and understand blueprints, load charts, and take/verify field measurements.
• Climbing – Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding and ramps at various heights.
• Working from heights – the person must be comfortable and able to work from heights for extended amounts of time.
• Balancing – Ability to maintain body equilibrium to prevent falling and to walk, stand or crouch.
• Stooping – Bending the body downward and forward by the spine at the waist.
• Reaching – Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction for various lengths of time.
• Grasping – Needs to apply pressure to an object with fingers and palm regularly.
• Visual acuity and ability to operate a vehicle as certified and appropriate.
• Occasionally exposed to high and low temperatures.
• Frequently exposed to noisy environment and outdoor elements such as precipitation and wind.
• Use of hands and wrists with various tools.
• Prolonged use of jackhammer and pavement breaker.
• Use of wheelbarrows and brooms.
• Repetitive use of hands and wrists using power, rotational, and vibration tools including prolonged use of jackhammers and pavement breakers.
• Tolerate legally permissible exposure to dusts and chemicals, such as cement dust, solvents, and curing compounds.
• The person must be able to safely wear a respirator and is able to pass applicable medical and fit testing examinations.
• Must be able to hear commands from supervisors and back-up safety alarms on equipment

Education

Benefits

Hensel Phelps believes in the importance of taking time to recharge. As a result, employees are eligible for paid time off beginning upon hire.

CO Compensation Rate $20.00

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Hensel Phelps is an equal opportunity employer. Hensel Phelps is committed to engaging in affirmative action to increase employment opportunities for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Hensel Phelps shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, domestic partner status, pregnancy, disability, citizenship, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)