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Description

Are you a certified commercial diver looking for an opportunity to work on complex projects throughout the U.S.? UESI is actively seeking Certified Commercial Divers to join our team of professionals in our Slidell, LA, office.

Do you value a company that puts employee satisfaction at the forefront of who they are? If so, UESI wants you!

UESI is a leading specialty engineering, commercial diving, and civil marine contractor operating throughout the world. We offer a wide range of services and turnkey solutions, as well as design and specialty services uniquely applicable to the needs of customers ranging from nuclear power plant operators to heavy marine construction companies. UESI's core values of Safety, Customer Service, Quality, and Innovation form the foundation on which we perform work and conduct business. For more information visit: www.uesi.com

Responsibilities:

• Ensure the safety of all members of the dive team
• Nuclear coating experience is a plus
• Maintain accurate paperwork, day log, dive log, hot work, confined space, etc.
• Diving for assignments as needed
• Through understanding of daily operating and emergency procedures
• Equipment maintenance and repairs

• Dive Diploma from an accredited diving educational institution
• Ability to pass a background check for security clearance and drug test
• Current dive physical
• Current ADCI certification
• Boat License a plus
• First Aid, CPR, & AED
• OSHA 10- or 30-hour certificate
• NHI Underwater Bridge Inspection Course a plus
• Confined space certification is a plus

• Maintain a valid driver's license with a clean motor vehicle report (MVR) for final consideration
• Read, write, and understand plans and directions given in the English language
• Basic computer skills with the ability to create and edit Microsoft Word and Excel documents, create Outlook emails and utilize SharePoint and Microsoft Teams to communicate with other team members
• Able to stand for approximately 3 hours minimum a day up to 8 hours
• Able to traverse a construction job site consisting of uneven ground varying in height and consistency of material, with a variation of elevation 19" or less (mud, gravel, rutted ground, etc.)
• Able to climb and leave a ladder to a platform varying from 6' to 20'
• Able to wear and operate personal fall arresting apparatus, and work at a height of 6' or higher
• Able to wear GPI required PPE, i.e., hard hats, safety vest, work boots, and/or safety glasses/goggles while working
• Able to move equipment or inspection specimens weighing up to 50 pounds
• Able to work in a confined space by the definition of OSHA Construction Standards 29CFR 1926