Branch

Skilled Trade Workers (Commercial MEP)

Branch  •  Charlottesville, VA (Onsite)  •  1 month ago
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Job Description

Hiring Skilled Trade Workers!


Hopkins | Lacy, the Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing (MEP) Division of Branch, is growing and looking for experienced, motivated trade professionals to join our team. We are hiring all levels of skilled commercial MEP workers who are ready to build, lead, and succeed in a fast-paced commercial construction environment.

Open Positions

We are actively hiring:

  • Superintendents

  • Foreman

  • Plumbers

  • Sheet Metal Mechanics

  • Electricians

  • Service Technicians

Essential Functions:

Depending on your trade and level, responsibilities may include:

  • Leading crews and managing jobsite productivity

  • Installation, repair, and maintenance of plumbing, HVAC, sheet metal, and electrical systems

  • Layout and coordination of commercial MEP systems

  • Troubleshooting and diagnosing system issues

  • Ensuring work meets quality standards, code requirements, and project schedules

  • Coordinating with project managers, subcontractors, and field teams

  • Maintaining a safe and organized work environment

Qualifications:

Qualified candidates should have:

  • Minimum 2 years of commercial MEP experience for non-supervisory positions

  • Strong knowledge of commercial construction practices, tools, and safety procedures

  • Ability to read blueprints, schematics, drawings, and specifications

  • Strong problem-solving and communication skills

  • Dependable work ethic and team-first attitude

  • Leadership experience preferred for Foreman and Superintendent roles

  • Valid driver’s license


Travel
Travel is frequently required to and from job site locations.

Work Environment
While performing duties on this job, the employee is frequently exposed to various indoor/outdoor climate conditions and temperatures. They will also be exposed to frequent fumes, odors, dust, gases, poor ventilation, etc. Noise level exceeding 85 decibels will require hearing protection. Other hazards might include electrical shock, burns, explosives, radiant energy, mechanical hazards, etc.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use their hands and fingers to handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms. They will need to stand (approximately 60%), walk (approximately 30%), and sit (approximately 10%). The employee will also need to be able to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, handle, feel, talk, and hear. The employee will need to be able to carry up to 75lbs, lift up to 100lbs, and move up to 200lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, midrange vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position which typically requires 40 hours per week.

AAP/EEO Statement

It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of the Company not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or status as a veteran, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, with respect to recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, and other terms and condition of employment.

Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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About Branch

What matters most is what drives us as a company

Since 1963, Branch has provided quality professional construction services to both the public and private sectors throughout the mid-Atlantic. Branch offers construction management, heavy highways and roads, design-build services, general contracting, site development, metal fabrication, and mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems and services.

Branch is 100 percent employee-owned, and our employee-owners live the core values of ownership, relationships, and exceptionalism.

We take ownership of our projects because quality makes all the difference in our communities. The relationships we build connect us to the community. And our commitment to relationships extends to the families of our employee-owners. We strive to keep our employee-owners near home so that they can be with their families each night.

Industry
Construction & Skilled Trades
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
Roanoke, Virginia
Year Founded
1963
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