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Overview

This position is part of the Haskell Indian Nations University, Bureau of Indian Education (BIE). As a Pipefitter, you will be responsible for maintaining campus-wide hydronic heating, chilled water, natural gas, compressed air, and mechanical room piping systems while performing associated plumbing work.

Responsibilities

  • Repairs and maintains water, sewer, steam, natural gas, and fire sprinkler systems.
  • Installs, modifies, fabricates, and repairs pressurized and specialized mechanical piping systems.
  • Repairs and installations of domestic water systems and fire sprinkler system piping.
  • Performs precision pipe fabrication using pipe machines, torches, and specialized measurement tools.
  • Assists with the installation/repair of mechanical pumping systems.
  • Balances hydronic systems to maintain proper circulation and temperature distribution across multiple buildings.

Additional Information

  • Position is also being advertised under merit promotion announcement number BIE-13098386-27-DB MP.
  • For 'Status Applicants' who wish to be considered under both merit promotion and competitive procedures must submit a separate application for each announcement.
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Lawrence, KS is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Kansas as a whole we're tracking 21 other active welding openings from 15 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Kansas.

Bureau of Indian Education currently has 1 other opening live in Kansas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

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