_Shirley_ _prides itself on attracting,_ _developing_ _and retaining the best employees in the industry.  We hire ambitious and dedicated professionals to fill positions at all levels of our organization._ Shirley Contracting Company, LLC is looking for Pipelayers to join our utility crews. **Qualifications:** + Minimum of 1 year experience on a utility crew + Working knowledge of shoring and excavation + Ability to read cut/grade sheets + Work in outdoor environments in all seasons + Be comfortable working alongside heavy equipment and able to communicate with operators, workers and pedestrians + Must pass pre-employment physical/drug screening **Responsibilities:** + Installation and repair of waterline, sanitary sewer and storm sewer + Ability to align and position pipes to prepare them for joining. + Ability to connect pipe pieces and seal joints + Install and use instruments such as lasers, grade rods, and transit levels + Ability to check slopes for conformance to requirements, using levels or lasers + Assist with the covering of pipes with earth or other materials. + Cut pipes to required lengths + Dig trenches to desired or required depths, by hand or using trenching tools + Grade and level trench bases, using tamping machines and hand tools + Work in confined and enclosed spaces + Willing to train others in pipe-laying and provide supervision. + Ensure the company’s health and safety culture, policies and requirements are met + Establish and maintain a positive working relationship with customers and co-workers Equal Opportunity Employer: Shirley Contracting (subsidiaries and affiliates) is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, physical and mental disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/assignment, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, protected veteran status, or any other status prohibited by applicable national, federal, state or local law. Shirley Contracting promotes a drug-free workplace. Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws: Family and Medical Leave Act (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/posters/fmla) (FMLA); Equal Employment Opportunity (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters) (EEO) and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/posters/employee-polygraph-protection-act) (EPPA). For more information on Equal Opportunity, you may visit this link. (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/migrated\_files/employers/poster\_screen\_reader\_optimized.pdf) Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full time basis in order to be considered. **Based in Lorton, Virginia, Shirley Contracting Company is a leading provider of comprehensive transportation and heavy civil construction services in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Since 1974, Shirley has played a large role in the development of highway and roadway infrastructure in the Virginia, Maryland, and DC Metro area.** **Shirley is a** **subsidiary of Clark Construction Group.** If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete this application or in the application process, please contact the Human Resources Department by telephone at 703-550-8100 or e-mail: shirleyhr@shirleycontracting.com .