Careers in Construction - The Door is Open
Storybook careers and lives do happen in real life.  People can marry their high school sweetheart, have a daughter, live where they grew up, and follow in their father's footsteps as a Fluor Leader.  However, it takes success through training, learning, and executing with excellence.

For Jerad A., the door to his career was easy to find and walk through. However, it took a lot of hard work. In the past six years, Jerad has successfully worked on more than ten Fluor power projects. He has worked as a structural welder, pipe welder, tube welder, foreman, and now in the Quality Department as an hourly Site Support Inspector at the Luminant Sandow Project in Rockdale, Texas. Jerad said that building his career took learning from his mistakes and making better decisions from lessons learned.

Jerad was lucky to start his career in his home town as a boilermaker helper on the base crew of a maintenance project. Though as Jerad stated, "I was young and inexperienced and listened to others about how the grass was greener on the other side of the fence. So I left for more money and adventure in California. It didn't take long for me to realize that my career needed to be with Fluor; where the grass is always green."

"I like to help others with safety, to learn a skill and discuss their career opportunities." said Jerad, who plans to remain with Fluor, continue to grow and be challenged for many years. Jerad tries to always give Fluor an honest day's work and add value to the project team.

"A career in construction with Fluor is possible if you have the determination and hunger to learn. It doesn't matter where you start, but how you finish. Fluor provides all the tools and training you need to grow and move forward. I appreciate management, my mentors, and the complete Fluor Team for the opportunities I've had. I feel like I'm part of the best construction team out there."