Apprentice Plumber at CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS LLC – Austin, Texas
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About This Position
Circuit of The Americas (COTA) is a 365-entertainment destination for world-class
events located in Austin, TX. The sports and entertainment portfolio at COTA is
unmatched in the country with Formula 1 US Grand Prix, NASCAR and MotoGP
attracting global fans during championship races on the famed Circuit and Live Nation
producing over 30 headline concerts every year at the Germania Insurance
Amphitheater. Opening in 2026, COTA’s amusement park is a 20-acre theme park
featuring two first of their kind Roller Coasters and over three dozen rides.
Job Summary
We are looking for a motivated and reliable Commercial Plumbing Apprentice to join our
team. In this role, you will gain hands-on experience under the direct supervision of a
licensed Master Plumber, learning to install and maintain commercial-grade water, gas,
sewer and drainage systems. This position is a formal stepping stone toward earning your
journeyman license.
Core Responsibilities
- System Installation: Assist with "rough-in" work, including measuring, cutting, and assembling pipe sections (PVC, copper, cast iron, and PEX).
- Fixture Fitting: Help install and mount commercial fixtures such as industrial toilets, sinks, water heaters, and drinking fountains.
- Blueprint Reading: Learn to interpret construction drawings, schematics, and isometric plans to ensure accurate pipe routing.
- Maintenance & Repair: Support licensed plumbers in troubleshooting leaks, clearing blockages, and performing pressure tests with air or water.
- Job Site Preparation: Organize tools and materials, maintain a clean and safe work area, and manage service vehicle inventory.
- Regulatory Compliance: Follow all OSHA safety protocols and ensure all work adheres to local and state plumbing codes.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Valid Texas Apprentice Electrician License (required)
- Strong interpersonal skills; can effectively communicate and relate to all levels within and outside the organization; create and build positive and productive relationships.
- Drives the team and the organization for results in order to improve bottom line performance; able to make timely or planned decisions appropriate to the circumstances or situation.
- Ability to make tough decisions, gains input from others and moves decisions forward in the organization.
- Responds quickly and effectively to changing trends and circumstances; embraces change and welcomes fresh perspectives; learns from past mistakes and adjusts accordingly.
- Ability to manage appropriate steps to get projects completed; has strong abilities to organize people and processes; can create a plan for resourceful workflow.
- Can be trusted to act in a manner that is truthful and values direct, honest communication at all levels of the organization.
- Licensing: Must possess a state-required Apprentice Registration Card.
Physical Demand & Work Environments:
- Ability to stand, sit, use of hands to handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms.
- Ability to lift and/ or move up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to squat, bend, twist, push/pull.
- Ability to stand/walk for long periods.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.
- Work in extreme environments outdoors throughout the year.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can be loud during events.
Salary commensurate with experience.
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to
perform the essential functions of this job.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:
COTA strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of
race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship,
age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual
orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal
law