We are hiring one person right now.
A CIPP foreman, for a 2026 start. The page below is the role. We will not be hiring an apprentice until 2027 at the earliest. We will not be hiring a sales person, a marketing person, or anyone in any office function. We are an eight-person shop and our growth ceiling is ten people.
CIPP foreman
3+ years trenchless experience or 7+ years related plumbing trades. NASSCO PACP/MACP certification or willingness to certify in 90 days. NYS Master Plumber license preferred. Reports to Marie. $76,000–$94,000 plus benefits.
Apprentice (UA Local 22 sponsored)
No openings until 2027. Apprenticeship slot will be sponsored through Local 22. We do not maintain a private waitlist; apply through the union when the spot opens.
What it's like to work here
- Pay scale at our level is published; we honor the UA Local 22 wage agreement, with shop-paid medical and a SEP-IRA contribution at the company match.
- Hours are scheduled. Emergency rotations are weekly, in pairs (one journeyman + one operator), with comp time for after-hours work.
- Training is real. We pay for NASSCO recertification, OSHA refresher, and any vendor training that's relevant. We are an authorized Perma-Liner training site.
- Tools are shop-supplied. You bring your hands and your boots; we supply everything else.
- Vehicle is shop-assigned. Take-home truck for the lead operator and the foreman.
- Tenure matters. Three of our crew have been here over five years; two over ten. Turnover since 2018: one person.
- Diversity: half our crew is non-male and non-white. Buffalo trades are not historically diverse; we are openly working to broaden the pipeline. We will not pretend this is solved.
How we hire
- Email a résumé and a one-paragraph cover note to hiring@reuterknapp.example. No formal cover letter required; tell us why you're interested in trenchless specifically.
- Phone screen with Linda (30 min) — basic fit, scheduling, Q&A.
- Working interview at the shop with Marie (3 hours, paid at journeyman rate). You'll do a CCTV survey walk-through and a CIPP setup with Al observing.
- Reference check (we will call three of yours and we will accept yours calling three of ours).
- Offer or no-offer, communicated within 7 days of the working interview.
If we say no, we say no with a reason. We do not ghost candidates. If you don't hear back inside 7 days, follow up — the email may have failed, in which case we apologize.