Piping & Installation Helper

📍 Location: Based in Maryland, with work sites across the state - primarily between Baltimore and Washington, DC.

👥 Team: Field Operations

🧭 Reports to: Regional GLC Lead

💼 Type: Full-time (non-exempt)

📌 About the Job
As a Piping & Installation Helper at Dandelion Energy, you’ll support our Ground Loop Commissioning (GLC) operations by installing and fusing HDPE piping, pressure testing, system flushing/filling, and preparing loops for commissioning. You'll work directly under our Ground Loop Commissioning Lead on active job sites, gaining hands-on training in fusion, equipment operation, and geothermal ground loop installation. This is an outdoor, field-based role where you'll build the technical foundation for a career in renewable energy construction - no geothermal experience required.

🛠️ Responsibilities

• Work outdoors in all weather conditions as part of the Ground Loop Commissioning field crew

• Dig trenches, install HDPE piping, and support restoration of landscapes to rough grade

• Assist with fusion, pressure testing, flushing/filling, and loop preparation under the supervision of the Ground Loop Commissioning Lead

• Load/unload piping, trenching equipment, and job materials

• Maintain clean, safe, and organized work areas

• Perform basic equipment checks and general labor tasks on job sites

• Drive company vehicles to/from job sites (requires valid driver’s license and safe driving record)

• Learn to operate heavy equipment (mini-excavators, skid steers, grout pumps) as you advance

🎯 You Will Thrive in This Role If You Have:

• A strong work ethic and excitement to learn hands-on technical skills

• Comfort working outdoors year-round and doing physical, demanding work

• Adaptability - assignments and tasks can shift frequently

• Attention to detail and pride in high-quality, safe work

• A team-first, mission-driven mindset and eagerness to support coworkers

✅ Must-Haves

• Valid driver’s license with a safe driving record that meets company insurance requirements; CDL is a plus

• Background in plumbing, pipefitting, or mechanical construction preferred

• Personal vehicle and ability/willingness to drive to job sites within approximately 75 miles

• Ability to lift 50 lbs overhead and perform sustained physical labor in all weather conditions

• Positive attitude and readiness to learn new technical skills

🌟 Bonus Points For:

• Experience in construction, trenching, plumbing, drilling, or outdoor labor

• Mechanical, plumbing rigging, or welding experience

• Familiarity with heavy equipment (excavators, skid steers, forklifts)

🌼 About Dandelion

Dandelion Energy is transforming how homes are heated and cooled - starting from (below) the ground up. As the nation’s leading residential geothermal company, we design, install, and maintain all-in-one heating and cooling systems that are cleaner, quieter, more affordable, and up to 4× more efficient than traditional HVAC. Our focus is on large, enterprise deployments with major homebuilders, helping bring geothermal to more homes, faster.

Backed by Google Ventures (GV) and other top tech investors, our end-to-end geothermal solution is challenging the status quo in residential heating and cooling. We’re scaling strategically and intentionally to meet growing demand. Our mission is simple and bold: to make geothermal the default choice for heating and cooling in the U.S.

🌳 Why Dandelion

Dandelion Energy is at the forefront of the transition to clean, efficient home energy. Our team has delivered thousands of high-quality geothermal installations across the country, helped elevate geothermal heat pumps nationally, and played a meaningful role in advancing electrification-friendly policy at both the local and federal levels.

We’re a multidisciplinary, mission-driven team spanning hardware engineering, HVAC, drilling, solar finance, behavioral economics, and startup operations. Together, we’re building something complex, impactful, and designed to scale … work that directly shapes how homes are powered for decades to come.

At Dandelion, you’ll find a collaborative, fast-paced, and inclusive culture where curiosity, ownership, and cross-functional teamwork are core to how we operate. Our nationwide team is united by a shared commitment to sustainability and a belief that clean, affordable heating and cooling should be the standard.

We’re driving a wholesale shift in how homes are heated and cooled. Join us.

🎁 Benefits & Perks

• Medical (including mental health), dental, vision, and pet insurance

• 401(k) plan

• Commuter benefits

• Generous paid sick leave, vacation, and parental leave

• Learning & development support, including on-the-job training and virtual courses

• Pet insurance