Structural Ironworker -Houston

Job Description

Job Description

Structural Ironworker

Structural Ironworker – Data Center Construction – $30–$55/hr + Overtime + Travel Per Diem – Memphis, TN

Erect the structural steel, misc. metals, and equipment supports behind a large AI supercomputing campus: compute

halls, cooling plants, substations, and site infrastructure.

What you'll do

• Erect columns, beams, bracing, joists, and metal deck for compute halls, mechanical plants, substations, and

cooling yards.

• Install stairs, ladders, platforms, catwalks, grating, handrail, embeds, and equipment frames.

• Build pipe racks, mezzanines, and support steel for chilled-water piping, cable tray, busway, and liquid-cooling

distribution.

• Rig, hoist, and set members with cranes, come-alongs, and chain falls; act as rigger or signal person when

qualified.

• Bolt, torque, weld, and plumb connections to drawings and AISC/AWS standards; close connection punch lists.

• Lay out from control, check elevations and plumb, flag drawing conflicts, and coordinate with other trades so

embeds and support steel land correctly.

Requirements

• 2+ years of ironworking on commercial, industrial, or heavy-civil structural steel, or equivalent military structural or

rigging experience.

• Reads structural and erection drawings and works to AISC connection details.

• Hands-on structural bolt-up and cutting; safe use of aerial lifts, ladders, and material-handling equipment.

• Works at heights, outdoors, and in varying weather, including extended hours, nights, and weekends.

• Strong safety mindset; follows fall protection, crane, rigging, hot-work, and LOTO rules.

Pluses

• Journey-level experience (union or non-union) or a completed ironworker apprenticeship.

• AWS D1.1 structural welding; NCCCO rigger or signal person certification.

• OSHA 10 or 30; fall protection competent person.

• Hyperscale data center, power plant, or mission-critical steel; pipe rack and equipment support steel.

About the project

Join a major AI data-center build in Memphis, TN and Southaven, MS. This is a large, fast-moving industrial project with

long-term work and the chance to travel to future projects.

Schedule, pay and benefits

6 days a week, 12-hour shifts (Mon–Sat or Sun–Fri), with an optional 7th day and substantial overtime. Day and night shifts;

must be open to either. Paid weekly. Holiday work on critical-path crews pays double time for the full holiday weekend. $160/day

travel per diem, paid weekly, for workers living 75+ miles from the site. Health plan available (cafeteria plan). Possible

conversion to a permanent role after 90 days (not guaranteed).

Requirements for everyone

Must pass a background check. Work outdoors, at heights, and in full PPE for a 12-hour shift. Able to understand and follow

instructions in English. Candidates may be represented by only one staffing agency for this project.

How to apply

Text IRONWORKER to View phone number on ziprecruiter.com or apply here. Include photos of your certifications.

GL Skilled Staffing Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without

regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other

protected status.

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