Structural Ironworker

Job Description

Job Description

Structural Ironworker – Data Center Construction

Title: Structural Ironworker – AI Data Center Construction ($30.00–$55.00/hr + $160.00/day Per Diem)

Jobsite Locations:

• Memphis, TN
• Southaven, MS

About the Project

Join a major, fast-moving AI supercomputing data-center build across the Memphis, TN and Southaven, MS area. You will erect the structural steel, miscellaneous metals, and equipment supports behind a massive campus featuring compute halls, cooling plants, substations, and site infrastructure. This industrial project offers long-term work and the opportunity to travel to future projects.

Pay, Schedule & Benefits

• Hourly Pay Rate: $30.00–$55.00/hr, set by years of experience in structural steel:
• Travel Per Diem: $160.00/day (paid weekly) for workers living 75+ miles from the site.
• Schedule & Overtime: 6 days a week, 12-hour shifts (Monday–Saturday or Sunday–Friday), with an optional 7th day and substantial overtime. Both day and night shifts are running—candidates must be open to either.
• Holiday Pay: Critical-path crews working holidays earn double time (2x) for the full holiday weekend.
• Pay Frequency: Paid weekly.
• Benefits & Growth: Health plan available (cafeteria plan). Possible conversion to a permanent role after 90 days (not guaranteed).

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 using cranes, come-alongs, and chain falls; act as a rigger or signal person when qualified.
• Bolt, torque, weld, and plumb connections according 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 accurately.

Requirements

• Experience: 2+ years of ironworking on commercial, industrial, or heavy-civil structural steel (or equivalent military structural/rigging experience).
• Technical Skills: Ability to read structural and erection drawings and work to AISC connection details.
• Equipment & Tools: Hands-on experience with structural bolt-up and cutting; safe operation of aerial lifts, ladders, and material-handling equipment.
• Safety: Strong safety mindset with strict adherence to fall protection, crane, rigging, hot-work, and LOTO rules.
• Work Conditions: Able to work outdoors at heights, in varying weather, and in full PPE for 12-hour shifts (including extended hours, nights, and weekends).
• General Requirements: Must pass a background check and be able to understand and follow instructions in English.
• Note: Candidates may be represented by only 1 staffing agency for this project.

Pluses (Preferred Qualifications)

• Journey-level experience (union or non-union) or a completed ironworker apprenticeship.
• AWS D1.1 structural welding certification; NCCCO rigger or signal person certification.
• OSHA 10 or 30 certification; Fall Protection Competent Person.
• Prior experience on hyperscale data centers, power plants, or mission-critical steel, specifically involving pipe racks and equipment support steel.

How to Apply

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Job Reference: #GL3440

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.