Job Description
Structural Ironworker – Data Center Construction – $30–$55/hr + Overtime + Travel Per Diem – Memphis, TN
Pay: $30–$55/hr, set by years in structural steel (2–5 yrs $30–$38 · 5–10 yrs $38–$46 · 10+ yrs $46–$55)
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.
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