Iron Worker, Construction - Memphis

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Erect structural steel for supercomputer halls, mechanical plants, substations, cooling yards, and site buildings, including columns, beams, bracing, joists, and metal deck.
• Install miscellaneous metals: stairs, ladders, platforms, catwalks, grating, handrail, embeds, and equipment frames that support construction, operations, and maintenance access.
• Fabricate and install pipe racks, aerial galleries, mezzanines, and support steel for chilled-water piping, cable tray, busway, and liquid-cooling distribution serving AI compute halls.
• Rig, hoist, and set structural members and heavy equipment-support steel using cranes, come-alongs, chain falls, and approved lifting gear; act as rigger or signal person when qualified.
• Bolt, torque, weld, and plumb connections to drawings, AISC and AWS standards, and inspection requirements; install high-strength bolts and close connection punch lists.
• Read structural drawings, erection plans, and shop drawings; lay out from control, check elevations and plumb, and report conflicts before steel goes up.
• Coordinate with civil, mechanical, and electrical crews so embeds, penetrations, and support steel land correctly for cooling towers, generators, transformers, pumps, CDUs, and IT equipment.
• Follow fall protection, crane, rigging, hot-work, LOTO, PPE, and permit rules; keep a safe work area at height and around live construction and energized yards.
• Support inspection, punch-list, and turnover work through building and yard completion.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

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

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Ability to read structural and erection drawings and work to AISC connection details
• Hands-on proficiency with structural bolt-up, cutting, and safe use of aerial lifts, ladders, and material-handling equipment
• Willingness to work at heights, outdoors, and on a changing construction site
• Strong safety mindset with current OSHA 10 or equivalent training
• Journey-level ironworker experience (union or non-union) and/or completion of an ironworker apprenticeship
• AWS D1.1 structural welding certification
• Qualified rigger and/or signal person; NCCCO or equivalent crane, rigger, or signal certification
• OSHA 30 and/or fall-protection competent person
• Prior experience on hyperscale data center, power plant, industrial, or other mission-critical steel
• Experience with pipe rack, equipment support steel, and miscellaneous metals in addition to building steel
• High school diploma or equivalency certificate

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to travel extensively to SpaceXSI construction sites and remain onsite during peak construction phases
• Capability to work in industrial environments, climb ladders and structural steel, lift moderate to heavy loads, stand and walk for a full shift, and wear PPE for extended periods
• Ability to work at elevation in varying weather, around cranes and heavy equipment, and in active construction yards
• Willingness to work extended hours, nights, and weekends during critical construction windows