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Overview

Accelevation is a rapidly growing company that designs, manufactures, and installs the infrastructure for advanced technologies. As a Structural Steel Installer, you will play a crucial role in building and installing structural systems for data centers across the United States, requiring travel up to 75%.

Responsibilities

  • Install structural steel including beams, columns, braces, embeds, and support framing.
  • Install structural supports, Unistrut systems, seismic bracing, and steel assemblies for electrical infrastructure.
  • Read and interpret structural drawings, shop drawings, blueprints, and installation details.
  • Align, level, and secure structural members using industry-standard equipment.
  • Assemble and install bolted structural steel connections according to engineering specifications.
  • Verify layout, elevation, plumb, level, and alignment prior to final installation.
  • Assist with rigging, signaling, and guiding structural steel during crane picks when qualified.
  • Install anchors and verify torque requirements per project specifications.
  • Utilize lasers, tape measures, levels, and layout equipment for accurate installation.
  • Operate aerial lifts, scissor lifts, boom lifts, and Telehandlers safely.
  • Perform field modifications and basic fabrication as required.
  • Perform welding when qualified and authorized.
  • Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment.
  • Follow OSHA regulations and company safety policies.
  • Collaborate with field leadership and crew members to meet production schedules.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED preferred.
  • Two or more years of structural steel erection, steel installation, or related experience preferred.
  • Ability to read and interpret structural drawings and shop drawings.
  • Experience working safely at heights while utilizing fall protection.
  • Experience operating aerial lifts.
  • OSHA 10 certification preferred; OSHA 30 is a plus.
  • Ability to travel extensively to project locations throughout the United States.
  • Valid driver's license preferred.

Benefits

  • PTO
  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision

Additional Information

  • Location: Dallas, TX - Travel up to 75% required.
  • Must frequently lift up to 75 lbs and work at heights.
  • Flexible hours, including nights and weekends, may be required.

Benefits

PTO
401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
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Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Dallas, TX currently run a median of $35/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$40/hr across 47 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Dallas, TX

We're tracking 115 other active welding openings in Dallas, TX right now, from 82 different employers. 59 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,307 other active welding openings from 707 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Dallas, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Zachry Group (24), Welding Shop in Houston, TX (21), and Austin Industries (19). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pasadena at $82/hr, Midlothian at $38/hr, and Dallas at $35/hr. Dallas is among them.

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