Job Description

Overview

MGC Contractors, Inc. is a 100% Employee Owned Corporation specializing in water and wastewater general contracting across Arizona, Texas, Utah, and New Mexico. They are seeking Pipe Layers to join their Arizona Division in the Phoenix metro area.

Responsibilities

  • Install mechanical joint water line and bolt together water line.
  • Install air release valves and inline valves.
  • Grade for flow of sewer line pipe.
  • Lay ductile water line and PVC sewer pipe.
  • Set line and grade for water line/sewer and prep grade for water lines/sewer lines.
  • Install water line with gaskets and mechanical joints.
  • Backfill waterline/sewer line and ensure sewer line has a positive flow.
  • Plan pipe installation or repair according to specifications.
  • Align and position pipes to prepare them for welding or sealing.
  • Check slopes for conformance to requirements and specifications.
  • Calculate and adjust grade using a level and a laser.
  • Select type and size of pipe and related material according to job specifications.
  • Measure and mark pipes to required length for cutting and threading.
  • Cut, thread, hammer, and weld pipe to specifications using saws, pipe threaders, and benders.
  • Connect pipe pieces and seal joints.
  • Locate existing pipes needing repair or replacement through potholing and/or excavation.
  • Tap and drill holes into pipes to introduce auxiliary line or devices.
  • Secure pipes to structures with clamps, brackets, and hangers.
  • Grout and clear manholes.
  • Inspect, examine, and test installed systems and pipelines using pressure hydrostatic testing or other testing methods.
  • Perform any and all other duties assigned.

Additional Information

  • This is a full-time position.
  • Occasional overtime and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.
  • Position operates at professional construction sites in the Phoenix metro area.

How this job compares in Phoenix, AZ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Phoenix, AZ currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$39/hr across 80 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 Phoenix, AZ

We're tracking 199 other active welding openings in Phoenix, AZ right now, from 115 different employers. 62 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 458 other active welding openings from 222 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Phoenix, or widen the search to Arizona.

MGC Contractors, Inc. currently has 1 other opening live in Arizona, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (26), EZARC (21), and Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (17). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Arizona, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Goodyear at $39/hr, Phoenix at $32/hr, and Mesa at $31/hr. Phoenix is among them.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Pipe Layers figures were last recalculated when this page was built.