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Overview

SHADE Industries is seeking a Concrete and Structural Steel Assembly Lead to oversee site preparation, caisson drilling, and concrete footing installations for high-end commercial and residential shade structures in the Phoenix area. This hands-on field leadership position requires a strong background in concrete site work, machinery operation, and crew leadership, offering year-round stability and a four-day workweek schedule.

Responsibilities

  • Direct daily field activities for site crews of 1 to 4 employees, ensuring accurate layout and execution of deep concrete footings and piers.
  • Safely operate light and medium-duty excavation machinery, skid steers, augers, and equipment trailers for structural site preparation.
  • Set up forms, set rebar cages, manage site-mixed or transit-mixed concrete pours, and set precision anchor bolt templates according to plans and engineering specs.
  • Read and interpret structural engineering drawings, grade elevations, and site soil plans to ensure exact footing depths and placement.
  • Work directly with project managers, site superintendents, and inspectors to ensure site readiness and timely inspections.
  • Enforce jobsite safety standards, heat safety protocols, and strict OSHA compliance across all excavation and concrete activities.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of hands-on experience in concrete flatwork, structural footings, heavy excavation, or civil site preparation.
  • Demonstrated capability operating skid steers, mini-excavators, augers, and towable equipment trailers.
  • Proven track record directing small field crews, managing jobsite safety, and maintaining daily production logs.
  • Valid driver license with a clean driving record and willingness to travel for short-term regional assignments (1 to 4 days).
  • Experience with concrete pump trucks, utility locating, or structural steel tie-ins is preferred.
  • OSHA 10/30 card, CPR/First Aid, or trenching and excavation safety credentials are preferred.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Location: Phoenix, AZ (With short-term regional field travel up to 4 days)
  • Schedule: Four-Day Workweek Schedule Options

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
PTO
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How this job compares in Phoenix, AZ

Pay in context

At roughly $27/hr, this posting comes in about 16% below the $32/hr median for structural welder jobs in Phoenix, AZ, where the middle half runs $27–$34/hr across 11 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 9% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks 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.

The Contractor Consultants currently has 2 other openings 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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