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Job Description

Overview

Arizona State University (ASU) is seeking a Utility Piping Specialist to assist with steam infrastructure and the installation, repair, and maintenance of plumbing systems. This role is part of the Facilities Development and Management team, which maintains and services university-owned property.

Responsibilities

  • Install, repair, and maintain plumbing systems, including performing complex and precision work related to utility piping systems.
  • Locate, repair, and replace malfunctioning parts using hand and power tools.
  • Inspect mechanical system components and use soldering and brazing tools for precision techniques.
  • Work with drawings and specifications.
  • Install and maintain sprinkler systems.
  • Install and repair water lines and drain lines.
  • Prioritize work based on critical needs assessment.
  • Assist other trades as needed.
  • Use electronic work order systems to coordinate assigned tasks.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma and three years of experience in the relevant field, or an equivalent combination of experience and training.
  • Three years of plumbing and/or mechanical-pipefitting systems experience, or completion of a four-year federally approved technical training program in plumbing.
  • Experience in studying plans, drawings, specifications, and work orders.
  • Knowledge of welding standards as defined by current trade practice.
  • Ability to use electronic work order systems to track and manage maintenance tasks.
  • Knowledge of the mechanical operation of equipment such as pumps, boilers, cooling towers, and chillers.
  • Knowledge of applicable codes for plumbing and utility piping systems.
  • Effective communication skills.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • This position is located at the Tempe campus but will require working at other ASU campus locations based on program need.
  • Work schedule is Monday – Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm.
  • Must possess a valid Arizona driver's license upon employment.
  • Position requires working a rotating on-call/stand-by schedule.

Benefits

PTO
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
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How this job compares in Tempe, AZ

Pay in context

At roughly $24/hr, this posting comes in about 26% below the $32/hr median for welding jobs in Tempe, AZ, where the middle half runs $30–$52/hr across 12 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 8% 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 Tempe, AZ

We're tracking 31 other active welding openings in Tempe, AZ right now, from 23 different employers. 11 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 499 other active welding openings from 252 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Tempe, or widen the search to Arizona.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (27), Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (20), and EZARC (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 Arizona, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Chandler at $36/hr, Tempe at $32/hr, and Phoenix at $31/hr. Tempe is among them.

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