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Job Description

Overview

The Pipefitter position is located in the Engineering Service department at the Margaret C. Corbin VA Campus in Manhattan, NY. The role involves making safety and preventive maintenance inspections and repairs of utility systems and equipment in accordance with VA regulations and National Codes.

Responsibilities

  • Installing and operating high- and low-pressure piping systems, plumbing systems, and related equipment.
  • Installing plumbing fixtures such as sinks, water closets, and drinking fountains.
  • Aligning pipes, valves, fittings, and joints for accurate match.
  • Figuring pressures and fixture units within a system.
  • Interpreting and applying building plans and blueprints.
  • Performing work assigned orally and through written or electronic work orders.
  • Determining the proper placement and elevation to install steam generators and pumps.
  • Planning and laying out the installation, modification, and repair of piping systems.
  • Using power tools common to the pipefitting trade.

Additional Information

  • Work Schedule: M-F, 8AM-4:40PM
  • Physical Requirements: Works from ladders, scaffolds, and in cramped hard-to-reach places.
  • Working Conditions: Work is performed inside and outside in all types of inclement weather.
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How this job compares in New York, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $37/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $41/hr median for welding jobs in New York, NY, whose middle half runs $33–$53/hr across 10 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 30% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in New York, NY

We're tracking 19 other active welding openings in New York, NY right now, from 16 different employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 100 other active welding openings from 68 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in New York, or widen the search to New York.

Veterans Health Administration currently has 3 other openings live in New York, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in New York at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in New York, NY (17), Alstom (4), and Veterans Health Administration (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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