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Job Description

Overview

The Fire Watch Technician supports welders on a construction project by continuously monitoring welding activities, maintaining awareness of the surroundings, and helping ensure that safety protocols are followed at all times on a data center site in Sterling, VA.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor welders on site throughout welding operations to help ensure a safe work area.
  • Maintain constant awareness of surroundings, including identifying potential fire hazards and unsafe conditions.
  • Follow established safety protocols and procedures related to fire watch and construction activities.
  • Communicate promptly with welders and site personnel if safety concerns or hazards are observed.
  • Support general labor tasks as directed, while keeping fire watch duties as the primary focus.
  • Ensure reliable attendance and punctuality for all scheduled shifts from Monday through Friday.
  • Assist in maintaining a clean and orderly work area around welding and construction activities.

Requirements

  • Previous experience in construction or general labor environments.
  • Strong attention to detail and situational awareness in active work areas.
  • Ability to consistently follow safety protocols and instructions.
  • Reliable attendance and punctuality for all scheduled shifts.
  • Ability to stand, walk, and remain alert for extended periods while monitoring welding activities.
  • Clear communication skills to report hazards or concerns to welders and site personnel.
  • Prior experience working on data center or similar large-scale construction projects.
  • Familiarity with basic fire safety practices and hazard recognition.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with welders and other construction team members.
  • Comfort working in a structured environment with defined safety procedures.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • This role is based on an active data center construction project in Sterling, VA.
  • The standard schedule is Monday through Friday, approximately 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
  • Appropriate workwear suitable for a construction site, including sturdy footwear and any required safety gear, is expected.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Dulles Town Center, VA

Pay in context

At roughly $22/hr, this posting comes in about 26% below the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Virginia, where the middle half runs $24–$34/hr across 70 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 7% 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 Dulles Town Center, VA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Dulles Town Center, VA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Virginia as a whole we're tracking 128 other active welding openings from 71 employers. Browse welding jobs across Virginia.

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

The most active employers in Virginia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Innovative Refrigeration Systems, Inc. (14), General Dynamics NASSCO (10), and Atlantic Constructors, Inc. (7). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Virginia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Newport News at $38/hr, Norfolk at $30/hr, and Chesapeake at $28/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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