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Overview

LaborWorx is hiring experienced HVAC Mechanical Pipefitters for commercial and federal mechanical projects in Washington, DC and Quantico, VA. These positions involve installing, modifying, and removing commercial HVAC mechanical systems for a national energy infrastructure contractor.

Responsibilities

  • Fabricating, assembling, and installing hydronic, chilled water, and heating water piping systems.
  • Installing and connecting piping to chillers, boilers, pumps, heat exchangers, air-handling equipment, and other mechanical systems.
  • Measuring, cutting, threading, grooving, fitting, and assembling various types of pipe.
  • Working with steel, copper, and grooved piping systems.
  • Reading and interpreting mechanical drawings, blueprints, isometrics, specifications, and layouts.
  • Installing pipe supports, hangers, valves, fittings, and related components.
  • Rigging, positioning, and setting mechanical equipment and piping components.
  • Performing demolition and removal of existing HVAC piping, equipment, and mechanical systems.
  • Performing pressure testing and assisting with system flushing, startup, and commissioning activities.
  • Identifying potential installation issues and communicating them to supervisors or project management.
  • Maintaining proper alignment, slope, and support of piping systems.
  • Working safely around operating equipment, construction activities, lifts, scaffolding, and other trades.
  • Maintaining a clean, organized, and safe work area.
  • Following all company, contractor, client, OSHA, and job-site safety requirements.
  • Working cooperatively with other pipefitters, welders, electricians, HVAC technicians, and construction trades.
  • Performing other pipefitting and mechanical construction duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of professional pipefitting experience, preferably with commercial HVAC or mechanical construction experience.
  • Strong understanding of commercial HVAC piping systems.
  • Experience working with steel, copper, and grooved piping.
  • Ability to read and work from blueprints, mechanical drawings, isometric drawings, and specifications.
  • Ability to accurately measure, cut, thread, groove, fit, and install pipe.
  • Experience with mechanical equipment installation and piping connections.
  • Own standard hand tools required for the pipefitting trade.
  • OSHA 10 certification required; OSHA 30 preferred.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
  • Ability to work at heights, in confined/tight spaces, and in varying outdoor conditions.
  • Strong commitment to safety, quality, and following job-site procedures.

Additional Information

  • Locations: Washington, DC and Quantico, VA; assignments may be split between sites depending on project needs.
  • Job Type: Contract, with potential opportunity to convert to full-time.
  • Duration: Approximately 6–18 months, depending on project requirements.
  • Schedule: 4x10s — four 10-hour shifts per week.
  • Pay: Davis-Bacon prevailing wage, based on job site; Quantico: $76.06/hour, DC Area: $73.59/hour.
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How this job compares in Springfield, VA

Pay in context

At roughly $75/hr, this posting sits about 141% above the $31/hr median for welding jobs across Virginia — toward the top of a $25–$41/hr middle band drawn from 94 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 99% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Springfield, VA

Springfield, VA is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Virginia as a whole we're tracking 163 other active welding openings from 83 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Virginia.

LaborWorx Industrial Staffing 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. (8). 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 $40/hr, Norfolk at $30/hr, and Chesapeake at $27/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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