Job Description

Overview

The Utility Piping Specialist position at Arizona State University (ASU) involves leading the installation, modification, and repair of plumbing and utility piping systems, primarily focusing on steam infrastructure. This role requires skilled craftsmanship and the ability to work across various campus locations.

Responsibilities

  • Install, repair, and maintain plumbing systems, including utility piping systems.
  • Locate, repair, and replace malfunctioning parts using hand and power tools.
  • Inspect mechanical system components and perform precision techniques in metalwork.
  • Work with drawings and specifications.
  • Install and maintain steam supply and condensation return lines.
  • Install and maintain chilled water supply and return lines.
  • Install and repair domestic water lines and drain lines.
  • Install and maintain RO supply and return lines.
  • Use work order systems in response to maintenance requests.
  • Prioritize work based on critical needs assessment.
  • Assist other trades as needed.
  • Communicate clearly to perform essential functions.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma and three years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of experience and training.
  • Four 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 practices.
  • Knowledge of mechanical operation of equipment such as pumps, boilers, cooling towers, and chillers.
  • Knowledge of tools, equipment, and materials common to plumbing and welding trades.
  • Knowledge of applicable codes.
  • Experience in installation, repair, and maintenance of plumbing and utility piping systems.
  • Valid Arizona driver's license upon employment.

Benefits

  • PTO
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision

Additional Information

  • Monday – Friday 6:30am – 3:00pm for training with the possibility of 4-10's.
  • Position located at the Tempe Main Campus but may require work at other campus locations.
  • Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
  • Requires working a rotating on-call/stand-by schedule.

Benefits

PTO
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision

How this job compares in Tempe, AZ

Pay in context

At roughly $24/hr, this posting comes in about 39% below the $39/hr median for welding jobs in Tempe, AZ, where the middle half runs $32–$42/hr across 16 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 6% 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 27 other active welding openings in Tempe, AZ right now, from 18 different employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 467 other active welding openings from 221 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.

Arizona State University currently has 1 other opening 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 (29), Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (19), and EZARC (18). 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 $51/hr, Tempe at $39/hr, and Tolleson at $38/hr. Tempe is among them.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Utility Piping Specialist (Utilities Distribution) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.