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Overview

The Pile Driver / Welder is responsible for installing footing piles, earth support sheeting systems, and performing structural welding activities on heavy civil and bridge construction projects. This position emphasizes safety, quality, and productivity while operating around heavy equipment and interpreting blueprints.

Responsibilities

  • Install footing piles, earth support sheeting systems, and other foundation elements as directed.
  • Perform structural welding on bridge and heavy civil construction projects using approved procedures.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, layouts, work orders, and specifications accurately.
  • Prepare, fit, and weld structural steel components to meet project specifications.
  • Utilize welding equipment, cutting torches, plasma arc equipment, and other tools safely.
  • Assist with rigging, lifting, and positioning heavy materials using proper practices.
  • Work safely around cranes, bridge construction equipment, lifts, and staging platforms.
  • Perform initial quality inspections of completed work and correct deficiencies.
  • Assist the Foreman in planning daily work activities and determining labor and equipment needs.
  • Maintain equipment, tools, and work areas in a clean, organized, and safe condition.
  • Clean, inspect, and properly store equipment at the end of each shift.
  • Perform other duties as assigned to support project operations.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in pile driving, bridge construction, structural welding, or related heavy civil construction.
  • Experience working on bridge construction projects preferred.
  • Proficient in structural welding, including the use of cutting torches and plasma arc equipment.
  • Knowledge of cranes, bridge construction equipment, rigging practices, and forming systems.
  • Experience working from lifts, staging platforms, or elevated work areas.
  • Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and welding specifications.
  • Valid driver's license required.
  • OSHA 10 certification preferred.

Benefits

  • Hourly Wage

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How this job compares in Haverhill, MA

Pay in context

At roughly $43/hr, this posting sits about 39% above the $31/hr median for welding jobs across Massachusetts — toward the top of a $30–$36/hr middle band drawn from 21 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 81% 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 Haverhill, MA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Haverhill, MA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Massachusetts as a whole we're tracking 35 other active welding openings from 25 employers. Browse welding jobs across Massachusetts.

The most active employers in Massachusetts at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Boston, MA (3), Commonwealth Fusion Systems (3), and Personnel People (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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