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Overview

H&G Systems is seeking a Mechanical Piping Lead to oversee complex mechanical projects in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. This role involves leading installations, mentoring craftsmen, and providing opportunities for career advancement within a respected mechanical contracting company.

Responsibilities

  • Lead mechanical piping installations on commercial and industrial construction projects
  • Coordinate daily manpower, equipment, materials, and workflow to maximize productivity
  • Perform and oversee high-quality pipe fitting, fabrication, and welding activities
  • Install, modify, and troubleshoot chilled water systems, condenser water systems, process piping systems, pumps and pump packages, chillers and mechanical equipment, and hydronic distribution systems
  • Support plant shutdowns, equipment replacements, retrofits, and system upgrades
  • Review blueprints, specifications, spool drawings, and isometric piping drawings
  • Coordinate work with project managers, superintendents, and other trades
  • Monitor jobsite safety, workmanship, and production goals
  • Mentor apprentices and junior mechanics while developing future field leaders
  • Promote a culture of safety, accountability, quality, and teamwork

Requirements

  • Strong experience installing commercial and industrial HVAC piping systems
  • Advanced SMAW welding experience using 6010, 6011, and 7018 electrodes
  • TIG welding experience on stainless steel piping systems
  • Experience brazing and soldering copper piping from ¼" through 3"
  • Proficiency with grooved, threaded, ProPress, and MegaPress piping systems
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints, piping schematics, specifications, and isometric drawings
  • Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
  • Experience leading apprentices, helpers, or small crews
  • Valid driver's license with an insurable driving record

Benefits

  • $40-$45 per hour based on experience and qualifications
  • Take-home company truck
  • Consistent, year-round work
  • Overtime opportunities, including occasional nights and weekends
  • Ongoing technical training and leadership development
  • Exposure to large-scale commercial and industrial projects
  • Advancement opportunities into Foreman, Superintendent, and senior leadership positions
  • Strong safety culture and professional work environment
  • Long-term stability with a growing mechanical contractor

Benefits

$40-$45 per hour based on experience and qualifications
Take-home company truck
Consistent, year-round work
Overtime opportunities, including occasional nights and weekends
Ongoing technical training and leadership development
Exposure to large-scale commercial and industrial projects
Advancement opportunities into Foreman, Superintendent, and senior leadership positions
Strong safety culture and professional work environment
Long-term stability with a growing mechanical contractor
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How this job compares in Dallas, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $43/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $39/hr median for welding jobs in Dallas, TX, whose middle half runs $29–$40/hr across 48 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 83% 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 Dallas, TX

We're tracking 134 other active welding openings in Dallas, TX right now, from 82 different employers. 40 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,132 other active welding openings from 498 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Dallas, or widen the search to Texas.

H & G SYSTEMS, LP currently has 1 other opening live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Zachry Group (33), Austin Industries (30), and Welding Shop in Austin, TX (21). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Arlington at $40/hr, Dallas at $39/hr, and Pasadena at $36/hr. Dallas is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG and Stick work. 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. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work.

See all lead welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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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. Mechanical Piping Lead figures were last recalculated when this page was built.