Structural Steel Project Manager

Location

Phoenix, AZ

Wage

$95,000 – $130,000/yr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on November 11, 2026

Job Description

Overview

An established Arizona industrial and structural steel contractor, operating since 1974, is seeking experienced Structural Steel Project Managers to support a major semiconductor construction project in the Phoenix area. The role involves leading structural and architectural steel projects from kickoff through completion, ensuring project profitability and client satisfaction.

Responsibilities

  • Manage projects to achieve established gross profit margin targets.
  • Develop and drive project schedules while identifying and addressing delays early.
  • Track job costs, change orders, forecasts, and overall project financial performance.
  • Conduct monthly project reviews with leadership.
  • Prepare, review, and negotiate change orders and delay claims.
  • Coordinate detailing, field drawings, subcontractors, vendors, fabrication, and erection activities.
  • Identify long-lead materials, critical milestones, and potential schedule risks.
  • Prepare accurate project billing, documentation, and financial reports.
  • Manage project commitments through completion and closeout.

Requirements

  • 3-5+ years of experience managing structural or architectural steel projects.
  • Strong understanding of steel fabrication and erection processes.
  • Working knowledge of AISC and AWS standards.
  • Experience managing construction budgets, job costs, gross margins, change orders, delay claims, and forecasts.
  • Ability to read and interpret architectural and structural drawings, specifications, and construction documents.
  • Knowledge of construction contracts and subcontract agreements.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
  • Experience with Bluebeam, Tekla, Foundation, Smartsheet, and SiteDocs is expected or preferred.

Additional Information

  • Location: Phoenix, AZ 85027
  • Full-Time position

How this job compares in Phoenix, AZ

Pay in context

At roughly $54/hr, this posting sits about 55% above the $35/hr median for structural welder jobs in Phoenix, AZ — toward the top of a $27–$40/hr middle band drawn from 11 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 82% 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 Phoenix, AZ

We're tracking 211 other active welding openings in Phoenix, AZ right now, from 133 different employers. 51 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 482 other active welding openings from 246 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Phoenix, or widen the search to Arizona.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (29), Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (17), and EZARC (16). 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 Tolleson at $38/hr, Scottsdale at $36/hr, and Tempe at $32/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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