“We’re ahead of the game.”
It’s the standard you feel walking the shop: clean handoffs, modern equipment, and people who take the work personally — from the first read of the drawings to the last punch item.
Careers
Build steel. Build the system. Stay ahead of the game.
FSW is always interested in strong shop, field, project, quality, and operations people who want to get sharper.
For people who want to raise the standard in steel.
Whether you work under a hood, from a set of drawings, inside a quality system, or across the whole operation, the work is the same: make steel execution clearer, safer, sharper, and more accountable.
A real structural steel shop in Denver.
FSW operates from 5353 Joliet St, Denver, CO 80239, combining trade skill, shop capacity, modern equipment, and practical internal systems that keep work moving from bid to fabrication to install.
2011
Founded in Denver with practical field work and a commitment to doing the job right.
AISC
Certified Building Fabricator for structural steel fabrication work.
Local 24
Ironworkers Local 24 affiliation for commercial steel erection and installation.
Minority-owned
Denver-based minority-owned structural steel contractor.
30–50 t
Published weekly shop throughput supported by in-house planning and equipment.
Modern tools
CNC fabrication equipment, automated beam welding, and internal software that keeps work visible from bid to install.
Where strong steel people can make an impact.
FSW hires across the whole operation — people who can improve the work on the floor, in the field, through project coordination, inside quality, and across operations.
Shop & Field Craft
Build structural steel and miscellaneous metals with modern equipment, practical standards, and field-aware leadership.
- Fit-up and welding
- Shop fabrication
- Field support, foremen, and crew leads
Project Management
Turn drawings, RFIs, schedules, submittals, and field reality into clearer steel execution for GCs and crews.
- Scope clarity
- Schedule coordination
- Clean handoffs
Quality / CWI / Inspection
Protect the standard through fit-up expectations, welding coordination, documentation, and inspection-ready habits.
- AISC-aware systems
- Weld and fit-up discipline
- Inspection coordination
Operations Leadership
Improve the machine behind the work: people, process, production flow, training, internal tools, and accountability.
- Production flow
- Team development
- Process improvement
Modern tools are only useful when good people use them well.
FSW’s shop uses CNC fabrication equipment, automated beam welding, in-house estimating and detailing, and AI-assisted internal workflows that help organize bid intake, scope questions, and project communication.
The tools do not replace judgment. FSW people still make the calls on estimating, coordination, safety, quality, and field execution.
- Build cleaner handoffs from estimating to detailing to the shop.
- Turn quality expectations into daily production habits.
- Use better information to help crews work with fewer surprises.
Who fits here.
A plain standard for the person who wants to become better at steel and help everyone around them do the same.
You want to get sharper every year, not just repeat the same habits.
You care about precision, communication, safety, and the handoff after your part of the work.
You are comfortable learning better tools when they make the work clearer.
You can raise the standard without turning every problem into drama.
You respect both craft knowledge and the systems that keep projects moving.
You want to help build a steel company that is ahead of the game for the right reasons.
Career inquiry
Tell FSW where you can help the company get sharper.
Send a resume or work history, the track you are interested in, and a short note about the kind of steel work or leadership you want to do next. If there is a fit, FSW will follow up with current role details, schedule, requirements, and next steps.
Plain facts before the conversation.
Location
FSW is based at 5353 Joliet St, Denver, CO 80239. Current role details may involve shop, field, office, or mixed coordination work depending on fit.
Work
Commercial structural steel fabrication, erection and installation, miscellaneous metals, welding, field support, estimating, detailing, quality, and operations.
Status
The public site does not list open positions, pay ranges, schedules, or benefits. FSW confirms current details directly during the career conversation.
Contact
Career inquiries currently route through info@fsw-denver.com until a dedicated careers address is published.
Careers at FSW
If you can raise the standard, start the conversation.
Shop, field, project, quality, and operations candidates can reach FSW through the general office email until a dedicated careers address is published.