Senior Welding Engineer

National Gas Services; Warwick; Hybrid; GBP 64,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-leading pension (up to 12%)

Annual bonus up to 6%

Company car

26 days holiday

Life assurance

Flexible benefits

Wellbeing support

Job summary

National Gas is recruiting a Senior Welding Engineer to provide technical leadership across welding engineering, materials, NDT, pipeline integrity, and repair activities that keep Britain’s energy infrastructure safe and reliable.

We offer opportunities across National Gas sectors, with a focus on engineering governance, standards development, and risk-based decision-making to support major programmes and asset integrity initiatives.

Qualifications

• Degree (or equivalent) in Welding Engineering, Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Significant experience in welding engineering, materials engineering, pipeline integrity, NDT, or pressure systems engineering in a regulated or high-hazard industry.
• Strong knowledge of welding processes, procedure qualification, inspection requirements, and repair methodologies.
• Experience with pipeline systems, pressure-containing assets, major infrastructure projects, or similar critical infrastructure.
• Knowledge of materials behaviour, defect assessment, structural integrity, and fitness-for-service principles.
• Ability to interpret and apply engineering standards, legislation, and technical specifications.
• Chartered Engineer status, or demonstrable progress towards professional registration.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Act as a technical authority for welding engineering, materials performance, NDT, pipeline integrity, and repair activities.
• Provide expert advice on complex engineering challenges affecting critical energy infrastructure.
• Lead technical assurance activities, ensuring projects and operational activities meet safety, quality, and compliance requirements.
• Review and influence engineering standards, specifications, welding procedures, inspection requirements, and best practice guidance.
• Support supplier assurance, construction quality, and technical governance activities across the asset lifecycle.
• Investigate technical issues and identify robust, risk-based solutions that support safe and reliable operations.
• Drive innovation in welding, inspection, repair, and integrity management techniques.

Skills

Welding engineering

Materials engineering

NDT

Pipeline integrity

Pressure systems

Welding processes

Standards interpretation

Chartered Engineer

Driving licence

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

£63,500 to £74,500 + up to 6% bonus + company car

• Opportunity to earn additional earnings through overtime

Company car eligibility is subject to business mileage requirements. Full details will be provided during the recruitment process.

Location: UK-wide

Working pattern: Hybrid, with a minimum of 3 days a week on site

Travel: Regular (national)

Location requirement: We welcome applications from across the UK. You'll be based from your nearest National Gas site, with regular travel as required.

About Us

At National Gas, the work we do matters.

As Britain's national gas network, we help keep the lights on, businesses running, and homes warm by maintaining the critical infrastructure that transports gas across Great Britain. While providing the energy security Britain relies on today, we're also helping transform the network for a clean energy future.

Join us and help secure Britain's energy.

About The Role

As a Senior Welding Engineer, you'll provide technical leadership across welding engineering, materials, non-destructive testing (NDT), pipeline integrity, and repair activities that help keep Britain's energy infrastructure safe, reliable, and resilient.

We're recruiting for opportunities across several areas of National Gas, giving you the chance to apply your expertise where it can have the greatest impact on the operation, maintenance, and future development of critical national infrastructure.

Why this role matters

The UK's gas transmission network is critical to energy security. This role helps ensure the safe operation, maintenance, development, and future evolution of the assets that millions of homes and businesses rely on every day.

You’ll provide expert guidance on complex engineering challenges, influence technical decisions, develop industry-leading standards, and help shape how National Gas delivers safe, efficient, and innovative solutions now and for the future.

Where you could make an impact

National Gas Services (NGS)

Providing inspection, maintenance, repair, and emergency response services across the gas industry. Supporting the full asset lifecycle, from new connections and infrastructure delivery through to ongoing maintenance, inspection, repair, and emergency response, you'll apply specialist welding and integrity expertise to help keep critical energy infrastructure operating safely and reliably.

This area may particularly appeal to those with experience in operational engineering, maintenance, inspection, repair activities, project delivery, or customer-facing technical roles.

Engineering & Asset Management

Establishing the standards, policies, and assurance frameworks that underpin the safe and efficient operation of our network. You'll help shape engineering policy, provide technical authority on pipeline integrity and repair, and support risk-based decisions that protect critical national infrastructure.

This area may particularly appeal to those with experience in asset integrity, engineering governance, technical assurance, standards development, or risk-based decision-making.

Major Programmes

Delivering some of the UK's largest and most important infrastructure investments, including pipelines, compressors, control systems, hydrogen, and carbon capture projects. You'll provide welding, materials, and NDT expertise across major capital programmes, helping ensure assets are designed, constructed, inspected, and commissioned safely, efficiently, and to the highest technical standards.

This area may particularly appeal to those with experience in major projects, construction assurance, welding quality management, NDT oversight, contractor management, or large-scale infrastructure delivery.

What you’ll be doing

• Act as a technical authority for welding engineering, materials performance, NDT, pipeline integrity, and repair activities
• Provide expert advice on complex engineering challenges affecting critical energy infrastructure
• Lead technical assurance activities, ensuring projects and operational activities meet safety, quality, and compliance requirements
• Review and influence engineering standards, specifications, welding procedures, inspection requirements, and best practice guidance
• Support supplier assurance, construction quality, and technical governance activities across the asset lifecycle
• Investigate technical issues and identify robust, risk-based solutions that support safe and reliable operations
• Drive innovation in welding, inspection, repair, and integrity management techniques

What you’ll bring

This role would suit someone who enjoys solving complex engineering challenges, influencing technical decisions, and making a tangible impact on the performance, safety, and resilience of critical infrastructure.

Essential

• Degree (or equivalent) in Welding Engineering, Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline
• Significant experience in welding engineering, materials engineering, pipeline integrity, NDT, or pressure systems engineering within a regulated or high-hazard industry
• Strong knowledge of welding processes, procedure qualification, inspection requirements, and repair methodologies
• Experience working with pipeline systems, pressure-containing assets, major infrastructure projects, or similar critical infrastructure
• Knowledge of materials behaviour, defect assessment, structural integrity, and fitness-for-service principles
Ability to interpret and apply engineering standards, legislation, and technical specifications
• Chartered Engineer status, or demonstrable progress towards professional registration
• Full UK driving licence

Desirable

• International Welding Engineer (IWE) or European Welding Engineer (EWE) qualification
• Welding inspection or NDT qualifications such as CSWIP, BGAS, or PCN
• Experience supporting major infrastructure, construction, or asset integrity programmes
• Experience of hydrogen, carbon capture, or other energy transition initiatives
• Experience leading technical innovation, research, or capability development activities

Security clearance

This role is subject to National Security Vetting (NSV). Candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain Security Clearance (SC) throughout their employment. For further information, visit GOV.UK (UK Security Vetting: Clearance Levels).

What we offer

• Market-leading double-match pension (up to 12% company contribution)
• Annual performance bonus up to 6%
• Company car (subject to business mileage)
• Access to the Tusker salary sacrifice car scheme
• 26 days holiday (plus statutory holidays)
• 10x salary life assurance and income protection
• Flexible benefits including healthcare, dental, and technology options
• Family-friendly policies, wellbeing support, and professional development opportunities

Inclusive recruitment

We're building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve, championing diversity, and creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is valued for their unique contribution. We support reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond.

National Gas is a Disability Confident employer and signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant.

Choosing your preferred business area

During the application process, we'll ask which area of the business you'd be most interested in joining. The information above is intended to help you select the area that best aligns with your experience, interests, and career aspirations.

We'll consider your preference alongside your experience and location when reviewing your application. Based on this, your application may be aligned to the most relevant opportunity within National Gas. As a result, you may receive additional automated communications from our recruitment system, but only one application is required.