Steel Welding Inspector - Bridges

AtkinsRéalis; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 201,000 - 379,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salary

Life insurance coverage

Medical insurance

Annual leave balance

Company gratuity scheme

Discretionary bonus program

Annual flight contribution

Transportation & housing allowances

Employee Wellbeing Program

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis seeks an experienced Steel Welding Inspector for bridges to oversee and ensure the quality of structural steel fabrication, welding, erection, and inspection activities on major infrastructure projects.

The role requires inspecting welded components, reviewing WPS/PQR, ensuring qualified welders perform the work, and coordinating NDT and QA/QC activities. Strong communication and site coordination are essential.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Welding, or Structural Engineering.
• Min 10 years in steel fabrication, welding inspection, and quality control.
• Bridge/highway project experience with steel structures.
• Certification such as CSWIP 3.1/3.2 or AWS CWI preferred.
• NDT knowledge in UT/MT/PT/RT advantageous.
• Ability to interpret drawings and WPS/PQR docs.
• Strong QA/QC, communication, and coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Inspect fabrication and welding of structural steel for bridges.
• Verify welds, joints, and dimensions against drawings and specs.
• Review WPS, PQR, and welder qualifications.
• Witness NDT activities (UT, MT, PT, RT) as applicable.
• Raise NCRs and track corrective actions.
• Coordinate with contractors, QA/QC, and management.
• Support final inspection, punch-list, and handover.

Skills

Inspection

Welding inspection

Documentation

Coordination

Communication

Bridge expertise

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical/ Welding/ Structural Eng

Diploma in Welding Engineering

Tools

NDT equipment

Shop drawings

Job description

Overview

Atkinsrealis seeking an experienced Steel Welding Inspector – Bridges to oversee and ensure the quality of structural steel fabrication, welding, erection, and associated inspection activities for major bridge and infrastructure projects.

Your role

• Perform inspection and surveillance of structural steel fabrication and welding activities for bridges and associated infrastructure.
• Inspect welded components including steel girders, box girders, plate girders, cross girders, diaphragms, stiffeners, connections, and other structural steel elements.
• Verify materials against approved drawings, specifications, material certificates, and project requirements.
• Review and verify Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS), Procedure Qualification Records (PQR), and welder qualification records.
• Ensure welding activities are performed by appropriately qualified and approved welders.
• Conduct pre-welding, in-process, and post-welding inspections.
• Verify joint preparation, fit-up, alignment, root gaps, bevel angles, welding consumables, preheating, interpass temperatures, and welding sequences.
• Carry out detailed visual inspection of completed welds and identify defects or workmanship deficiencies.
• Coordinate and witness Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) activities such as UT, MT, PT, and RT, as applicable.
• Review NDT reports and ensure identified defects are properly repaired, re-inspected, and closed.
• Monitor welding consumable storage, handling, drying, and issuance in accordance with approved procedures.
• Inspect structural steel fabrication dimensions and tolerances against approved shop drawings and project specifications.
• Monitor site erection and field welding of bridge steel structures.
• Ensure proper weld identification and traceability throughout fabrication and installation.
• Review inspection reports, material certificates, welding records, NDT reports, repair records, and quality dossiers.
• Raise Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) where workmanship or materials do not comply with project requirements.
• Monitor corrective and preventive actions and ensure timely closure of quality observations and NCRs.
• Coordinate with contractors, fabrication yards, QA/QC teams, consultants, designers, and project management teams.
• Participate in inspections, hold-point/witness-point activities, quality meetings, and technical discussions.
• Ensure all works comply with approved Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), method statements, drawings, specifications, and applicable welding codes.
• Support final inspection, punch-list clearance, documentation, and handover of completed bridge steelwork.

About you

• Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Welding Engineering, Metallurgy, Civil/Structural Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of overall experience in steel fabrication, welding inspection, and quality control.
• Significant experience specifically involving bridges, highways, structural steel, or major transportation infrastructure projects.
• Strong experience with fabrication and erection of steel bridge structures and welded structural components.
• Recognized welding inspection certification such as CSWIP 3.1/3.2, AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI), or equivalent is highly preferred.
• NDT certification/knowledge in UT, MT, PT and RT is advantageous.
• Strong understanding of welding processes such as SMAW, FCAW, GMAW, and SAW.
• Good knowledge of applicable structural steel and welding requirements, including AWS, ASTM, ASME, ISO, EN, AASHTO, and relevant project specifications, as applicable.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, shop drawings, welding symbols, WPS/PQR documentation, material certificates, and NDT reports.
• Strong understanding of welding defects, acceptance criteria, dimensional tolerances, repair procedures, and quality control requirements.
• Previous experience working in steel fabrication yards and bridge construction sites is highly desirable.
• Strong communication, reporting, documentation, and coordination skills.
• Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary engineering, construction, contractor, and QA/QC teams.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career.

This includes:

• Tax-free salary.
• Life insurance coverage.
• Medical insurance.
• Annual leave balance.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Annual flight contribution.
• Transportation & housing allowances.
• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, familycare, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.

Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills, expand your expertise, and be recognized for the impact you make.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's'infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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