Onsite Welding Quality Control Inspector- (Chattanooga, TN - local candidates preferred)

CJ Mahan; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with match

Medical and dental insurance

Life insurance and disability benefits

Flexible paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

CJ Mahan Construction Company, LLC is seeking an Onsite Welding Quality Control Inspector for Chattanooga, TN. The role requires an AWS QC1 CWI and hands-on welding quality control across civil/infrastructure projects.

Based in or near Chattanooga, you will oversee welding QC activities, manage documentation, and coordinate with subcontractors while ensuring compliance with AWS D1.5. Competitive benefits are included and career growth opportunities exist.

Qualifications

• Associates or Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management.
• AWS QC1 Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) certification required.
• Experience coordinating welding quality control on heavy-civil projects.

Responsibilities

• Daily Reporting
• Surveying
• Quantity Tracking
• Safety Audits
• Material Management
• Project Photos
• RFI’s
• Scheduling
• Quality Control
• Subcontractor Coordination
• Change Management Support
• Invoicing
• Document Management
• Cost Control

Skills

Quality control

Welding inspection

Documentation management

Education

Civil Engineering or Construction Management degree

Job description

Onsite Welding Quality Control Inspector- (Chattanooga, TN - local candidates preferred)

Job Category : Quality Control

Requisition Number : ONSIT001141

• Posted : August 5, 2026
• Full-Time

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Based in Grove City, Ohio, C.J. Mahan Construction Company, LLC is a heavy-civil and marine contractor with a proven track-record for success on some of the most challenging and complex infrastructure projects east of the Mississippi. Perhaps best known for our expertise in major bridge structures, Mahan has nearly forty years of experience in the design and construction of a wide range of bridge types, including welded steel girder, cable-stayed steel and concrete, long-span steel truss, railroad, precast concrete, and concrete segmental bridges, many of which involved marine-based construction operations in and over navigable waterways.

Our other marine facilities experience includes lock chambers, gate structures, dams, piers and industrial docks, barge loading facilities, and deep-water cofferdams.Additionally, our experience and capabilities also include construction of deep heavy-capacity foundations, including drilled shafts, large-diameter driven steel piling, driven steel piles, micro-piles, and large reinforced concrete spread footings.

Education:

Associates or Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management from a recognized, fully accredited program.

Experience:

Must hold a current AWS QC1 Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) certification. The designated CWI shall serve as the primary point of contact for welding quality control and shall be responsible for all welding inspection activities in accordance with AWS D1.5M/D1.5. When multiple CWIs and NDT technicians are assigned to the project, the designated CWI shall have overall responsibility for coordinating and managing all welding quality control activities.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Daily Reporting
• Surveying
• Quantity Tracking
• Safety Audits
• Material Management
• Project Photos
• RFI’s
• Scheduling
• Quality Control
• Subcontractor Coordination
• Change Management Support
• Invoicing
• Document Management
• Cost Control
• Competitive pay
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with match
• Medical and dental insurance plans with flexible spending account option
• Life insurance and disability benefits
• Flexible paid time off policy and paid holidays

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions and is regularly exposed to wet, humid condition airborne particles, and extreme heat or cold. The employee is occasionally exposed to vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud and may require protective equipment.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to occasionally lift up to 50 pounds, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, grasp or crawl. The employee is required to frequently climb ladders/work at heights and balance/walk on uneven terrain, lift up to 10 pounds, sit/stand for sustained periods of time (up to 12 hours/day), and speak/hear.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

This job description in no way states or implies that the duties and responsibilities are the only duties and responsibilities to be performed by the individual(s) with this job description. The individual(s) maybe called upon and required to follow other instructions or perform other duties/responsibilities requested by his/her manager, consistent with the purpose of the position, department and/or company objectives.

C.J. Mahan is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability and/or protected veteran status in accordance with governing law.

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