Senior Welding Quality Lead & Inspector

Construction Material Testing; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 69,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Construction Material Testing seeks a Senior Welding Inspector III to serve as the welding quality authority across projects, writing and reviewing welding quality programs, supervising CWIs and Welding Inspectors, and approving procedures and welder qualifications.

The role involves audits of fabricators, resolving disputed indications with engineers of record, and representing the company to engineers of record, owners, and building officials on welding matters; a SCWI is preferred.

Qualifications

• AWS SCWI, or current CWI with 8+ years of welding inspection including supervision of other inspectors.
• Command of AWS D1.1/D1.5/D1.8, ASME IX, and API 1104.
• NDT Level II or III in at least one method preferred.
• Experience writing welding quality programs for structural, industrial, or pipeline work.
• Credible with engineers, fabricators, and building officials.

Responsibilities

• Write, review, and approve welding quality plans, inspection procedures, and NDT procedures.
• Supervise CWIs and Welding Inspectors across projects; review their reports and calibrate their calls.
• Approve WPS, PQR, and welder qualification packages; witness or direct procedure qualification testing.
• Audit fabricators and erectors' welding quality systems; qualify NDT subcontractors.
• Resolve disputed indications and repairs with engineers of record; represent the company in welding quality reviews.

Skills

CWI/SCWI leadership

Welding inspection

Quality program writing

NDT knowledge

Education

AWS SCWI

CWI with 8+ years

Job description

Construction Material Testing seeks a Senior Welding Inspector III to serve as the welding quality authority across projects, writing and reviewing welding quality programs, supervising CWIs and Welding Inspectors, and approving procedures and welder qualifications.

The role involves audits of fabricators, resolving disputed indications with engineers of record, and representing the company to engineers of record, owners, and building officials on welding matters; a SCWI is preferred.