Senior Welding Quality Program Lead

Construction Material Testing; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Construction Material Testing in Washington seeks a Senior Certified Welding Inspector III to lead welding quality on projects: writing and reviewing welding quality programs, supervising CWIs and Welding Inspectors, and representing the company to engineers of record and building officials on welding matters.

The role requires approving WPS, PQR, and welder qualification packages, witnessing procedure qualification tests, auditing fabricators, and guiding a skilled team through code compliance,

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.
• Writes procedures people can follow.

Responsibilities

• Write, review, and approve welding quality plans and NDT procedures.
• Supervise CWIs and Welding Inspectors across projects.
• Audit fabricators and erectors' welding quality systems.
• Approve WPS, PQR, and welder qualification packages.
• Witness or direct procedure qualification testing.
• Represent the company in welding quality reviews.

Skills

Leadership

Inspection expertise

Communication with engineers

Education

SCWI or CWI with 8+ years leadership

Tools

AWS D1.1

ASME IX

API 1104

NDT Level II/III

Job description

Construction Material Testing in Washington seeks a Senior Certified Welding Inspector III to lead welding quality on projects: writing and reviewing welding quality programs, supervising CWIs and Welding Inspectors, and representing the company to engineers of record and building officials on welding matters.

The role requires approving WPS, PQR, and welder qualification packages, witnessing procedure qualification tests, auditing fabricators, and guiding a skilled team through code compliance,