Pipe Welder Journeyman

Kiewit•Rayville, LA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Pipe Welder Journeyman plans, lays out, welds, installs, tests, and repairs pipe and similar tubular products in accordance with applicable plans, specifications, welding codes, and industry standards. The role includes coordinating with field labor, completing precise pipe fitting and welding independently, supporting prefabrication and installation, and helping ensure work meets production, quality, safety, code, design, and contract requirements. The position is based in a construction/industrial setting with changing outdoor weather, potentially irregular hours, and physical work across varied and sometimes confined terrain.

Requirements

May require a high school diploma or equivalent, along with prior experience in the field or a related area.
Must pass a weld test with quality.
Must be able to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing and a fit-for-duty medical examination.
Must have the required tools.
Must be able to move around a construction/industrial site and stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl.
Must be able to work in changing outdoor weather, noisy and dusty environments, confined or cluttered spaces, and on uneven surfaces.
May need to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds, and use ladders, mechanical platforms, manlifts, or scaffolds to access work areas, potentially above 200 feet.
May be required to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across a construction/industrial site.
Must be available to work irregular hours, weekends, overtime, and holidays as required.

Responsibilities

Plan, diagram, and lay out pipe welding work.
Coordinate with field labor crews to support efficient installations.
Position welding setups, fit piping, and independently perform precise welds.
Lay out and assemble pipes according to production standards, quality and safety requirements, codes, designs, and specifications.
Make welding repairs and repair substandard welds.
Assist with prefabrication layout and installation coordination.
Assist with rigging materials.
Operate air arc gougers, grinders, stress-relieving machines, and other industry machines, tools, and equipment.
Estimate sizes, distances, quantities, time, costs, resources, and materials needed for work activities.
Inspect subordinate work for compliance with contract plans and specifications, identify deficiencies, explain them, and take corrective action.
Comply with safety and project rules and perform other duties as required.