Pipe Welder Journeyman

Kiewit•Shepherd, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Plan, lay out, weld, install, test, and repair pipe and similar tubular products in accordance with applicable plans, specifications, welding codes, and industry standards. The role involves precise independent pipe fitting and welding, coordinating with field labor, supporting prefabrication and installation, and helping ensure work meets quality, safety, contractual, and production requirements. Work takes place at a construction or industrial site, often outdoors in changing weather and in noisy, dusty, confined, cluttered, or uneven areas. The position may involve irregular hours, weekends, overtime, and holidays, as well as climbing to access equipment or work areas, potentially at heights exceeding 200 feet. The employee must provide required tools.

Requirements

May require a high school diploma or equivalent, with previous years of experience in the field or a related area.
Must pass a weld test with acceptable quality.
Must be able to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing, a fit-for-duty medical assessment, and a background check.
Must be able to constantly move around a construction or industrial site and stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl.
Must be able to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds; access to work areas may exceed 200 feet.
Must be able to work in confined and cluttered spaces, on uneven surfaces, and in noisy and dusty environments.
May be required or able to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across a construction or industrial site.
Must have the required tools.
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 for efficient installations.
Position welding setups, fit piping, and independently perform precise welds.
Lay out and assemble pipes in accordance with production standards, quality and safety requirements, codes, designs, and specifications.
Repair welds and substandard work.
Assist with prefabrication layouts and installations.
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, or materials needed for work activities.
Inspect subordinate employees’ work for compliance with contract plans and specifications, identify deficiencies, and explain or take corrective action.
Observe and comply with safety and project rules and perform other duties as required.