Welding Inspector

E2 Consulting Engineers, Inc.•Atlanta, GA

21h•Onsite

About The Position

The Welding Inspector will provide inspection of contractor’s quality of work in accordance with the client’s policies and procedures as it relates to welding of steel pipe on pipeline construction projects. The Welding Inspector works under the direction of the Chief Inspector, who may assign additional responsibilities to the Inspector as needed.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent.
Must possess a valid driver’s license.
Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Ability to read, interpret, and implement the client’s policies and procedures.
Minimum of three (3) years weld inspection experience on construction projects for natural gas transmission pipelines.
Knowledge and Familiarity of API Standard 1104.
Competent in 49 CFR 192, ASME 31.8, and applicable OSHA standards.
AWS/CWI or CPWI welding inspection certification.
Employment is contingent upon completing all applicable training during onboarding, including Operator Qualifications.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge and experience interpreting Radiographic Films.
OSHA Competent Person.
ANST-SNT-TC-1A Magnetic Particle Testing (MT)-Level 1.
ANST-SNT-TC-1A Liquid Penetrate (PT)-Level 1.
API-1169 Certification.

Responsibilities

At least once per day, verify that the proper welding procedure is used by the other contractors for each project and that the other contractors’ welders are adhering to the parameters in the designated weld procedure. Each Weld Inspector shall keep a log of these inspections that will be part of the final records provided to the client by the Weld Inspectors.
Verify every other contractors’ welder used for construction is properly qualified in the procedures they are to utilize per the client’s qualifications and procedures.
Verify that the other contractors’ radiographers’ certifications are current and correct, the radiographic procedure is qualified, the qualified radiographic procedures are used, the quality of the radiographs is acceptable and the radiographic crew maintains proper documentation.
Maintain pipe stencil information, including pipe number, wall thickness, grade and heat numbers and such information is recorded for any pipe joint that is cut.
Coordinate with other contractor(s) performing Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) inspection to verify each weld is properly tested and passed prior to backfill. Each Weld Inspector shall notify the client of any delays in construction that other contractors’ NDT crews may cause.
Assign a unique number to each welder on each project to be used as a stencil number. Each Weld Inspector is to keep a log of each other contractor welder, his/her unique stencil number, and the welder’s qualifications. The log should be available on-site at all times and each Weld Inspector shall verify that other contractor welders are correctly marking field welds with assigned stencil number. Centralized weld log for the entirety of each project shall be maintained by the Chief Weld Inspector.
Verify that each weld on each project has a unique (x-ray) number assigned and is identified on final weld maps, recorded on film / digital imagery and NDT reports.
Prior to all backfill, HDD pull-through, or jack and bore each Weld Inspector shall perform the following: Visually inspect each weld joint to verify that a sound weld is produced at every joint, the correct qualified welding procedure is being utilized and only qualified welders are performing the welding.
Verify that other contractor(s) performing NDT has examined every weld joint for compliance to API 1104 specs and make sure every weld passes or is repaired and then subsequently passes NDT.