Welding Inspector
responsibilities:
- Inspects and oversees Contractors' work of specific crafts performed for the construction of pipelines and facilities to ensure that procedures and materials comply with contract specifications, codes, and industry standards. Various inspections are generally limited to a specific area or task.
- Documents construction inspections, Contractor's efforts, and materials used on the project.
- Records and notifies the Chief Inspector of deviations from construction specifications, drawings, permits, and governing regulations.
- Evaluates premises for safety, participates in daily tailgate meetings, and enforces company safety programs.
- Verifies craft discipline work is performed in compliance with specifications, plans, and codes.
- Observes work in progress to ensure that procedures followed and materials used conform to specifications.
- Prepares samples of unapproved materials for laboratory testing.
- Examines the quality of finished installations for conformity to standards and approves the installation.
- Interprets plans and specifications for the construction contractor and discusses
- deviations from specified construction procedures to ensure compliance with applicable construction regulations.
- Records quantities of materials received or used during specified periods, noting deviations or exceptions to the specifications, drawings, permits, or governing regulations.
- Maintains a daily log of construction and inspection activities and compares progress reports.
- Prepares sketches of construction installations that deviate from drawings.
Requirements:
Experience:
• Required: 5 years of oil and gas construction inspection or other related experience
• Preferred: 8 years of oil and gas construction inspection or other related experience
Licensing/Certification:
• Required: AWS CWI certification, Knowledge of the following codes and standards:
- ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section IX – Welding and Brazing Qualifications.
- API 1104 – Welding of Pipelines and Related Facilities.
- AWS D1.1 – Structural Welding Code – Steel.
- ASME B31 Series.
• Required: 3 years of progressively responsible work experience in:
- Visual inspection of welded joints.
- Destructive and nondestructive test methods, procedures, and equipment. - Identification and evaluation of weld discontinuities.
- Welding processes, procedures, inspection methods, and the use of welding equipment. - Design drawings, pipe and fitting specifications, welding filler metals, and pipeline or related facility construction standards.
• Preferred: OSHA 10-Hour Card for construction (1926)