Certified Welding Inspector

About the role

Raba Kistner is seeking an organized, dependable Certified Welding Inspector to join our team in Austin, TX. Responsible for inspections of structural steel, carbon steel piping fit-up, and welding.

Responsibilities

• Serve as consultant in area of expertise (structural steel, pipeline, pressure vessel, and reinforcing steel)
• Provide scope of work with cost estimates for potential projects/clients
• Prepare steel reports and other client required letters using R-K format
• Provide technical expertise to CoMET Services
• Prepare cost analysis and project invoices within a specified deadline after the field, laboratory, and reporting work is completed
• Maintain close contact with all clients during the entire duration of projects
• Develop and build business by attracting clients and maintaining existing clients
• Prepare proposals
• Notify Leader of potential group involvement in legal matters
• Work with legal counsel as required and directed
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Minimum 5 years steel inspection/welding experience
• Must be certified by the American Welding Society as a Certified Welding Inspector (AWS QC1)
• Possess a valid driver's license within the applicable jurisdiction and meet company's auto insurability requirements
• Organizational skills to utilize company resources efficiently and effectively
• Management skills to supervise project teams and evaluate progress of projects
• Good oral and written communications skills and ability to work with clients and staff within the organization
• Basic Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Must be self-motivated with good attendance record and be able to work independently
• Able to drive company vehicle, manage and complete all assigned jobs efficiently and on time

Physical requirements

• Regularly stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, talk, or hear, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and drive vehicle short and/or long distances
• Frequently sit and occasionally taste or smell and utilize hand tools such as sledgehammers, shovels, and picks
• Occasional lift and/or move up to 70 pounds with or without assistance
• Vision requirements include close, distance, depth perception, peripheral, color, and ability to adjust to focus

Work environment

• Regularly work near moving mechanical parts, in high/precarious places, with fumes or airborne particles, outdoor weather conditions, wet or humid conditions, extreme heat, risk of radiation, and vibration
• Occasionally work with toxic or caustic chemicals and with explosives
• Frequent risk of electrical shock
• Noise level is Loud
• This position may require protracted or irregular hours due to client needs