Structural D1.1. Welders-Traveling

About the Role

JGM is looking for an experienced Traveling Structural Welder to join our field erection crews on active job sites across the country. This is hands-on structural steel work — welding beams, columns, connections, and other structural members to AWS D1.1 code, on a 100%-traveling schedule that puts you on a different site as projects require. You'll work alongside ironworkers, fitters, and the field superintendent to keep the erection sequence moving, producing welds that pass inspection the first time.

Responsibilities

• Perform structural steel welding on beams, columns, connections, and other members in accordance with AWS D1.1 and project specifications.
• Weld in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions as the job requires, using FCAW, SMAW, GMAW, and/or SAW processes.
• Read and interpret shop drawings, erection drawings, and weld symbols to determine joint type, size, and location before starting work.
• Set up and tend welding equipment, including selecting correct wire/electrode, gas, amperage, and travel speed for the joint and position.
• Fit and tack members to specification prior to final welding, coordinating with ironworkers and riggers during erection.
• Perform self-inspection of completed welds — visual inspection for undercut, porosity, spatter, and profile — before turning work over to QC.
• Correct or repair welds identified as non-conforming by the CWI or QC inspector, and re-test as required.
• Maintain and pass welder performance qualification (WPQ) testing for the applicable processes and positions.
• Follow all site-specific safety plans, fall protection requirements, and hot work/fire prevention procedures.
• Keep welding equipment, leads, and PPE in safe working order; report equipment issues promptly.
• Travel continuously between active job sites nationwide as project schedules require, often on short notice and for extended durations.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of hands-on structural steel welding experience in construction or erection settings.
• Current, passable welder qualification to AWS D1.1 in the processes and positions required for structural steel erection (flat, horizontal, vertical, overhead as applicable).
• Solid working knowledge of AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Code and common structural connection types.
• Comfortable reading structural drawings, weld symbols, and connection details without close supervision.
• Experience with FCAW, SMAW, GMAW, and/or SAW welding processes as used in structural steel fabrication and erection.
• Willing and able to pass a weld test upon hire and periodically thereafter to maintain qualification.
• Comfortable working at heights and in an active steel erection environment alongside cranes, riggers, and ironworkers.
• Willing and able to travel 100% of the time, including extended overnight and multi-week assignments away from home, with a valid driver's license.
• Able to pass a background check and drug screen; JGM is a drug-free workplace.
• Self-motivated, safety-focused, and dependable — able to produce quality welds with minimal direct supervision.

Physical Requirements & Work Environment

• Regularly works in both outdoor and climate-controlled indoor environments — active construction/erection sites and structural steel decking outdoors, plus indoor, climate-controlled work areas — at a different site or region as assignments rotate.
• Ability to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and work at heights while following all fall-protection and site safety requirements.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs., including welding equipment and leads, and remain on your feet for extended periods, including 10–12 hour shifts.
• Required to wear all applicable PPE (welding hood, flame-resistant clothing, safety-toed footwear, gloves, hearing protection, hard hat, high-visibility vest, etc.).
• Regular exposure to welding fumes, smoke, heat, and noise typical of an active structural steel erection site.
• Good vision (corrected or uncorrected) sufficient to judge weld quality, fit-up, and joint alignment.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Travel to site and per diem paid
• Training and support toward OSHA and site safety certifications

About the Company

JGM is an AISC-certified structural steel fabricator and industrial construction company with deep Pennsylvania roots and a national field footprint. We take pride in the steel that goes up on our watch — this role is where that work actually happens, and we back it with steady project flow and a crew that knows what it's doing.