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Overview

We are a leading industrial mechanical, electrical, and civil construction services provider for various industries, including fossil and nuclear power, pulp and paper, chemical, mining, and general manufacturing. The pipe welder will perform welding, lay out, fabricate, assemble, install, and maintain piping systems and related equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform welding on piping systems.
  • Lay out, fabricate, and assemble piping systems.
  • Install and maintain pipe supports and fixtures.
  • Work with hydraulic and pneumatic equipment.

Requirements

  • Ability to communicate in English both verbally and in writing.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, mechanical drawings, and hydraulic diagrams.
  • Possess a complete set of tools for industrial pipe fitting/welding.
  • Ability to stoop, bend, and manipulate tools in small spaces.
  • Perform work at heights.
  • Ability to frequently lift and/or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds.
  • Pass a pipe coupon weld test.
  • At least 4 years of pipe welding experience, preferably in an industrial setting.

Additional Information

  • Must complete hiring paperwork electronically through DocuSign.
  • Must have full range of motion consistent with age.
  • Must be able to climb and maintain balance on ladders.
  • Safety/Steel toe shoes are required.
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How this job compares in Hopewell, VA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, pipe welder jobs across Virginia currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $29–$41/hr across 11 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Hopewell, VA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Hopewell, VA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Virginia as a whole we're tracking 180 other active welding openings from 114 employers. Browse welding jobs across Virginia.

PPM currently has 1 other opening live in Virginia, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Virginia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Colonna's Shipyard (8), HII (7), and Mission Technologies, a division of HII (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Virginia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Newport News at $41/hr, Portsmouth at $41/hr, and Staunton at $34/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Hopewell, VA

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. PPM Pipe Welder - (HW);6.2 figures were last recalculated when this page was built.