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Overview

Southeast Connections, LLC provides inclusive infrastructure solutions for the natural gas industry, focusing on the construction and maintenance of systems to transport clean energy. The Welder is responsible for essential welding tasks related to natural gas pipelines, ensuring safety and quality standards are met.

Responsibilities

  • Perform welding operations for the installation, maintenance, and repair of natural gas pipelines.
  • Operate torches, power supplies, and welding equipment to fuse metal components securely.
  • Strike arcs by touching electrodes to metal surfaces, completing electrical circuits.
  • Assist in pipeline construction, repair, and integrity maintenance.
  • Work in various environments, including job sites and fabrication shops.
  • Pass pipe welding test for various gas companies, conforming with ASME certification requirements.
  • Ensure compliance with industry regulations, safety protocols, and quality standards.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or Equivalent required.
  • OQ (Operator Qualification) certification in pipeline welding.
  • Three (3) years of welding experience is preferred.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Proficient knowledge of gas installation techniques and industry standards.
  • Ability to think practically and creatively to implement the best safety practices.
  • Ability to respond quickly and efficiently to emergency situations.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Able and willing to work long hours including day, night, and weekend shifts as needed.
  • Able to travel to project sites typically within a 4-hour radius of the home office.
  • Able to work in outside environments being subjected to weather changes, noise, vibrations, and job hazards.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Chesapeake, VA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Chesapeake, VA currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $24–$29/hr across 10 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 Chesapeake, VA

We're tracking 14 other active welding openings in Chesapeake, VA right now, from 9 different employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Virginia as a whole we're tracking 171 other active welding openings from 117 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Chesapeake, or widen the search to Virginia.

The most active employers in Virginia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are HII (6), Colonna's Shipyard (6), and Mission Technologies, a division of HII (5). 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 $37/hr, and Norfolk at $32/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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