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Overview

E2 Consulting Engineers, LP (E2) is a professional services firm established in 1988 specializing in a full spectrum of engineering services. The Dual Coating & Welding Inspector is responsible for ensuring proper welding procedures, quality control, and compliance with client policies during pipeline construction projects.

Responsibilities

  • Be familiar with approved construction drawings and Company specifications.
  • Understand the Contract document as it relates to project duties.
  • Have a basic understanding of welding techniques and requirements.
  • Maintain a detailed inspector's logbook.
  • Complete and submit inspection reports accurately describing work performed.
  • Report safety issues to the Construction Manager and other relevant personnel.
  • Plan and organize inspection duties in advance.
  • Discuss design changes or material substitutions with management for approval.
  • Verify materials used in installation comply with Company requirements.
  • Keep the Chief Inspector informed of daily problems or anticipated issues.
  • Understand the relationship between quality assurance, quality control, and inspection procedures.
  • Ensure welding procedures are established and welders are qualified.
  • Monitor the quality of welds to ensure soundness at all joints.
  • Verify repairs made to correct defects in pipe welds meet requirements.
  • Ensure all welding materials are of proper type and quality.
  • Inspect Other Contractors' work for compliance with permit requirements.
  • Verify Other Contractors are utilizing necessary equipment and safety measures.
  • Field verify construction equipment and materials for inventory and billing.
  • Ensure Other Contractors follow Company procedures for applying field coatings.
  • Complete and submit Daily Inspection Report forms as requested.
  • Witness hydrostatic testing and verify calibration papers are in order.
  • Field validate that environmental BMPs are followed by Other Contractors.
  • Visually inspect pipe for defects and ensure proper installation before backfilling.
  • Coordinate with Other Contractors' survey crews for proper as-built information.

Requirements

  • 3-5+ years of pipeline construction and/or inspection experience.
  • Ability to read construction drawings and translate to field constructability.
  • Experience inspecting the application of field applied pipeline coatings.
  • Familiarity with DOT 192 and OSHA regulations.
  • Ability to read, interpret and implement the Company's OPM.
  • American Welding Society Certified Welding Inspector (AWS CWI or SCWI).
  • NACE CIP Level 1 certification.
  • Knowledge of codes and standards including API 1104, ASME B 31.8, NACE, and SSPC.
  • Proficient in Word and Excel.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Work environment is a professional office and job site.
  • Ability to sit/stand and move freely for up to 8 hours per day.
  • Travel required is 50%.
  • Local candidates only.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
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How this job compares in Los Angeles, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $67/hr, this posting sits about 55% above the $43/hr median for welding jobs in Los Angeles, CA — toward the top of a $36–$60/hr middle band drawn from 60 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 88% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Los Angeles, CA

We're tracking 84 other active welding openings in Los Angeles, CA right now, from 56 different employers. 34 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 586 other active welding openings from 266 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Los Angeles, or widen the search to California.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (37), Relativity Space (22), and Welding Shop in Los Angeles, CA (18). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Redondo Beach at $65/hr, Pasadena at $61/hr, and Santa Ana at $48/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.
  • API 1104 — the American Petroleum Institute standard for welding pipelines and related facilities. It is the governing code for cross-country transmission pipeline work.
  • CWI — the AWS Certified Welding Inspector credential. It is an inspection qualification rather than a welding one, requiring documented experience plus a three-part exam, and it is the usual route off the torch into QC.

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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