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Overview

HVJ North Texas is seeking an experienced Senior Welding Inspector (AWS-CWI) to support the CME Department on a part-time/on-call basis. The inspector will perform welding inspections and ensure compliance with project specifications and codes.

Responsibilities

  • Perform visual inspection of structural welds and welded components.
  • Inspect welding activities before, during, and after welding as required by the project.
  • Verify weld size, location, profile, quality, and conformance with project requirements.
  • Review and interpret construction drawings, welding symbols, specifications, and applicable welding codes.
  • Review Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS), Procedure Qualification Records (PQR), and welder qualification documentation as applicable.
  • Verify that welders are properly qualified for the work being performed.
  • Observe joint preparation, fit-up, welding processes, materials, consumables, and workmanship.
  • Identify welding discontinuities, defects, or nonconforming work and accurately document inspection findings.
  • Verify corrective work and re-inspect repaired welds when required.
  • Perform or coordinate applicable nondestructive testing when required and when appropriately qualified.
  • Prepare accurate daily field reports, inspection reports, photographs, measurements, and supporting documentation.
  • Communicate inspection findings promptly and professionally to project managers, contractors, fabricators, and other appropriate project personnel.
  • Maintain organized project and inspection records.
  • Follow all project-specific safety requirements and HVJ North Texas safety procedures.
  • Travel to construction sites, fabrication facilities, and other project locations throughout the DFW/North Texas area.
  • Perform other CME inspection and quality-related duties within the employee's qualifications as assigned.

Requirements

  • Must be an experienced Senior Welding Inspector with AWS-CWI certification.
  • Ability to work independently and respond to project needs as they arise.
  • Effective communication skills with contractors and project personnel.
  • Experience in performing field and fabrication-shop welding inspections.
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How this job compares in Dallas, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Dallas, TX currently run a median of $36/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $29–$39/hr across 32 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 Dallas, TX

We're tracking 86 other active welding openings in Dallas, TX right now, from 47 different employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 953 other active welding openings from 417 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Dallas, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austin Industries (34), Zachry Group (24), and Welding Shop in Houston, TX (23). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Old Sixth Ward at $40/hr, Dallas at $36/hr, and Channelview at $32/hr. Dallas is among them.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 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.

Similar openings near Dallas, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Senior Welding Inspector (AWS CWI) – On-Call figures were last recalculated when this page was built.