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Job Description

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Pipeline / Welding Inspector for a contract assignment in Ingleside, Texas, supporting subsea pipeline fabrication and offshore installation activities. The ideal candidate will hold a current AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) certification or CSWIP 3.1/3.2 certification and have previous experience with offshore/subsea pipe fabrication.

Responsibilities

  • Review Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), specifications, and applicable procedures
  • Perform material receiving inspections
  • Verify Material Test Reports (MTRs), material identification, and traceability
  • Witness and review WPS/PQR activities and welder qualification testing
  • Perform fit-up inspections
  • Conduct welding inspections
  • Review NDT documentation and results
  • Perform dimensional inspections
  • Inspect coating and painting activities
  • Inspect riser and spool fabrication
  • Verify anode installation
  • Witness hydrotesting
  • Verify preservation activities
  • Review final inspection and turnover documentation

Additional Information

  • Location: Ingleside, Texas
  • Employment Type: Contract - Approximately 12 weeks but can vary
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How this job compares in San Antonio, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $27/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $28/hr median for welding jobs in San Antonio, TX, whose middle half runs $20–$34/hr across 11 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 45% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in San Antonio, TX

We're tracking 12 other active welding openings in San Antonio, TX right now, from 8 different employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 953 other active welding openings from 418 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in San Antonio, or widen the search to Texas.

SGS currently has 2 other openings live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

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. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Pipeline / Welding Inspector – Subsea Fabrication & Offshore Installation (Ingleside) - Contract figures were last recalculated when this page was built.