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Overview

Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions, is seeking a Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) to join their Professional Services Industries, Inc. (Intertek-PSI) team in La Porte, Texas. This role offers an opportunity to advance in the architectural, engineering, and construction (A/E/C) industry.

Responsibilities

  • Perform visual inspections of structural steel welds and welded components for compliance with project specifications and applicable codes.
  • Inspect welded products for defects including cracks, porosity, undercut, overlap, and other discontinuities.
  • Plan and conduct inspection activities to verify quality and conformance to project requirements.
  • Document inspection findings and prepare reports for clients and project teams.
  • Read and interpret construction drawings, welding procedures, and project specifications.
  • Support structural steel fabrication, erection, building, pipeline, and related inspection projects.
  • Communicate inspection results and recommendations to project stakeholders.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent.
  • Valid driver's license and reliable driving record.
  • Minimum 2 years of welding inspection experience.
  • AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) Certification required.
  • Working knowledge of AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Code.
  • Ability to read blueprints and interpret tolerances.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to work off shifts and overtime as needed.
  • Computer proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability
  • 401k
  • PTO
  • Tuition Reimbursement

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Disability
401k
PTO
Tuition Reimbursement
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How this job compares in La Porte, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Texas currently run a median of $31/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$39/hr across 326 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 La Porte, TX

We're tracking 25 other active welding openings in La Porte, TX right now, from 11 different employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,132 other active welding openings from 498 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in La Porte, or widen the search to Texas.

Intertek Building & Construction currently has 1 other opening 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 Zachry Group (33), Austin Industries (30), and Welding Shop in Austin, TX (21). 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 Arlington at $40/hr, Dallas at $39/hr, and Pasadena at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • AWS D1.1 — the American Welding Society's Structural Welding Code for steel. It governs almost all building and structural steel work in the US, so a D1.1 qualification is the baseline credential for construction and ironworking.
  • 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. Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.