S&ME is hiring: NDT/NDE Certified Welding Inspector in Atlanta
S&ME, Atlanta, GA, United States, 30383
NDT/NDE Certified Welding Inspector
Requisition Number: 2025-1800-05A
Build Your Career. Own Your Future.
At S&ME, you're more than just an employee, you're an employee-owner of a 100% employee-owned company that has been solving complex geotechnical, civil, environmental, and construction materials testing challenges for over 50 years. We're invested in your success and offer a career path with growth opportunities, training, and hands-on field experience. Join a team that values safety, integrity, and teamwork while offering industry-leading benefits, including:
- Medical, dental & vision plans with HSA and FSA options
- 100% Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- 401(k) with company matching
- PTO with rollover
- Maternity/paternity leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Company vehicle & fuel card for project-based work
- Employee recognition & credential incentive programs
- $2,000 referral bonuses and more!
Your Role: Hands-On, Impactful, and Fast-Paced
What You'll Do:
- CWI Role: Leadership, Testing, and Fieldwork Responsibilities: Lead and guide technicians on complex projects, manage assignments, make technical decisions, conduct lab and metals testing, and perform fieldwork, including climbing structures over 200 feet with fall protection.
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Site Operations: Conduct inspections and utilize non-destructive testing (NDT) techniques, such as ultrasonic testing (UT) and magnetic particle testing (MT), to ensure high-quality standards.
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Project Coordination: Oversee and manage testing assignments across multiple projects, ensuring each project's success.
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Equipment Care: Maintain and calibrate testing equipment, manage field and lab inventories, and participate in quality system audits.
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Detailed Documentation: Create thorough reports to communicate inspection findings and test results.
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Field Safety: Perform field inspections, including ascending steel structures like buildings and cell towers, using fall protection gear for safety.
The position will require 50+ hour work weeks (during periods of peak workload), as well as off-shift and weekend work, as required. Experience in Safety, DDC, NDT, and Radiation Training, including the use of fall protection equipment and personal fall arrest systems is a plus.
What We're Looking For:
- You have a High School Diploma/GED
- You have a minimum of 3 years of NDT/NDE metals testing experience OR an associate degree in a closely related field
- You are an AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI)
- You have achievement of ASNT Level II certification per ASNT-SNT-TC-1A in at least one method
- You have additional certifications, a plus:
- ICC certification in Building Inspections and/or Structural Steel Inspection
- Level II for UT certification
- Level II for PT, MT certifications
What to Expect:
You are willing and able to perform the physical demands of this position with the use of Company-provided Personal Protective Equipment such as:
- Ability to climb heights over 200 feet
- Working outdoors the majority of the time in varying weather conditions
- Routinely lifting and carrying 40-50lbs, (field/laboratory samples and equipment)
- Traveling out-of-town (typically overnight) for assignments as necessary
- Working outside of normal business hours when necessary
Why Join S&ME?
At S&ME, your career growth matters. You'll receive professional training, work on exciting projects, and be part of a company that truly invests in its people. This is more than a job, it's a chance to build a long-term career in the engineering and construction industry.
Ready to Get Started? Apply today and take the first step toward an exciting future with S&ME!
This full-time role offers competitive pay based on experience. Candidates must comply with our Fleet Management, Substance Policy, and Reference Check requirements. Only candidates with valid employment eligibility (I-9) will be considered. Visa assistance is not available. S&ME reserves the right to hire internally or externally at any time. No candidate/recruiter calls, personal calls, or walk-ins are accepted.