Steel Welding Inspector Bridges

About the Role

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Steel Welding Inspector – Bridges to join our team in Riyadh. This full-time position involves overseeing and ensuring the quality of structural steel fabrication, welding, erection, and associated inspection activities for major bridge and infrastructure projects. The role requires a minimum of 10 years of experience in relevant fields.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform inspection and surveillance of structural steel fabrication and welding activities for bridges and associated infrastructure.
• Inspect welded components including steel girders, box girders, plate girders, cross girders, diaphragms, stiffeners, connections, and other structural steel elements.
• Verify materials against approved drawings, specifications, material certificates, and project requirements.
• Review and verify Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS), Procedure Qualification Records (PQR), and welder qualification records.
• Conduct pre-welding, in-process, and post-welding inspections, verifying joint preparation, fit-up, alignment, root gaps, bevel angles, welding consumables, preheating, interpass temperatures, and welding sequences.
• Carry out detailed visual inspection of completed welds and identify defects or workmanship deficiencies.
• Coordinate and witness Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) activities such as UT, MT, PT, and RT, and review NDT reports.
• Monitor welding consumable storage, handling, drying, and issuance in accordance with approved procedures.
• Inspect structural steel fabrication dimensions and tolerances against approved shop drawings and project specifications.
• Monitor site erection and field welding of bridge steel structures, ensuring proper weld identification and traceability.
• Review inspection reports, material certificates, welding records, NDT reports, repair records, and quality dossiers.
• Raise Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) and monitor corrective/preventive actions.
• Coordinate with contractors, fabrication yards, QA/QC teams, consultants, designers, and project management teams.
• Participate in inspections, hold-point/witness-point activities, quality meetings, and technical discussions.
• Ensure all works comply with approved Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), method statements, drawings, specifications, and applicable welding codes.
• Support final inspection, punch-list clearance, documentation, and handover of completed bridge steelwork.

Qualifications and Experience

• Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Welding Engineering, Metallurgy, Civil/Structural Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of overall experience in steel fabrication, welding inspection, and quality control.
• Significant experience specifically involving bridges, highways, structural steel, or major transportation infrastructure projects.
• Strong experience with fabrication and erection of steel bridge structures and welded structural components.
• Recognized welding inspection certification such as CSWIP , AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI), or equivalent is highly preferred.
• NDT certification/knowledge in UT, MT, PT, and RT is advantageous.