Welding Engineer

Overview

As Welding Engineer at Bilfinger UK, you will oversee welding activities for pipework installation at the Hinkley Point C site, ensuring compliance with WPS and project specs. You will guide welding supervisors, inspectors, and site teams, and help resolve technical issues during construction. You’ll develop and qualify welding procedures, monitor quality, and integrate welding with construction activities. This role combines hands-on technical leadership with ongoing modernization and safety focus, contributing to successful mechanical completion and handover.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical oversight for welding activities related to pipework installation
• Ensure welding operations comply with approved WPS and project requirements
• Guide welding supervisors, inspectors, and site teams
• Support resolution of welding-related technical issues during construction
• Review and interpret drawings, weld maps, and welding requirements
• Develop, review, and approve welding procedures (WPS) and PQR
• Coordinate welding procedure qualification testing where required
• Maintain records of approved welding procedures and ensure on-site implementation
• Support implementation of new welding technologies and processes
• Ensure welding activities comply with ITPs and project quality requirements
• Monitor weld quality performance and defect trends
• Investigate and resolve welding defects and non-conformances
• Provide welding engineering support to construction teams during installation
• Oversee calibration and performance checks of welding machinery
• Promote safe welding practices and ensure hot work permits and safety procedures
• Monitor welding productivity and analyze data for improvements
• Liaise with client representatives, inspectors, and cross-functional teams
• Prepare technical welding documentation and contribute to progress reports
• Support for mechanical completion and system handover
• Ensure traceability of welding records and materials

Key requirements

• 团队合作与沟通
• 问题解决能力
• 安全意识
• Welding Procedure Development (WPS)
• Procedure Qualification Records (PQR)
• PWHT与机械测试

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