Lead Professional, Welding Engineering

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The Opportunity  Build the Future with Us  Bring your welding engineering expertise to some of the most complex industrial, infrastructure, energy, and transportation projects. As a  Lead Professional, Welding Engineering , you will provide technical leadership, guide multidisciplinary teams, champion quality and safety, and help deliver innovative solutions that create lasting value for clients and communities.
Your Impact   Lead welding engineering programs and provide technical oversight for complex projects.
Act as the welding engineering lead, collaborating with quality assurance, engineering, production, and other cross-functional teams to troubleshoot and resolve non-conforming conditions.
Develop and maintain Procedure Qualification Records (PQRs), Welding Procedure Specifications (WPSs), and Welder Performance Qualifications (WPQs) that meet customer requirements and quality standards for complex nuclear components and vessels.
Ensure welding techniques comply with manufacturing requirements, applicable codes, regulatory requirements, and quality programs.
Guide inspection, fabrication, and construction activities to ensure compliance with applicable codes and standards.
Prepare supporting documentation, including work orders, technical dispositions, and repair plans, to address identified non-conformances.
Lead welding-related corrective actions and drive continuous improvement in safety, quality, productivity, and innovation within the manufacturing environment.
Evaluate and implement innovative welding processes, applications, equipment, and technologies to support current and future manufacturing capabilities.
Collaborate with shop employees and the welder training program to implement welding best practices, optimize performance, and reduce rework.
Mentor engineers, inspectors, and technical staff to strengthen capability across the business.
Collaborate with clients, contractors, and project teams to resolve critical engineering challenges.
Support business development by building client relationships, identifying opportunities, and contributing to proposals and client presentations.
Contribute to the successful delivery of projects that support critical infrastructure and sustainable development.
The Skills That Set You Apart   Bachelor's degree in Welding Engineering, Materials Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation or eligibility for registration within Canada.
10+ years of progressive experience in welding engineering, fabrication, construction, or industrial asset integrity.
Demonstrated experience developing welding procedures, qualification programs, and quality assurance systems.
Strong understanding of welding metallurgy, heat affected zone behavior, ferrite control, weldability assessments, preheat requirements, PWHT requirements, hydrogen cracking mechanisms, and dissimilar metal joining.
Demonstrated expertise in the application of ASME Section , Section VIII, Section II, Section V and Section IX.
Advanced knowledge of ASME Section IX qualification requirements, including interpretation of essential variables, procedure qualifications, welder qualifications, P-Number grouping, F-Numbers, and qualification range assessments.
Experience selecting and evaluating base materials and…