Senior Welding Engineer

Senior Welding Engineer

North East England

£55,000 - £72,000 + Excellent Benefits

Jackson Hogg are supporting a well-established and highly respected North East manufacturing business in the appointment of a Senior Welding Engineer.

With over 50 years of engineering heritage and a strong reputation across oil & gas, offshore and subsea sectors, this organisation delivers high-quality, precision-engineered solutions to global clients. This is a pivotal role, offering genuine influence across business‑winning activity, technical delivery and continuous improvement.

As Senior Welding Engineer, you will act as the subject matter expert for all welding and materials engineering activities, ensuring the highest standards of quality, integrity, safety and efficiency from bid stage through to project completion. You will play a critical role in supporting commercial success, strengthening customer confidence and driving technical excellence across manufacturing operations.

• Provide expert welding input at quotation and order kick‑off stages to assess feasibility and identify risks
• Support bids with technical documentation, WPS and WPQR information
• Build strong technical relationships with key customers through meetings and site visits

• Define welding and NDT technical requirements in line with customer and code standards
• Develop and qualify WPS/WPQRs where required
• Prepare and issue welding documentation and manufacturing data packs
• Resolve welding‑related technical challenges to protect quality and delivery

• Work closely with Quality to ensure compliance with all customer, regulatory and internal standards
• Support internal and external audits
• Analyse weld quality, identify root causes and drive preventative improvements
• Promote best‑in‑class HSE standards

• Investigate and implement new welding technologies, consumables and processes
• Lead technical improvement initiatives across operations
• Provide mentoring and technical development support to junior engineers

• Hold IWE / EWE qualification
• Have extensive welding engineering experience within a manufacturing or engineering environment
• Bring strong experience in oil & gas, offshore or subsea sectors (OEM or Tier 1 background advantageous)
• Possess advanced knowledge of welding processes, metallurgy and NDE across industry‑standard materials
• Be confident operating at a senior technical level, influencing both internal and external stakeholders

• Competitive salary: £55,000 - £72,000
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Holiday Buy & Sell scheme
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Generous contractual sick pay
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Sports & Social Club
• On‑site parking
• A collaborative and supportive working environment
• Genuine opportunities for development and progression
• The chance to work on technically challenging, high‑profile projects

If you are an experienced Welding Engineer looking for a senior‑level opportunity with real influence and technical ownership, we would be keen to speak with you.

For a confidential discussion, please contact Jackson Hogg today