Certified Weld Inspector

About Us

From inception to commissioning and beyond, we offer complete mechanical contracting and energy services solutions. Our expertise includes design‑assist, HVAC, plumbing, sheet metal, and process piping construction for semiconductor, data center, healthcare, biotech, water treatment, power generation, and other facilities.

Job Title:

Certified Weld Inspector

Location:

Tempe, Arizona

Reports to:

Project Manager

University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors (UMEC) is a wholly owned subsidiary of EMCOR Group. Umec provides full mechanical installations including plumbing, piping, process piping, ductwork, and equipment for commercial, institutional, high‑tech, and industrial clients.

UMEC seeks a Certified Weld Inspector to lead welding quality control efforts on mechanical construction projects, ensuring compliance with industry codes, project specifications, and safety standards.

• Inspect welds and materials per AWS, ASME, API standards
• Develop and manage welding QC plans and documentation
• Review WPS, PQR, and WPQ
• Perform visual and NDT inspections
• Coordinate with third‑party inspectors and clients
• Maintain welder certifications and inspection records
• Support training and resolve quality issues

• Degree in Welding Tech or Mechanical Engineering
• Experience in HVAC or piping systems
• AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI)
• 3–5 years of welding QC experience in construction
• Knowledge of AWS D1.1, ASME IX, API 1104
• Familiarity with NDT methods (RT, UT, MT, PT)
• Strong communication and documentation skills
• Additional certifications (e.g., NDT Level II, ASQ)

• Demonstrate integrity, honesty, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Drive achievement of objectives and standards, self‑starter, builds rapport.
• Highly self‑motivated, ambitious, organizational skills, executes projects on time and budget.
• Willingness to learn from feedback, adapt behavior.
• Commitment to company values.

Effective communication in English, cooperation and collaboration with multiple levels of customers, employees, unions, government agencies, vendors, suppliers, and contractor organizations.

Regular sitting, seeing, talking, and hearing; communication verbally and in writing one‑on‑one, small groups, or presenting to larger groups. Requires extended computer use. Vision abilities include close, distance, peripheral, depth perception, and focus adjustment.

Typical office conditions except when visiting field locations; noise moderate to loud. May involve travel by car or airplane to field sites or business meetings.

The preceding job description indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this classification. It is not an exhaustive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications.

We offer competitive salary and comprehensive benefits. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome Veterans and individuals with disabilities. For genuine postings, please verify through official EMCOR websites. Reports of fraudulent postings are on file.