Lead Welder in Aberdeen, Maryland at SAWTST LLC

Hiring is contingent upon award of contract

The Lead Welder is a Working Leader who provides dual capability as a highly skilled technician and a project coordinator. This role is responsible for driving production planning, managing multi-project crew workflows, interfacing with engineering teams, and ensuring rigorous adherence to industrial safety and American Welding Society (AWS) specifications.

Key Responsibilities

• Fabrication Architecture: Develop comprehensive, structured, start-to-finish fabrication plans featuring sequential or parallel tasks directly from engineering drawing packages.
• Resource & Timeline Management: Dynamically modify shop blueprints and project schedules based on real-time resource availability and shifting timelines.
• Engineering Liaison: Interface directly with the engineering team to proactively resolve design discrepancies.
• Problem Resolution: Diagnose and troubleshoot floor-level fabrication issues, including scheduling delays, weld repairs, material anomalies, and fitting constraints.

Minimum Qualifications

• Core Technical Experience: Minimum 10 years of experience in:
  • Reading 3D models, engineering blueprints, drawings, and weld symbols to plan/fabricate multi-stage projects.
  • Utilizing precision instruments (transits, laser range meters, measuring tapes) for complex layouts.
  • Joint design and fabrication following AWS codes for structural building construction.
• Material Competency: Working knowledge of structural steel properties, including high-strength carbon steel, low-alloy steels, and heat-treated constructional steels.
• Leadership & Safety: At least 10 years of leading multi-project scopes/crews, 5 years of workplace safety oversight, and 5 years of task planning and job assignment planning.
• Prerequisite Skills: Must meet all baseline qualifications for the Experimental Welder position.
• Mandatory Certifications:
  • Must be certified as an AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) with 5 years of Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) application experience.
  • Must be certified to safely operate bridge cranes up to a 15-ton capacity.

**Secret Clearance Required**