Project Manager - Onsite Welding Operations
Purpose:
Weld America, a division of Colonna's Shipyard Inc., is seeking a hands-on, technically strong Operational Welding Lead who can manage day-to-day field welding operations, direct crews, coordinate multiple job sites, deliver turn-key fabrication solutions, and support job planning and execution.
This role combines technical welding expertise, crew leadership, project coordination, estimating support, and field resource planning. The ideal candidate is a practical problem-solver with a strong welding/fabrication background and project execution experience.
This full-time, onsite position may require occasional flexibility in working hours as well as hours beyond a standard workweek to accommodate business needs.
Job Description:
Field Operations & Supervision
- Lead and coordinate welding crews at multiple job sites, ensuring proper execution of work and adherence to safety and quality standards
- Serve as the primary field liaison for project execution - managing scope, schedule, technical compliance, and budgets
- Maintain strong daily communication with welders, customers, QA, and management
- Make personnel management decisions, including but not limited to hiring, termination, and disciplinary determinations
Project Execution & Support
- Attend kickoff meetings and site walks with customers to evaluate scope, constraints, and resources
- Interpret welding symbols, procedures (WPS), and specifications in accordance with AWS/ASME codes
- Assist with material takeoffs, equipment rental coordination, and mobilization planning
- Ensure welder continuity and compliance with certification requirements
- Coordinate with QA/QC for hold points, NDE, and final inspection activities
- Ensure proper handling and use of consumables, filler metals, and critical materials
Project Management
- Assign labor and equipment effectively across active jobs, and prepare resource assignment reports
- Track progress, field changes, and delays; submit and approve employee timesheets, provide feedback for billing, change orders, and job closeout. Includes creating and briefing Project Manager Worksheets.
- Attend project turnover and startup meetings to ensure value stream alignment
- General oversight of the Weld America shop, ensuring safety, organization, cleanliness, and capability/capacity are industry leading
Estimating & Job Planning Support
- Support estimation for onsite welding work scopes, including labor, material, equipment, and access planning
- Provide input to project managers on schedule durations, crew sizes, and productivity expectations
Qualifications:
- Must have at least ten (10) years of experience in structural or industrial welding, fabrication, or ship repair
- Must have at least five (5) years of experience in project analysis and/or estimating in industrial heavy fabrication projects, to include scheduling and man-loading
- Must possess extensive knowledge of welding, fitting and burning processes, construction manufacturing processes, heavy manufacturing processes, materials and estimating methods.
- Must be able to work independently and within a team, managing multiple priorities effectively.
- Must be willing to travel to job sites regularly, often with short notice, locally and non-local
- Must have strong attention to detail and the ability to deliver quality work under tight deadlines.
- Must have strong hands-on field experience managing welding crews in industrial or marine settings
- Must have working knowledge of AWS D1.1, ASME Section IX, and applicable industry codes
- Must be familiar with welder qualifications, continuity logs, filler metal selection, and welding documentation
- Must be able to read blueprints, develop field-fit solutions, and work with minimal supervision
- Must have experience managing work across multiple job sites with a rotating crew
- Must be familiar with project documentation (timesheets, field change orders, material requisitions)
- Must be able to support project managers with planning, estimating, and customer interface
- Must have strong organization and multitasking skills; thrive in a fast-paced environment
Desired Qualifications:
- Welding inspection experience or CWI certification a plus
- Willingness to train and/or instruct welders to develop new qualifications
- Willingness to perform project welding if the need arises
- Experience with developing customer solutions in a way that meets compliance and QA standards
- Knowledge of CNC and manual machining
- Maintain current industry awareness and ability to adapt quickly to new/emerging technologies, evolving business needs, industry trends, and best practices.
Travel Requirements:
- Minimal Travel; 10% or less.
Physical Requirements:
- Sit, Stand, Walk, Bend, Squat, Climb, Reach, Push and Pull, Stoop, Crawl, Kneel, Balance, Lift and Carry various objects and equipment.
- General office environment. Work is generally sedentary in nature but may require standing and walking for up to 30% of the time.
- Lighting and temperature are adequate, and there is minimal exposure to hazardous or unpleasant conditions caused by noise, dust, etc. Hear, talk, and smell.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
- Work is generally performed within an office environment, with standard office equipment available, but also requires safe navigation and regular partnership with operations teams within shipyard/industrial environments.
- A considerable amount of time is spent operating a personal computer.
- Must be able to climb up and down stairs and spend time moving throughout the facility and onboard marine vessels.
Respect, Pride, Truth, Family - These are our VALUES and the guidelines that make us a leader in our industry. We are pleased and confident in stating that our skilled employees are among the most respected experts in the ship repair industry.
Colonna's Shipyard Inc., and its divisions, are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
Additionally, Colonna's Shipyard provides a variety of benefits to support your best health, wellness, and future, to include medical/dental/vision options, company paid disability insurances, 401k with match, legal services, as well as company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).
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Colonna's Shipyard
paid time off, paid holidays, 401(k)
Aug 21, 2025