Company Overview:

Columbia Energy & Environmental Services, Inc. (Columbia Energy) has been in business for over 30 years. We began as an engineering firm in support of nuclear cleanup operations for the U.S. Department of Energy at Hanford in Richland, Washington. We have progressively grown from our origins into a full-service engineering and fabrication company providing cost-effective solutions in the nuclear, defense, energy, and hazardous waste industries.

We are an established small business headquartered in Richland, Washington. We offer full-service engineering, design, fabrication, instrumentation and controls, electrical, database and software engineering, technology development, and geophysics/subsurface imaging. We also have facilities in Tucson, Arizona and Aiken, South Carolina. We are presently licensed to provide engineering within the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and South Carolina.

We are currently hiring for one full-time permanent NDE Lead/CWI to join our growing team! We offer competitive wages, great benefits and a positive work environment.

Essential Responsibilities/Duties:

• Responsible for performance of inspection to assure that quality control standards are achieved.
• Performs inspection to various criteria to meet quality control standards,
• Coordinate and manage customer interface with resident supplier quality personnel
• Provide suggestions with regard to procedures, standards and equipment to facilitate work and maintain product quality.
• Resolve quality problems at facilities, warehouses, and other areas as required.
• Evaluate and take corrective action, when necessary, with regard to quality.
• Educate and instruct personnel in recommended quality control testing, nondestructive examination and confirm company procedures are being maintained.
• Ensure and verify the adequacy of inspections, Welding, NDE, Testing for fabrication activities. This includes verification of documentation; QC Controls are appropriate and adequate to meet the various contract requirements.
• Assists the QA manager in performance of audits, surveillances and provides QA and QC support as necessary.
• Provides QC oversight of internal and subcontract fabrication activities to the requirements of national codes and standards, including NQA-1.
• Planning and performance of acceptance inspections, receiving and testing of safety significant and general service nuclear facility items, equipment and materials.
• Serve as point of contact for NDE (non-destructive examination) technical interface with NDE subcontractors and clients.
• Maintains CWI cert.
• Support departmental and company training objectives.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications :

• CWI (Certified Weld Inspector) qualification. Must recertify and maintain NDE qualifications/certifications. Previous or current ASNT certifications in VT, PT, MT, UT, RT, or LT is a plus.
• Ability to read, write and comprehend both verbal communications and written directions including complex blueprints, technical charts and specification sheets.
• Must pass an employment record, criminal background check and a drug screen (drug and alcohol-free workplace).
• Must be a US citizen.

Key Success Attributes:

• Strong attention to detail
• Team Player
• Positive attitude that contributes to a positive work environment
• Highly motivated self-starter with ability to perform well with varying degrees of supervision

Core Competencies:

• Consistency and Reliability
• Communication
• Trustworthiness and Ethics
• Meeting Standards

Benefits:

• Generous compensation plan
• Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA)
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• 401K Plan (25% match)

Physical Requirements:

• Employee will be required to adhere to standing, walking, bending, squatting, and lifting.
• Will talk and hear to communicate. Will use arms and hands to signal, grab, hold, turn, push, pull: objects, materials, controls and tools repetitively. May be required to lift, carry and move up to 40lbs.
• Will work at heights, climb ladders and stairways, work off of platforms and man lifts, and may occasionally work out on an open structure using the appropriate fall protection requirements.
• Will be required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) including but not limited to: hard hat, safety glasses/goggles, ear plugs/muffs, masks/respirators, safety vests, gloves and leather work boots.
• Will be required to work in hot/cold/damp environments.

Working Conditions while Performing Essential Functions:

This position is performed in our Richland WA fabrication facility with occasional travel to vendors and industrial sites. The atmosphere is fast paced and deadline oriented with focus on safety and quality.

Columbia Energy is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.