Welding Coating Inspector in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham

Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees - Onsite
Outside IR35- £35.00 - £45.00 per Hour
50 Hours Per Week
Start: Mid-December 2026 / Early January 2027

Our client, a global leader in energy technology, is seeking an experienced Welding & Coating Inspector to join a major renewable energy project based in Billingham, Teesside.

This Welding & Coating Inspector role offers the opportunity to work on a high-profile offshore wind project, ensuring the highest standards of welding, fabrication, coating, and quality compliance are maintained throughout the project life cycle.

Role

The successful Welding and Coating Inspector will be responsible for monitoring all welding and coating activities while ensuring ongoing acceptance of work in line with project quality requirements.

Working closely with project teams, contractors, and stakeholders, the Welding & Coating Inspector will play a critical role in maintaining quality standards throughout fabrication and coating activities associated with the Berwick Bank Phase B project.

• Welding Inspector will act as the client representative for welding, fabrication, and coating activities.
• Carry out quality surveillance and inspection activities.
• Witness Hold Points, Review Points, and Inspection Points.
• Coating Inspector will review welder, painter, and NDE qualifications.
• Raise and support the management of NCRs where required.
• Ensure compliance with approved procedures, specifications, and Engineering Requirements.
• Conduct material traceability and surveillance inspections.
• Witness weld procedure qualifications, NDT activities, and pre-production tests.
• Review Manufacturing Record Books (MRBs), inspection records, and quality documentation.

• Minimum 5 years' experience as a Welding Inspector, Coating Inspector, or Welding & Coating Inspector.
• Experience within Renewable Energy, Transmission & Distribution, Onshore or Offshore Substations, Major Infrastructure Projects.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 and Quality Management Systems.
• Experience reviewing Inspection & Test Plans ITPs, Inspection Records, Manufacturing Record Books (MRBs)
• Strong auditing and inspection, Contractor and subcontractor surveillance experience.

• CSWIP 3.1 (with radio graphic interpretation) or CSWIP 3.2.2
• NACE / FROSIO / ICOR / CSWIP Coating Inspector Level 2 or Level 3
• ISO 9712:2021 Certification

This Welding & Coating Inspector contract offers the opportunity to join one of the UK's largest renewable energy projects, working alongside industry-leading professionals in a technically challenging and rewarding environment.

Submit your latest CV for immediate consideration.

This vacancy is being advertised by Belcan.