Welding Specialist

**Date**:Sep 22, 2025

**Location**:Bowmanville, ON, CA

**Operating Sector**:Nuclear

**Position Title**:Welding Specialist

**Come Build Your Career at Aecon**

As a Canadian leader in infrastructure development, Aecon is safely and sustainably building what matters for future generations to thrive We lead some of the most impactful infrastructure projects of our generation, at the forefront of transformational change in transportation and energy, and partnering every day to build, connect, power, and strengthen our communities.

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- **Safety Always.** Our number one core value. If we can’t do it safely, we don’t do it at all.
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- Ensure you and your family receive the services needed to **support your mental, emotional, and physical well-being.**:

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- Are a **leader in sustainable construction**. With a strong commitment to operating responsibly by **minimizing our impact** on the environment and surrounding communities.

Our business success relies on strong execution and continuous improvement - driven by the diversity, expertise and teamwork of our people. We’re always searching the globe for innovative, collaborative minds to join our best-in-class Aecon community

**What is the Opportunity?**
- As part of an alliance agreement, Aecon has been awarded a contract in an Aecon-led partnership with Kiewit Nuclear Canada by Ontario Power Generation (OPG) for the execution phase on the Darlington New Nuclear Project (DNNP) in Clarington, Ontario. Beginning in 2025 Aecon will support the Construction of the Unit 1 Small Modular Reactor at the Darlington site.
- Reporting to Site Welding Manager, this role will support welding activities within the DNNP project. The Welding Specialist will assist in the planning, organization, control, integration and completion of works related to various welding scopes of the SMR.

**What You'll Do Here**:

- Oversee and assist in technical aspects of initiatives undertaken by the construction and welding team
- A Construction Project Welding specialism is desired, to include integrating and working with all levels of the Management Team and the direct and indirect workforce on the ground.
- Knowledge of how to manage, implement, and provide technical guidance to execute procedure qualification records using ASME, CWB and/or AWS welding codes.
- Review and produce technical documentation in relation to welding fabrication.
- Coordinate mechanical testing of PQRs, WPSs, WPQ and WMQs with local labs.
- Make recommendations for continuous improvement of welding innovation at Aecon Nuclear.
- Coordinate with Vendors to ensure timely and robust Non-Destructive Examination schedules required by the Project Specification and applicable Welding Codes and Standards.
- Communicate with welding wire (consumable) and welding equipment vendors to review, assess, procure and commission welding related equipment.
- Review code of construction and customer technical requirements to provide technically accurate direction.
- Liaise with Aecon’s Welding Center of Excellence as needed to support on-site installation welding activities.
- Provides assurance that activities are performed in accordance with written and approved policy, standards, programs and applicable procedures.
- Provides and ensure effectiveness of the liaison function between the designer and construction teams in terms of information flow and problem resolution.
- Maintains high standards related to final product quality.
- Be based on site to support the assembly and construction activities.
- Carry out site safety inspections.
- Participate in company-wide initiatives aimed at overall continuous improvement.
- Make technical presentations to executives and customers as necessary to effectively communicate technical execution, problem resolution and other discussions.

**What You Bring to the Team**:

- Post secondary education in a Welding Technology or equivalent
- 3+ Years of experience in welding within a construction or manufacturing environment.
- Previous experience with ASME, CWB and/or AWS welding codes is considered an asset.
- Familiar with welding principles. (Basics of arc weldi