Welder/Fabricator

GeoStabilization International (GSI), Access Limited, and RoadGuard together form a leading infrastructure solutions platform dedicated to protecting people and strengthening critical infrastructure across North America and New Zealand.

GSI is the premier geohazard mitigation firm specializing in emergency slope stabilization, landslide repair, grouting, and micropiles through innovative design-build delivery. Access Limited brings over a century of steep-slope expertise and operates North America’s largest fleet of spider excavators, delivering complex rockfall and geotechnical solutions in the most challenging environments. RoadGuard, founded in 2024, unites industry-leading roadway safety companies providing guardrail, bridge railing, highway signage, fencing, and specialty fabrication services.

Across all our businesses, we are driven by innovation, extreme ownership, technical excellence, and a relentless commitment to measurable results that improve safety and infrastructure resilience.

Essential Responsibilities

Shop Operations

Follow AISC Shop Certification standards and company shop procedures

Fabricate and weld components to specification using hand and machine welding techniques

Read and interpret blueprints, shop drawings, and work orders

Operate welding equipment, fabrication machinery, and hand and power tools

Measure, cut, bend, and fit metal materials

Maintain assigned welding equipment, tools, and work area to manufacturer specifications and safety standards

Complete assigned tasks safely and on schedule, and report progress to your lead

Quality

Inspect your own welds and finished work for accuracy and compliance with safety, AISC, and project standards

Flag quality concerns, material issues, or scope questions to your lead or Project Manager

Field Support

Work as part of a union crew installing guardrail, attenuators, sign structures, and related highway safety hardware per DOT specifications and contract documents

Operate crew equipment as trained, including post drivers, skid steers, man lifts, drill rigs, boom trucks, and dump trucks

Set up and stage materials and equipment, and follow traffic control plans

Complete timesheets and production logs accurately

Safety

Follow all safety procedures, including proper PPE use and safe material handling

Participate in toolbox talks and job hazard analyses, and report unsafe conditions immediately

Work safely adjacent to live traffic in varying weather conditions

Required Skills and Abilities

Solid welding and metal fabrication skills, with the ability to produce quality work with minimal supervision

Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and specifications

Ability to work effectively as part of a team and take direction from leads and supervisors

Working knowledge of safe equipment operation

Ability to use smartphones or tablets for timekeeping and daily reports

Comfort working under collective bargaining agreements

Physical capability to stand, walk, bend, twist, climb, and use hands to operate tools and equipment; ability to lift at least 75 pounds

Required Experience and Qualifications

Minimum 3 years of welding and metal fabrication experience; experience with guardrail, bridge beam, or structural steel fabrication is ideal

Valid driver’s license with acceptable driving record

Ability to commit to a Monday–Friday schedule with travel to active project sites, including staying out of town during work weeks

Must reside within commuting distance of the Folsom, NJ office

Highly Preferred

Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)

Preferred Certifications

AISC Shop Certification (or ability to obtain)

OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 – Construction

First Aid / CPR certification

Experience with heavy civil or highway construction

Physical and Environmental Requirements

Regularly stand, walk, bend, twist, climb, and use hands to operate tools and equipment

Lift at least 75 pounds

Work performed in a fabrication shop and outdoors adjacent to live traffic in varying weather

Regional position based out of the Folsom, NJ yard with daily travel to active projects

Night work and occasional overnight travel may be required

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US pay range for this role.

$24 — $31 USD

Soil Nail Holdings and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.