Bechtel

Testing Piping Superintendent

Bechtel • $110K — $130K *
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and 8-10 years of relevant experience, or 12-14 years of work experience.
  • Expert knowledge of hydrostatic and pneumatic testing processes.
  • Strong understanding of safety protocols related to pressure testing.
  • Ability to implement AWP-based test planning and manage project constraints.
  • Working knowledge of system cleanliness and commissioning readiness.

Responsibilities

  • Supervise the safe execution of various pipe testing activities.
  • Plan and coordinate hydrostatic and pneumatic testing schedules.
  • Verify all testing prerequisites including permits and test packages.
  • Manage the flushing, cleaning, and preservation processes post-testing.
  • Ensure compliance with environmental controls during wastewater management.

Benefits

  • Robust benefits aimed at employee growth and development.
  • Programs designed to enhance company culture.
  • Time off for mental health and personal recharge.
Full Job Description
Requisition ID: 299575
  • Relocation Authorized: National - Family
  • Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
  • Work Location: Houston, TX


Project Overview:

Bechtel's Manufacturing & Technology (M&T) Business Unit is designing and building an Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) Manufacturing Facility located at Generation Park in Houston, TX. M&T is an exciting and growing business unit that serves customers in the semiconductor, datacenter, life sciences, and electric vehicle markets. M&T strives to exceed our customer objectives through utilizing our agility, innovative technologies, and world class talent. M&T solves the industry's toughest challenges, building both our company and the world for the future. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, the M&T global business unit also includes colleagues working in Arizona, Ohio, Texas, India, and additional project locations around the world.

Job Summary:

In this role, you will direct and organize pipe testing work including planning, safety, quality, technical execution, environmental controls, and turnover activities on a complex project. As field supervision, you will ensure hydrostatic testing, pneumatic testing, flushing, system cleanliness, decontamination, wastewater retention, and reinstatement are planned to coincide with the overall project schedule, executed safely and with quality, and completed within budget.#LI-ME1

Major Responsibilities:

  • Supervise safe execution of pipe testing, flushing, cleaning, wastewater handling, reinstatement, and turnover activities.
  • Plan and coordinate hydrostatic and pneumatic testing by system, test boundary, schedule priority, and turnover sequence.
  • Verify test packages, permits, isolation boundaries, pressure limits, gauges, barricades, exclusion zones, communication protocols, and hold points are complete before testing begins.
  • Coordinate pipe flushing, cleaning, post-test preservation, cleanliness verification, temporary strainer management, and debris prevention to meet project and commissioning requirements.
  • Manage wastewater decontamination, containment, retention, sampling coordination, disposal planning, and environmental controls associated with testing and flushing activities.


Education and Experience Requirements:

  • Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 8 -10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience


Required Knowledge and Skills:

  • Expert knowledge of hydrostatic testing, pneumatic testing, flushing, cleanliness verification, reinstatement, wastewater retention, and system turnover.
  • Strong understanding of pressure testing hazards, stored energy controls, barricading, leak checks, safe depressurization, and emergency response requirements.
  • Ability to drive AWP-based test planning by system and boundary, manage constraints, and protect schedule-critical turnover milestones.
  • Working knowledge of flushing media, temporary strainers, cleanliness acceptance criteria, debris prevention, post-test preservation, and commissioning readiness requirements.
  • Ability to coordinate across engineering, quality, safety, environmental, commissioning, and craft teams to resolve testing issues and support clean system turnover.


Total Rewards/Benefits:

For decades, Bechtel has worked to inspire the next generation of employees and beyond! Because our teams face some of the world's toughest challenges, we offer robust benefits to ensure our people thrive. Whether it is advancing careers, delivering programs to enhance our culture, or providing time to recharge, Bechtel has the benefits to build a legacy of sustainable growth. Learn more at Bechtel Total Rewards

About Bechtel

Bechtel Corporation is an American engineering, procurement, construction, and project management company founded in San Francisco, California, and headquartered in Reston, Virginia. It is the largest construction company in the United States and the 11th-largest privately owned American company in 2018. Its headquarters are in the Reston area of unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia. Bechtel is a global engineering, construction, and project management company, and they are currently working on projects in over 40 countries. The company is organized into five global business units that specialize in civil infrastructure; power generation, communications, and transmission; mining and metals; oil, gas, and chemicals; and government services.
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