Superintendent Piping

McDermott International, Ltd; Dubai; On-site; AED 250,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

McDermott International, Ltd is seeking a Superintendent Piping to lead on-site piping operations with a focus on safety, scheduling, and quality. You will organize labor, materials, and equipment, ensure adherence to design specifications, and drive efficiency across multi-disciplinary teams on complex EPCI projects.

The role requires extensive supervisory experience, strong knowledge of piping installation, and familiarity with offshore and onshore construction activities.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent is required.
• 7 to 10 years of Energy & Petrochemical experience across EPCI delivery phases.
• Minimum 5 years in supervisory roles with large bore piping installation and pressure testing.
• Extensive knowledge in piping planning and installation.
• Familiar with all phases of field construction operations, including field engineering and site management.
• Understanding of Critical Path Scheduling basics.
• Knowledge of pipe & valve testing and handover to completions processes.
• Ability to lead teams and function as a team leader.
• Broad experience with on/offshore operations and technical activities.
• Strong time management, organization, and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Organize, plan, and direct piping on-site labor, materials, scaffolding, and equipment for the scope of work.
• Ensure site operations meet design specs, deadlines, budgets, and quality standards.
• Lead safety culture on the project and integrate safety into all tasks.
• Estimate worker-hour requirements based on production schedules.
• Suggest improvements to methods, equipment, and conditions to boost efficiency.
• Resolve work problems and assist supervisors in decision-making.
• Approve personnel actions such as promotions and transfers.
• Coordinate with other supervisors to ensure department goals are met.
• Implement health, safety, and environment programs in line with company policies.
• Adhere to company policies and project procedures throughout the project.
• Use reports to manage project scope and ensure timely field execution.
• Promote a relentless safety plan and monitor its execution.
• Oversee project control activities and daily cost management.
• Demonstrate business acumen within the area of responsibility.
• Understand change management processes and reporting requirements.
• Complete daily reporting accurately and on time.
• Conduct daily risk management with project leaders to mitigate issues.
• Oversee manpower, equipment, materials, and subcontracts to match the project schedule.
• Coordinate pipe and valve testing and handover processes to completions.
• Follow material management and change control processes.
• Develop detailed area schedules and ensure changes are communicated and implemented.
• Ensure scheduling and sequencing are integrated and controlled for timely execution.
• Ensure adherence to the quality management plan and verify workmanship meets standards.
• Lead implementation and enforcement of McDermott policies and procedures.
• Ensure teams understand their authority and responsibilities under policies.
• Ensure mandatory training is completed by teams.

Skills

Leadership

Safety culture

Critical Path Scheduling

Teamwork

Problem solving

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Tools

Word

Excel

Project

Job description

Job Overview

The Superintendent Piping role requires an in-depth understanding of project execution strategies, workforce management theories, and Piping principles, with a basic knowledge of related disciplines. The Superintendent Piping must be able to apply industry insights to enhance on-site productivity, provide leadership, and influence processes and policies for effective workforce governance, as well as identify and resolve technical, operational, and organizational problems that impact project outcomes. The Superintendent Piping’s decisions are pivotal in ensuring that the team meets its objectives with efficiency and adherence to safety standards. These decisions should be guided by established policies, resource allocations, budget considerations, and the overarching project plan.

Job Description

Job Overview

The Superintendent Piping role requires an in-depth understanding of project execution strategies, workforce management theories, and Piping principles, with a basic knowledge of related disciplines. The Superintendent Piping must be able to apply industry insights to enhance on-site productivity, provide leadership, and influence processes and policies for effective workforce governance, as well as identify and resolve technical, operational, and organizational problems that impact project outcomes. The Superintendent Piping’s decisions are pivotal in ensuring that the team meets its objectives with efficiency and adherence to safety standards. These decisions should be guided by established policies, resource allocations, budget considerations, and the overarching project plan.

Responsibilities

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Organize, plan, and direct the piping on-site labor, ordering of materials, scaffold, supplies, tools & construction equipment for the scope of work
• Ensure assigned job site operations comply with design/specifications, completion on schedule, within budget, and to quality standards
• Play a leadership role in the development of the safety culture on the project, making safety a natural part of all work performed
• Study production schedules and estimate worker-hour requirements for completion of job assignments
• Recommend measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and product quality, and suggest changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency
• Analyze and resolve work problems or assist supervisors and foremen in solving work problems
• Approve personnel actions, such as promotions, transfers, terminations, and disciplinary actions
• Confer with other supervisors to captivities of individual departments
• Adopt company health, safety, and environment programs and ensure the implementation
• Ensure that company objectives, policies, programs, and procedures are consistently adhered to
• Use available reports to manage project scope and ensure the appropriate steps are taken to build the project successfully in the field
• Emphasize a culture of safety throughout the project and ensure the safety plan is executed relentlessly
• Ensure project control activities and costs are managed daily and that appropriate actions are taken to ensure consistent deliverables and successful project execution
• Demonstrates business acumen within the area of responsibility
• Understand the change management process
• Complete all daily reporting requirements in a timely and accurate manner
• Conduct risk management analysis daily working with project leaders to ensure timely mitigation and documentation
• Oversee, direct, and coordinate manpower, equipment, material, and subcontract activities to the project schedule
• Oversee, direct, and coordinate the pipe & valve testing and handover to completions
• Ensure the material management plan is followed as well as any change control processes
• Understand and support the development of a detailed schedule for specific areas of responsibility
• Ensure scheduling, sequencing of activities, and all changes are incorporated, developed, controlled, managed, and communicated as required and actions are taken to ensure timely execution
• Ensure the quality management plan is followed and verifies the quality of work being installed meets and/or exceeds expectations
• Own and lead the implementation, enforcement, and verification of compliance with all McDermott policies and procedures
• Ensure employees understand their responsibility and authority to effectively implement the requirements of all McDermott policies and procedures
• Ensure the timely completion of all mandatory training by themselves and their teams

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications and Education

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• 7 to 10 of experience within the Energy & Petrochemical Industry through all phases of EPCI project delivery
• Minimum of 5 years of supervisory experience and in-depth experience in large bore piping installation and pressure test
• Extensive knowledge in planning and installation of piping
• Knowledge of all phases of construction operations – field engineering, construction technologies, and job site management
• Understanding of Critical Path Scheduling basics
• Understand of processes ofpipe & valve testing and handover to completions
• Ability to work as a team member as well as a team leader
• Have wide experience with technical activities, including on and offshore operations
• Time management and organization skills with strong attention to detail/follow-up
• Computer literate in Microsoft programs: Word, Excel, Project
• Self-motivated, self-reliant, and able to operate independently, while exercising good independent judgment anddecision-making

About Us

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