Superintendent Piping

McDermott; Dubai; On-site; AED 441,000 - 808,000; Full time

Job summary

McDermott is seeking a Superintendent Piping to lead on-site piping labor, materials, and equipment for complex EPC projects. The role drives safety culture, quality, and schedule adherence through strong leadership and field engineering oversight.

Ideal candidates bring extensive piping installation and testing experience, plus 5+ years in supervisory roles within energy and petrochemical environments. On-site work is required in demanding project settings.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent.
• 5+ years supervisory experience in energy and petrochemical projects.
• Extensive knowledge of piping installation and testing.
• Knowledge of construction operations and field engineering.
• Understanding of Critical Path Scheduling basics.

Responsibilities

• Organize, plan, and direct piping on-site labor and materials.
• Ensure operations meet design, schedule, budget, and quality.
• Lead safety culture and ensure safety program adoption.
• Estimate worker-hour requirements for tasks.
• Suggest improvements to production methods and equipment.
• Resolve on-site work problems with supervision.
• Approve personnel actions such as promotions and transfers.
• Coordinate with other supervisors and departments.
• Ensure adherence to company policies and procedures.
• Manage project scope using reports and data.

Skills

Piping supervision

Project planning

Safety leadership

Team leadership

On-site coordination

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

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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
• Self-motivated, self-reliant, and able to operate independently, while exercising good independent judgment anddecision-making