Lead Construction Engineer – Piping

Wood; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Wood seeks a Piping Lead (Discipline Construction Lead) for a 12‑month contract based at the Teesside project site in Redcar. The role oversees all piping construction activities on site, with occasional travel to EPC design offices in Paris and UK/overseas facilities as required.

You will lead safety, quality and readiness, coordinate with EPC piping leads and other discipline teams, and supervise erection, testing and turnover through to mechanical completion and client handover.

Qualifications

• HNC or higher in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline is preferred.
• Experience in large EPC projects overseeing piping installation and related activities.
• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams.
• Oversee construction planning with safety and quality focus.

Responsibilities

• Lead piping erection, testing, and pre-commissioning.
• Coordinate with EPC piping leads and off-site fabrication.
• Ensure compliance with client specs, safety and quality.
• Oversee turnover through mechanical completion and handover.
• Support construction planning and progress reporting.

Skills

Leadership

Team coordination

HSE awareness

Piping systems

Education

HNC Mechanical Eng

Job description

Job Description

Wood is currently recruiting for a Piping Lead (Discipline Construction Lead) on a 12 contract basis. The role will be based on Teesside at the project site office at Redcar. If required, you will be expected to conduct occasional travel to EPC contractor’s design offices in Paris and potential EPC Contractor facilities in the UK and overseas. It will be a full‑time site‑based role with a Mon‑Fri site working pattern overseeing all construction areas on the project. Limited but regular overtime may be required in keeping with EPC working patterns, which may change through the life of the project.

Responsibilities

• Health and Safety
• Industrial Relations
• Quality
• Constructability
• Readiness
• Erection, setting, welding, punching, testing and pre‑commissioning of piping systems
• Turnover through to Mechanical Completion and Client Handover
• Piping cleanliness, preservation, and readiness for commissioning
• Leadership of client standards for “build it tight” and “build it clean”
• Coordination with EPC Discipline Piping Leads for all piping scope
• Coordination with EPC off‑site fabrication, NDE, and painting providers as required
• Coordination with Equipment Leads for hook‑up to rotating and static equipment
• Coordination with SIP Lead for scaffolding, painting and insulation requirements
• Coordinate with Pre‑Commissioning and Commissioning Leads as part of a systemised completion and handover
• Coordinating with HSE Leads for ensuring lifting, testing and pressurising is assessed, planned, and conducted ensuring suitable plant and methodology are in place with appropriate exclusion and access controls.
• Ensuring compliance with client specifications, project specifications, safety standards, and quality requirements
• Ensuring EPC reporting is compliant and reflects the status of the work
• Participate in Self Verification and Oversight process
• Provide Client input to constructability and readiness process
• Provide oversight for the field execution of piping works from installation through to mechanical completion and handover
• Ensure all piping is installed, tested, and pre‑commissioned in accordance with project requirements
• Monitor contractor performance for technical compliance, cleanliness, quality standards, and schedule adherence; raise NCRs where necessary
• Coordinate resolution of technical queries (TQs), deviations, and change requests with engineering and contractor teams
• Review contractor proposals, method statements and construction work packs for piping activities
• Support construction planning and progress reporting, ensuring accurate daily / weekly / monthly updates from the contractor
• Participate in construction walkdowns and punch list management as part of mechanical completion
• Ensure discipline handover documentation / dossiers are complete and meet project requirements
• Identify and mitigate equipment specific risks, applying lessons learned and best practices throughout the project lifecycle
• Collaborate with other discipline leads and the main contractor to ensure seamless integration of piping with other installation
• Lead “build it tight” and “build it clean” to drive contractor compliance

Expected Qualifications

• HNC or higher in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline is preferred. Consideration will be given if time‑served with suitable experience in similar roles
• Demonstrable experience in a similar role, on large scape EPC projects overseeing / managing piping installation including supports, painting, insulation, carbon and alloy steels, GRE, heavy wall and high pressures, bolt tightening, flashing, air‑blowing, drying, preservation, punch out, walkdown, turnover and handover
• Proven skills with the ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams
• Ability to oversee construction planning and execution while maintaining safety and quality standards

Desirable Qualifications

• Familiarity with multi‑discipline interfaces and construction sequencing
• Experience in energy transition or large‑scale industrial projects

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non‑exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.