Field Engineer - Piping Specialist / LNG

First Point Group; Brownsville (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

First Point Group seeks a hands-on piping professional for a major LNG project on the Texas Gulf Coast. You will drive piping systems from installation through testing and turnover, focusing on safety, quality, and schedule.

You will inspect, verify, and document piping installations, perform walkdowns, and track punch lists and test statuses while collaborating with Superintendents, Engineering, Quality, and Turnover teams in demanding outdoor conditions.

Qualifications

• 5–12 years of piping or mechanical field experience.
• Strong drawing interpretation skills.
• Ability to work flexible shifts in outdoor construction conditions.

Responsibilities

• Perform system and test-package line walks to verify installed piping against P&IDs, isometrics, plot plans, and project specs.
• Inspect piping, valves, fittings, supports, routing, slope, tie-ins, and accessibility for installation compliance.
• Verify valve orientation, tagging, operability, and end requirements.
• Identify, document, and track punch-list items, deficiencies, and nonconformances through closeout.
• Support quality inspections, including flange alignment, bolt-up completion, material traceability, and pipe-cleanliness requirements.
• Assist with test-package development, boundary verification, system limits, and documentation readiness.
• Track hydrotest, pneumatic-test, flushing, cleaning, and mechanical-completion status.
• Partner with Superintendents, Construction, Engineering, Quality, and Turnover teams to resolve field issues quickly.
• Review constructability concerns, design discrepancies, and field changes to protect schedule and quality.
• Produce accurate walkdown reports, punch lists, inspection records, and system-readiness updates.
• Apply ASME B31.3 process-piping knowledge and LNG, petrochemical, or similar heavy-industrial construction experience.

Skills

Piping

Field experience

Drawing interpretation

ASME B31.3

Job description

Join a major LNG project on the Texas Gulf Coast and help drive piping systems from installation through testing and turnover. This is a hands-on field role for a detail-driven piping professional who can spot issues early, keep construction moving, and deliver safe, mechanically complete systems.

• Perform system and test-package line walks to verify installed piping against P&IDs, isometrics, plot plans, and project specifications.
• Inspect piping, valves, fittings, supports, routing, slope, tie-ins, and accessibility for installation compliance.
• Verify valve orientation, tagging, operability, pressure-end requirements, and vent-end requirements.
• Identify, document, and track punch-list items, deficiencies, and nonconformances through closeout.
• Support quality inspections, including flange alignment, bolt-up completion, material traceability, and pipe-cleanliness requirements.
• Assist with test-package development, boundary verification, system limits, and documentation readiness.
• Track hydrotest, pneumatic-test, flushing, cleaning, and mechanical-completion status.
• Partner with Superintendents, Construction, Engineering, Quality, and Turnover teams to resolve field issues quickly.
• Review constructability concerns, design discrepancies, and field changes to protect schedule and quality.
• Produce accurate walkdown reports, punch lists, inspection records, and system-readiness updates.
• Apply ASME B31.3 process-piping knowledge and LNG, petrochemical, or similar heavy-industrial construction experience.
• Bring 5–12 years of piping or mechanical field experience, strong drawing interpretation skills, and the ability to work flexible shifts in demanding outdoor construction conditions.