Lead Piping Test Superintendent for Complex Projects

Bechtel Corporation; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Bechtel is conducting a major API Manufacturing Facility project in Houston, TX, seeking a field supervisor to direct pipe testing activities on a complex site. The role emphasizes safety, quality, environmental controls and timely turnover aligned with the project schedule.

You will oversee hydrostatic and pneumatic tests, flushing, and system cleanliness, coordinating with engineering, quality, safety, environmental, commissioning, and craft teams to resolve issues and ensure readiness for

Qualifications

• Requires bachelor's degree and 8–10 years of relevant experience (12–14 years alternative).
• Experience with hydrostatic and pneumatic testing, flushing, and system turnover.

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.

Skills

Hydrostatic testing

Pneumatic testing

Safety & planning

Cross-functional coordination

Turnover readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree (or international equivalent)

Tools

Pressure testing equipment

Test planning tools

Job description

Bechtel is conducting a major API Manufacturing Facility project in Houston, TX, seeking a field supervisor to direct pipe testing activities on a complex site. The role emphasizes safety, quality, environmental controls and timely turnover aligned with the project schedule.

You will oversee hydrostatic and pneumatic tests, flushing, and system cleanliness, coordinating with engineering, quality, safety, environmental, commissioning, and craft teams to resolve issues and ensure readiness for