Piping Construction Lead – Field Owner's Rep (Pharma)

i-Pharm GxP; Indiana; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

i-Pharm GxP is seeking a Piping Construction Engineer to provide on-site owner-side field oversight in Indiana for a 12-month contract. You will ensure piping systems are installed, tested, flushed, passivated, and handed over per design and GMP standards, coordinating with QA/QC, commissioning, CQV, and engineering teams.

This role emphasizes field verification, technical coordination, quality, and contractor accountability, rather than supervising construction crews directly.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of piping construction, commissioning, or field engineering experience in industrial or life sciences.
• Experience as owner’s representative or field engineering leadership.
• Strong knowledge of process piping, utilities, clean utilities, and high-purity piping systems.
• Experience overseeing contractors and verifying installation and system completion.
• Hands-on piping testing, flushing, cleaning, and passivation.
• Ability to read P&IDs, isometrics, specifications, and drawings.
• Excellent communication and coordination with multiple teams.
• Independent, proactive in fast-paced construction environments.

Responsibilities

• Represent the owner in the field for piping and mechanical construction activities.
• Monitor contractor installation against drawings, specifications, and project requirements.
• Review and interpret P&IDs, isometrics, specifications, construction drawings, and vendor documentation.
• Provide field oversight of process piping, utility systems, clean utilities, and high-purity piping.
• Identify installation issues, deviations, clashes, and quality concerns and drive timely resolution.
• Monitor contractor progress, sequencing, manpower, and overall execution against milestones.
• Participate in inspections, walkdowns, punch-list development, and system readiness reviews.
• Provide owner-side oversight of testing, flushing, cleaning, passivation, and commissioning readiness.
• Review flushing and passivation plans, procedures, records, and acceptance criteria.
• Verify turnover records are established and maintained; coordinate with QA/QC and engineering.

Skills

Piping construction

Field engineering

QA/QC coordination

Commissioning support

Owner's representative

P&IDs interpretation

Job description

i-Pharm GxP is seeking a Piping Construction Engineer to provide on-site owner-side field oversight in Indiana for a 12-month contract. You will ensure piping systems are installed, tested, flushed, passivated, and handed over per design and GMP standards, coordinating with QA/QC, commissioning, CQV, and engineering teams.

This role emphasizes field verification, technical coordination, quality, and contractor accountability, rather than supervising construction crews directly.