Sr. Piping Materials Engineer - OGC Engineering

Kiewit; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative engineering firm seeks a Senior Engineer to lead projects in the Oil, Gas, and Chemicals industry. This role involves overseeing quality checks, coordinating piping materials, and guiding a high-performance team to deliver exceptional results. With a focus on safety and cost-effectiveness, the position offers opportunities for professional growth and collaboration across various disciplines. Join a company committed to excellence and making a positive impact on communities through dependable energy and infrastructure projects.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans

Voluntary wellness programs

Employee assistance programs

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plans with matching

Generous paid time off

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Oil, Gas & Chemicals industry.
• Ability to lead teams and develop innovative solutions.
• Strong communication skills across departments.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality checks of engineering and design for major projects.
• Coordinate piping material quantity reports and manage requisitions.
• Support procurement and resolve technical issues with vendors.

Skills

Project Management

Piping Engineering

Team Leadership

Technical Communication

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Job description

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Location:

Houston, TX, US

Requisition ID:176300

Job Level:Senior Level

Home District/Group:Kiewit OGC Engineering

Market:OGC

Employment Type:Full Time

Position Overview

We are an innovative team of engineers and designers that supports projects throughout the company. Our staff leads and collaborates with Kiewit’s module fabrication and construction teams to approach construction-driven engineering with a focus on safe, cost effective, and innovative designs that achieve client expectations and further Kiewit’s legacy of excellence.

District Overview

Kiewit Engineering Group, Inc. is a full-service engineering firm serving oil, gas and chemical markets. Our combined staff of engineers and design professionals have expertise that spans all major engineering disciplines to serve the LNG, midstream, refining, and petrochemical markets. Backed by 130 years of construction experience, our construction-driven engineering focuses on constructability and safety in the earliest phases of projects to ensure on-time and on-budget project delivery.

Our rapidly growing oil, gas and chemical team, which includes structural, civil, piping, mechanical, process, process safety, electrical, instrument and control disciplines, is a multi-faceted and leading-edge division of Kiewit with best-in-class technical expertise focused on the EPCC delivery model for dynamic process facilities.

Location

This position is based out of our Energy Corridor Office in Houston, TX and typically requires less than 25 percent travel. Opportunities for flexible work are available.

Responsibilities

• Leads quality checks of the engineering and design of a major project to ensure accuracy.
• Build piping material database from electronic downloads as well as manual takeoffs.
• Perform valve takeoffs from P&IDS for early purchase and tracking throughout the job.
• Purchase all piping materials including many specialty items.
• Coordinate piping material quantity reports to Estimating for A/R and Control Estimates.
• Responsible Engineer for Material Requisitions.
• Respond to RFIs and Technical Queries.
• Update various progress reports which are required by Project Controls.
• Check and issue isometric drawings. (Checking Material etc)
• Coordinate any Piping Material Specification updates which occur during the job.
• Review and process vendor prints as they are received from Document Control.
• Support procurement, vendors with technical issues.
• Leads team to best cost options while maintaining safety and quality.
• Leads major project or proposal with team as needed.
• Reviews the work of engineers and designers to develop engineering and design documents as needed for the project.
• Leads and promotes team to find innovative working methods to generate new ideas.
• Ensures team has resources to identify new solutions and finds best cost solutions.
• Serves a resource to review and lead standards/best practices development by staff.
• Leads team to identify changes in scope of work during a large project and produces engineering design changes as needed to stay within budget and schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 10+ year minimum relevant experience in Oil, Gas & Chemicals industry.
• Acts independently to determine methods and processes for assignments.
• Supervises and directs a team within the department.
• Develops team members to reach potential and act as a resource for troubleshooting, innovative solutions, team support.
• Work collaboratively across departments, field and projects solving problems.
• Builds and develops high performance teams.
• Works will with others to accomplish common goals and objectives.
• Fosters environment that emphasizes collaboration and coordination.
• Develops and presents work in well-constructed written and verbal presentations. Clearly conveys messages and ideas, gains understanding.
• Communicates effectively across all departments of organization.
• Initiates meetings within own team, other disciplines or internal customers for clarity on work.
• Serves as technical resource to engineers, designers and other departments.
• Continuously improves efficiency and performance.

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Other Requirements:

• Work productively and meet deadlines timely
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.
• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
• May work at various different locations and conditions may vary.

We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

There’s no limit to what you’ll do at Kiewit. Whether you’re building or supporting projects that provide communities with dependable energy, safe transportation, clean water, or access to health care, the work you do will positively impact people’s lives for generations to come.

Here you’ll have endless opportunities to expand your expertise through on-the-job experience and internal and external training and development opportunities.

We offer our full-time staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry.From top-tier health care programs to employee assistance programs and retirement planning, we aim to provide you with the tools you need to be successful in the areas of life that matter most to you.

Kiewit is an equal-opportunity employer, and we believe a diverse workforce is vital to the success of our business. We continue our efforts to attract, develop and retain employees from all backgrounds who are passionate about our industry.

We are committed to veteran and military hiring and will consider relevant military experience as equivalent to qualification requirements.