Piping Field Engineer

About the Role

In this role, you will provide project field engineering specialization and expertise with work planning and packaging, material management, quantity verification and validation, safety and quality control, technical inspection and testing knowledge, and subcontract coordination. Your recommendations will ensure field engineering activities operate safely, are complete, and conform to quality standards and project requirements.

Project Overview

Port Arthur LNG, LLC (PALNG) is developing a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) production and export facility on a site located on the western shoreline of the Port Arthur Canal in Jefferson County, Texas. The project base scope will include two (2) identical LNG trains, two (2) LNG Storage Tanks, one (1) LNG Carrier Berth, and associated utilities/facilities. The project is located along State Highway 87 south of Port Arthur, Texas, between the inner coastal waterway bridge and Keith Lake.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance to the piping superintendents and crafts professionals.
• Interpret design drawings and interface with engineering to resolve design and constructability issues.
• Ensure all required inspections per approved Inspection & Test Plan for Piping are performed and documented.
• Perform quality inspections of in-progress and completed scope.
• Ensure completed works comply with project specifications, standard installation details, and the latest revision of P&IDs and isometric drawings.
• Conduct walkdowns for Installation Work Packages (IWP), Test Work Packages (TWP), discipline walkdowns for system completion, and final walkdown with CSU and Client.
• Develop and issue punch lists and verify completion when claimed.
• Review and sign off test packages for release to test.
• Ensure all required inspection reports are correctly completed and verify works are performed to the latest revision.
• Witness pneumatic testing and line blowing of piping systems.
• Perform routine inspection of piping commodities under installation and field storage to ensure project preservation requirements are followed.
• Perform daily quantity verification for components claimed as installed.
• Work closely with other discipline field engineers and coordinate efforts to meet project requirements.
• Participate in quality walkdowns and work with supervision to address recurring quality issues.
• Conduct training of craft professionals to support the ZERO REWORK initiative.
• Initiate Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) and Field Change Documents (FCD) as needed.
• Interface with the home office for constructability and design issues, design revisions, and vendor issues.
• Generate field material purchase requisitions and perform receiving inspections of tagged and specialty items.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or international equivalent) and 8-10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience.
• Construction experience assigned to a construction site.
• Heavy industrial direct hire construction experience commensurate with the type of work to be undertaken.
• Knowledge of engineering and construction methods and processes customarily acquired over time through specialized instruction or practical experience.
• Experience walking down piping installation work packages and piping test packages, generating punch lists, and verifying completed punch items.
• Experience executing pneumatic pressure testing and exclusion zone calculations.
• Experience with ASME B31.3 piping code.
• TEAMWorks experience is preferred.
• Experience working on the U.S. Gulf Coast is preferred.

Work Conditions

Work includes field inspections and the physical ability to conduct field inspections which require the following activities: extensive walking in and around a construction site often in high heat and high humidity conditions, climbing ladders, climbing scaffolding, working on elevated platforms, working on uneven surfaces, and working in small or confined spaces. Some lifting may be required. Must have the ability to walk into and out of the project (enter/egress). Must be able to use appropriate standard-issued Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) required for each assigned task (i.e., harness, life vest, lift buckets, etc.).

Benefits

Bechtel offers robust benefits to ensure our people thrive, including career advancement, cultural programs, and time to recharge. Benefits are designed to build a legacy of sustainable growth.