Senior Piping Superintendent

About the role

The Senior Process Piping Superintendent is SEI’s field leader for complex industrial piping construction, responsible for directing multiple concurrent projects while delivering exceptional safety, quality, productivity, and schedule performance.

This role combines extensive technical expertise in industrial process piping systems with proven leadership to ensure projects are executed efficiently from planning through completion.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple concurrent industrial process piping projects across various work fronts and project sites.
• Direct all field installation activities including fabrication tie-ins, piping supports, welding, testing, and system turnover.
• Ensure all work is performed safely and in accordance with contract documents, specifications, applicable codes, and company standards.
• Supervise foremen, welders, pipefitters, rigging crews, and subcontractors to achieve project objectives.
• Develop and maintain detailed construction schedules in coordination with project management and client milestones.
• Break work into measurable work packages that align labor resources, equipment, and material availability.
• Participate in baseline schedule development while proactively identifying critical path impacts and field constraints.
• Monitor installed quantities and work-in-place (WIP) to measure project progress and production performance.
• Identify opportunities to improve fabrication efficiency, material flow, field installation, and overall project execution.
• Partner with project management and estimating teams to develop detailed change order scopes and supporting documentation.
• Validate field conditions, quantify scope changes, and support pricing through labor analysis and material takeoffs.
• Ensure all change work is properly documented, executed, and captured for revenue recovery.
• Maintain strict adherence to OSHA regulations, company safety programs, and SEI’s commitment to a zero-incident culture.
• Partner with QA/QC personnel to maintain weld quality, inspection readiness, documentation, and code compliance.
• Mentor foremen, superintendents, apprentices, and skilled craft professionals to develop future field leaders.
• Foster a culture focused on accountability, craftsmanship, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
• Identify high-potential employees and actively support workforce development and succession planning.
• Communicate effectively with clients, project leadership, engineering teams, subcontractors, and field personnel to ensure alignment throughout project execution.

Qualifications

• A high school diploma or equivalent required; technical education or Construction Management coursework preferred.
• 12–20+ years of progressive experience in industrial process piping construction within industrial, power, petrochemical, semiconductor, or heavy industrial environments.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience serving as a Piping Superintendent or equivalent field leadership role overseeing large crews and complex project scopes.
• OSHA 30-Hour Construction Safety Certification required.
• Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) certification through the American Welding Society (AWS) preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of ASME B31.1 and/or ASME B31.3 piping codes.
• Experience coordinating hydrostatic testing, nondestructive examination (NDE), weld documentation, and quality compliance.
• NCCER certification or equivalent craft training preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, isometric drawings, fabrication spool drawings, and construction specifications.
• Strong leadership, organizational, communication, and field decision-making skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining schedule, quality, and production objectives.