Job Description

Overview

The Piping Field Engineer at Bechtel is responsible for providing technical support for all piping activities on site, assisting superintendents and craft professionals in executing piping work. Bechtel has a long history of delivering successful projects across various markets, emphasizing quality and customer alignment.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical assistance to the piping superintendents and crafts professionals.
  • Implement the project ES&H program and quality control program.
  • Help develop and implement Inspection and Test Plans for piping activities.
  • Inspect field installations and complete associated documentation on a continuing basis.
  • Complete final P&ID checks prior to turnovers.
  • Responsible for quantity take-off, control, reporting, and forecasting for all piping quantities.
  • Assist supervision and project controls in preparing detailed work plans and short-term schedules.
  • Develop piping work packages in conjunction with supervision.
  • Prepare field change documentation and as-built documentation as required.
  • Interpret design drawings and interface with engineering to resolve design and constructability issues.
  • Develop piping test packages and witness, verify, and accept them.
  • Work with suppliers to ensure compliance with project drawings and specifications.
  • Prepare material requisitions and coordinate and review vendor drawings.
  • Work with Procurement's expediting team to ensure timely delivery of vendor materials.
  • Verify accurate data from engineering and suppliers within TEAMWorks.
  • Ensure proper storage of materials for environmental protection.
  • Complete material receipt inspections as required.
  • Assist with preparation of construction estimates.
  • Coordinate efforts with other discipline field engineers to meet project requirements.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 5-8 years of relevant experience or 9-12 years of relevant work experience.
  • Minimum of 5 years piping field engineering experience in a direct hire environment.
  • Understanding of applicable Bechtel work processes preferred.
  • Experience in underground piping construction preferred.
  • Computer literate in word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications.
  • Working knowledge of applicable industry codes and standards required.
  • Excellent communication and problem-solving ability.
  • Right to work and remain in the United States.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Relocation authorized: National - Family
  • Telework type: Full-Time Office/Project
  • Work location: Houston, TX

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k

How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $25/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$33/hr across 84 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 355 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 201 different employers. 91 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,288 other active welding openings from 594 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

Bechtel Corporation currently has 2 other openings live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austin Industries (31), Welding Shop in Austin, TX (27), and Zachry Group (21). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are San Angelo at $39/hr, La Porte at $38/hr, and Pasadena at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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