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Overview

Bechtel is seeking a Piping Field Engineer to support module yard piping execution for an Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Manufacturing Facility in Houston, TX. The role involves collaboration with various teams to ensure safe and compliant piping work aligned with project milestones.

Responsibilities

  • Provide field engineering support for module yard piping activities.
  • Review piping drawings, specifications, and work packages for compliant execution.
  • Support work planning, sequencing, and material readiness.
  • Perform field walkdowns to verify piping installation and readiness.
  • Coordinate with various teams to resolve technical and execution issues.
  • Support pressure testing, punch list closure, and turnover documentation.
  • Promote project safety and quality expectations in all activities.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 8-10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience.
  • Strong knowledge of piping construction and installation processes.
  • Ability to interpret piping isometrics, P&IDs, and project specifications.
  • Working knowledge of piping material control and documentation.
  • Strong communication, coordination, planning, and problem-solving skills.
  • Familiarity with Bechtel work processes and project systems is preferred.
  • Ability to perform field walkdowns in an active module yard.

Additional Information

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

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$41/hr across 75 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 321 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 179 different employers. 81 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,132 other active welding openings from 498 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 4 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 Zachry Group (33), Austin Industries (30), and Welding Shop in Austin, TX (21). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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