Lead Construction Engineer – Piping

Required Skills

Nice to have:

The ideal candidate will have an HNC or higher in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline, or be time-served with relevant experience. Demonstrable experience in managing piping installation on large-scale EPC projects, including supports, painting, insulation, and various materials and pressures, is essential. Proven ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and oversee construction planning and execution while maintaining safety and quality standards is required. Familiarity with multi-discipline interfaces and experience in energy transition or large-scale industrial projects are desirable.

Wood is currently recruiting for a Piping Lead (Discipline Construction Lead) on a 12 contract basis. The role will be based on Teesside at the project site office at Redcar. If required, you will be expected to conduct occasional travel to EPC contractor’s design offices in Paris and potential EPC Contractor facilities in the UK and overseas. It will be a full-time site-based role with Mon-Fri site working pattern overseeing all construction areas on the project. Limited but regular overtime may be required in keeping with EPC working patterns, which may change through the life of the project.

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The Role

As the Piping Lead, you will be responsible for overseeing all piping construction activities executed by the EPC and PCC Contractors. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Health and Safety
• Industrial Relations
• Quality
• Constructability
• Readiness
• Erection, setting, welding, punching, testing and pre‑commissioning of piping systems
• Turnover through to Mechanical Completion and Client Handover
• Piping cleanliness, preservation, and readiness for commissioning
• Leadership of client standards for “build it tight” and “build it clean”
• Coordination with EPC Discipline Piping Leads for all piping scope
• Coordination with EPC off-site fabrication, NDE, and painting providers as required
• Coordination with Equipment Leads for hook‑up to rotating and static equipment
• Coordination with SIP Lead for scaffolding, painting and insulation requirements
• Coordinate with Pre-Commissioning and Commissioning Leads as part of a systemised completion and handover
• Coordinating with HSE Leads for ensuring lifting, testing and pressurising is assessed, planned, and conducted ensuring suitable plant and methodology are in place with appropriate exclusion and access controls.
• Ensuring compliance with client specifications, project specifications, safety standards, and quality requirements
• Ensuring EPC reporting is compliant and reflects the status of the work

The role will involve close coordination with EPC engineering teams, site contractors, and off-site providers to deliver and erect fabricated pipework and supports through installation, turnover, testing, mechanical completion, and handover.

You will be based on Teesside at the project site office at Redcar. If required, you will be expected to conduct occasional travel to EPC Contractor’s design offices in Paris and potential fabrication facilities in the UK and overseas. It will be a full-time site-based role with Mon-Fri site working pattern overseeing all construction areas on the project. Limited but regular overtime may be required in keeping with EPC working patterns, which may change through the life of the project.

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