Senior Piping Superintendent

About Us:

Clayco is a full-service, turnkey real estate development, master planning, architecture, engineering, and construction firm that safely delivers clients across North America the highest quality solutions on time, on budget, and above and beyond expectations. With $8.1 billion in revenue for 2025, Clayco specializes in the "art and science of building," providing fast‑track, efficient solutions for mission critical, industrial, life sciences, power & energy, aviation, commercial, institutional, residential, and sports & entertainment related building projects.

As part of our integrated service offerings, Clayco’s Systems and Equipment Innovations (SEI) offers a turnkey solution to execute complex building systems and process systems. Clayco SEI provides preconstruction, design, purchasing, and installation of mechanical, electrical, process, and industrial piping scopes of work.

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. Working closely with project management, engineering, quality, and field teams, the Senior Process Piping Superintendent develops executable work plans, drives labor productivity, oversees field operations, and mentors the next generation of field leaders.

This individual serves as a trusted technical resource while maintaining the highest standards of craftsmanship, safety, and operational excellence across every project.

• 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, pipe fitters, 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.
• Track labor productivity through earned‑versus‑actual hour analysis and implement corrective actions when necessary.
• 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.
• Serve as the field authority for welding procedures, fit‑up standards, hydrostatic testing, nondestructive examination (NDE), and inspection requirements.
• Mentor foremen, superintendents, apprentices, and skilled craft professionals to develop future field leadership.
• 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…