Piping Superintendent; Night Shift

Overview

Project location:
Brownsville, Texas. Relocation Authorized:
National - Single. Telework Type:
Full-Time Office/Project.

Bechtel is partnering with Next Decade to support the Rio Grande LNG (RGLNG) project in Brownsville, TX. RGLNG is a natural gas liquefaction and export terminal on a 984-acre site on the Brownsville ship channel. The first phase consists of three liquefaction trains, two storage tanks and one marine berth. At full capacity, the facility will have a production capacity of 27 million tonnes per annum (MTPA).

Brownsville is described as a city with a diverse history and culture, located in the southernmost region of Texas near the Rio Grande River and the Gulf of Mexico. Bechtel emphasizes its Vision, Values and Commitments and invites readers to learn more in its Impact Report.

The Piping Superintendent (Night Shift) is responsible for the Pneumatic Testing Scope of Work. This includes directing all night-shift piping activities related to large-scale pneumatic testing for approximately 250,000 linear feet of process and utility piping. The role ensures safe, compliant, and timely execution of test packages while coordinating with day-shift leadership, system engineers, QC, and construction crews to maintain schedule alignment across all work fronts.

• Lead, supervise, and coordinate night-shift crews performing pneumatic pressure testing on assigned systems, ensuring adherence to project procedures, test plans, and safety protocols.
• Review test boundaries, isometrics, P&IDs, and engineering documentation to confirm system readiness.
• Manage pre-test verification including line walks, isolation checks, blinds, gauge calibration, and manifold setup.
• Oversee execution of pneumatic tests, ensuring stability, proper pressurization rate, leak detection, and compliance with allowable pressure drop tolerances.
• Mitigate hazards associated with stored energy, pressure containment, and component failure by enforcing strict exclusion zones, barricading, and Life-Critical Rules.
• Identify and troubleshoot issues such as valve leakage, instrument failures, inadequate isolation, cold-work conflicts, or material defects.
• Coordinate with QA/QC for hold points, documentation sign-off, punch list creation, and post-test restoration.
• Drive nightly progress reporting, manpower allocation, equipment needs, and forecasted completions.
• Work proactively with survey, scaffolding, coatings, and other interfacing disciplines to remove work blockers.
• Maintain accurate records of test pressures, durations, failures, retests, and sign-off packages for turnover to completions and commissioning.
• Train and mentor foremen and craft workers on pneumatic testing hazards, procedures, and best practices.
• Support system prioritization to meet turnover milestones, critical path activities, and hydro/pneumatic sequencing.

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 8-10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience.

• Demonstrated expertise in pneumatic testing methods, risks, and troubleshooting on large-scale industrial or energy projects.
• Strong understanding of test procedures, ASME codes, P&IDs, isometric drawings, torqueing, and system isolation. Supervisory experience managing multi-trade crews on night shift or high-risk work scopes.
• Proven ability to make technical decisions during testing, escalate hazards, and maintain a safe work environment. Familiarity with turnover systems, punchlist workflows, and commissioning interfaces.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to coordinate with day-shift supervision for seamless handovers.
• Knowledge of a single or multi-discipline construction or engineering operation relating to field activities.
• Knowledge of Bechtel’s Zero Accident Philosophy. Knowledge of the Project ES&H Handbook, the Supervisor’s ES&H Manual, the Project Safety Management Plan and the Bechtel Core Processes.
• Experience on an LNG construction site especially along the U.S. Gulf Coast.
• Heavy industrial direct hire construction experience commensurate with the type…