Job description

The lead mechanical & piping construction lead is responsible for directing, coordinating, and technically governing all field construction activities across mechanical and piping scopes within brownfield and greenfield project environments. The role provides senior level leadership, ensures disciplined execution, drives constructability integration, and supports strategic planning across multi-phase construction programs.

This position acts as the primary technical lead for mechanical and piping construction, ensuring HSSE compliance, schedule adherence, cost efficiency, and quality compliance. The lead manages multi-discipline interfaces and ensures seamless integration between engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning teams.

Accountabilities / expectations

• Lead all mechanical and piping construction activities across multiple simultaneous work fronts, ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant execution.
• Provide technical direction, coaching, and performance oversight to construction teams and contractors.
• Manage daily/weekly construction planning, work-front readiness, and resource allocation.
• Ensure coordinated execution across civil, structural, electrical, instrumentation, and commissioning disciplines.
• Ensure mechanical and piping designs fully incorporate constructability principles, modularization, cold-work strategies, and HSSE risk reduction.
• Lead constructability reviews and provide authoritative input on installation methodologies, lifting studies, access planning, and brownfield tie-in strategies.
• Validate engineering deliverables for completeness, accuracy, and alignment with construction sequencing and systemization.
• Review and approve construction method statements, ITPs, JHAs, and technical procedures.
• Support development and implementation of construction execution plans, resource strategies, and work-front sequencing for all project phases.
• Ensure construction activities align with level 4 schedules, procurement milestones, fabrication readiness, and commissioning priorities.
• Identify productivity constraints, evaluate root causes, and implement corrective actions to improve field performance.
• Drive initiatives such as off-plot fabrication, pre-assembly, modular construction, and standardized installation practices.
• HSSE leadership by enforcing safe systems of work and ensuring compliance with KBR and client HSSE standards.
• Ensure mechanical and piping installations meet project specifications, industry codes (ASME, API, ISO), and quality requirements.
• Oversee inspection, testing, and commissioning readiness including hydrotesting, flushing, leak testing, and mechanical completion.
• Maintain strong communication with construction manager, engineering lead, procurement, QA/QC, and commissioning teams.
• Ensure timely resolution of technical queries, field design changes, and construction issues through structured interface management.
• Provide accurate reporting on progress, productivity, risks, and construction performance.
• Identify construction risks early, develop mitigation plans, and ensure proactive management of brownfield and greenfield constraints and SIMOPS.
• Promote continuous improvement through lessons learned, innovation in field execution, and adoption of best-practice methodologies.

Education

BSc. degree in mechanical engineering, piping engineering, or related discipline.

Experience requirements

10+ years experience in oil & gas mechanical/piping engineering and design.
5-10 years experience leading construction activities in multidiscipline environments, including brownfield and live-plant conditions.

Demonstrated experience in:

• Productivity measurement and resource-based planning
• Level 4 construction scheduling
• Mechanical completion, systemization, and commissioning interfaces
• Managing multiple contractors and simultaneous work fronts

Technical & leadership skills

• Strong leadership and communication capabilities.
• Advanced understanding of constructability, modularization, and field execution methodologies.
• Proficiency in interpreting engineering drawings, isometrics, P&IDs, and 3D model reviews.
• Ability to lead complex brownfield and greenfield tie-ins, shutdown scopes, and SIMOPS environments.
• Strong problem solving skills with the ability to make technical decisions under pressure.
• High competency in HSSE risk management and safe construction practices.