JOB-10047165

Anticipated Start Date

August 17, 2026

Location

Houston, TX

Type of Employment

Contract-to-Hire

Employer Info

They are North America’s largest and most respected construction and engineering organization. They take on important projects in every size. They are committed to conducting our business to the highest levels of integrity, ethics, and compliance with the law. The Company has sustained for nearly 130 years as an organization built on honesty and truthfulness. Their success allows us the opportunity to help others achieve their goals. They are committed to helping communities by involving Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, Minority Business Enterprises and Women Owned Business Enterprises on our projects. The Company has projects that involve all of the following business markets: Building, Industrial, Mining, Oil, Gas & Chemical, Power, Transportation and Water.

Job Summary

The Lead Piping Material Engineer is responsible for overseeing piping material engineering activities for major capital projects, ensuring technical accuracy, quality, and cost-effective execution from design through procurement and construction. This role leads a team of engineers and designers, manages material specifications, vendor coordination, and project documentation, while driving continuous improvement, resolving technical challenges, and ensuring projects remain on schedule and within budget.

Job Description

• Leads quality checks of the engineering and design of a major project to ensure accuracy.
• Build piping material database from electronic downloads as well as manual takeoffs.
• Perform valve takeoffs from P&IDs for early purchase and tracking throughout the job.
• Purchase all piping materials including many specialty items.
• Coordinate piping material quantity reports to Estimating for A/R and Control. Estimates.
• Responsible Engineer for Material Requisitions.
• Respond to RFIs and Technical Queries.
• Update various progress reports which are required by Project Controls.
• Check and issue isometric drawings. (Checking Material etc.)
• Coordinate any Piping Material Specification updates which occur during the job.
• Review and process vendor prints as they are received from Document Control.
• Support procurement, vendors with technical issues.
• Leads team to best cost options while maintaining safety and quality.
• Leads major project or proposal with team as needed.
• Reviews the work of engineers and designers to develop engineering and design documents as needed for the project.
• Leads and promotes team to find innovative working methods to generate new ideas.
• Ensures team has resources to identify new solutions and finds best cost solutions.
• Serves as a resource to review and lead standards/best practices development by staff.
• Leads team to identify changes in scope of work during a large project and produces engineering design changes as needed to stay within budget and schedule.

Skills Required

• 15-20 year minimum relevant experience in Oil, Gas & Chemicals industry.
• Acts independently to determine methods and processes for assignments.
• Supervises and directs a team within the department.
• Develops team members to reach potential and act as a resource for troubleshooting, innovative solutions, team support.
• Work collaboratively across departments, field and projects solving problems.
• Builds and develops high performance teams.
• Works with others to accomplish common goals and objectives.
• Fosters environment that emphasizes collaboration and coordination.
• Develops and presents work in well-constructed written and verbal presentations. Clearly conveys messages and ideas, gains understanding.
• Communicates effectively across all departments of organization.
• Initiates meetings within own team, other disciplines or internal customers for clarity on work.
• Serves as technical resource to engineers, designers and other departments.
• Continuously improves efficiency and performance.

Education/Training/Certifications

• Bachelor's degree required.

Additional Requirements

• Regular, reliable attendance.
• Work productively and meet deadlines timely.
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.
• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
• May work at various different locations and conditions may vary.