The Superintendent - Mechanical Piping is the FLNG construction senior technical assurance representative onsite for mechanical piping systems work and is responsible for these activities across the site. He is directly responsible to the FLNG Area Construction Manager for onsite management and coordination of this work ensuring that all piping systems setup, welding, supports , assemblies or fabrications are executed in accordance with drawings, documentation and specifications consistent with FLNG requirements
Objectives of the position
- Ensure everyone goes home safely every day. Ensure compliance with all environmental regulations.
- Participates in the development of the overall construction quality assurance execution philosophy, strategy and objectives for piping system?s installations.
- Ensures the FLNG construction quality assurance inspection team implements the quality philosophy correctly on time and budget without a lost time incident.
- Assists the contractors with input to identify key success factors and implement improving productivity and quality.
- Assure FLNG that the mechanical piping portions of the project will be furnished and installed on schedule
Key Responsibilities
- Committed to ensure that everyone goes home safely each day.
- Provides technical expertise to evaluate mechanical piping work?s execution for compliance to contract, design data, schedule/cost budgets and quality
- Works with and through the EPC contractors and their respective construction managers to achieve the following:
- Provide a safe work place by ensuring implementation of the onsite requirements of the Construction Health, Safety, Security and Environmental Plan.
- Participates in site inductions, tool box meetings and other safety meetings.
- Works proactivity with the contractor on hazard recognition and unsafe work practices
- Ensure that the safe working practices are carried out in accordance with the approved safety plan and method statements
- Work with construction contractor’s superintendents to improve safety, productivity and schedule and scope of work issues
- Responsible for initiating any changes required to correct deficiencies which are identified through the inspections and audits.
- Maintain close contact with the FLNG project QC manager, discipline superintendent during the construction and pre commissioning phases of the project.
- Maintain close contact with the Area Construction Manager during the construction and pre commissioning phases of the project in order to ensure an adequate flow of information regarding activities and material deliveries to the construction sites to meet established schedule, cost and productivity objectives.
- Participate in reviews of construction schedules and milestones and monitor project progress against the established Master Project Schedule.
- Assists technical assurance inspection team for issues concerning adherence to specification, codes or standards
- Monitors daily progress and records observations of quantities installed
- Inspects the quality of the work on a daily basis
- Reviews contractor’s work progress and inspection program and assigns FLNG technical assurance inspectors
- Maintains close liaison with other discipline supervision to ensure effective coordination of work activities
- Signs to endorse mechanical static equipment test results. Reviews contractor’s inspections and tests with technical assurance team.
- Participates in the Risk Management Program and assists in the identification of risks and actions to eliminates or mitigate the risks.
- Provides leadership to the FLNG mechanical piping team and creates the project environment to deliver the desired results through teamwork, support and recognition.
- Prepares punch lists and expedites the rework correction.
STANDARDS
- Understand the fundamentals of SMAW, SAW,GTAW, FCAW, GMAW, PAW, ESW soldering, mechanical cutting, thermal cutting/gouging, brazing/braze welding
- Understand the fundamentals of VT, MT, UT, PT, , RT, LT, quality procedures and quality audits/surveillance
- Understand the fundamentals of welding metallurgy
- Understand welding symbols and drawings
INSPECTIONS
- Perform visual examinations
- provide NDE inspection planning and scheduling (before, during, and after a project)
- review welding inspection reports
- verify implementation of nondestructive and destructive evaluation methods
- report investigation results of quality inspection disputes
SAFETY
- verify safety requirements compliance
- develop safety procedures and policies
QUALITY ASSURANCE
- perform audits and surveillance
- monitor weld consumable control requirements
- prepare daily audit and surveillance plans
CONTEXT OF POSITION
Key Systems and Processes
- Experienced with work process to be executed by direct labor, indirect labor, and construction management in the execution of construction and commissioning activities.
- Knowledge of US Gulf Coast work practices, including costs, productivity, and scheduling.
- Compliance with all regulatory requirements at local, state and federal levels.
- Compliance with applicable Codes and Standards
- Reports in an accurate and timely manner project status to FLNG management.
- Experienced with mechanical piping installations on major project construction.
Reporting Relationships
- This position reports to FLNGs Project Manager
- This position interfaces with management personnel at project and FLNG terminal operations.
- This position interfaces with the contractors supervisory and engineering personnel executing the engineering, procurement and construction activities for the Owners Scope and Process Plant facilities.
The following FLNG positions report to this position
- Technical Assurance inspectors
- Construction Coordinators
- Construction General Foremen
Financial Authority
Financial Authority is described in the Financial Authority Procedure.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
REQUIREMENTS
Meet project schedule commitments.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Performance against corporate goals will be assessed annually by the Project Construction Manager
Meet project schedule commitments
Evidence:
- Monthly progress is consistently at or ahead of schedule.
- Meet Substantial Completion dates for each Train.
Meet regulatory requirements
Evidence:
- Identify and meet all regulatory requirements on schedule.
- Pass all inspections by regulatory compliance officers.
Meet quality objectives
Evidence:
- Ease of start-up and meeting start up schedule.
- Meeting production requirements.
Meet safety and environmental goals
Evidence:
- Incur zero fatalities or lost time accidents.
- Incur zero OSHA Recordable incidents.
- Incur zero recordable unplanned environmental releases.
Ensure contractors are able to work in a productive environment
Evidence:
- Contractors are capable to meet all schedule objectives on time within planned resource requirements.
- Evidence of conformance with quality requirements is evident in the completed work products, and confirmed in tests.
- All contractor employees go home safely each day.
- No unplanned environmental incidents.
Maintain effect relations with other departments within FLNG
Evidence:
- Maintain cooperative nature with all other FLNG employees
Qualifications
REQUIRED SKILLS and KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge of:
- LNG Engineering, Codes and Standards, Procurement & Construction - Level 4
- Commissioning natural gas facilities - Level 2
- Starting up and testing natural gas facilities - Level 2
- Management of diverse organization - Level 4
- Meeting cost and schedule commitments - Level 4
Skilled in:
- Communications and planning - Level 5
- Estimating, budgeting and scheduling - Level 5
- Allocating resources to meet requirements - Level 5
- Forecasting and trend analysis - Level 5
Rating Scale:
Level 1 - Aware of principles and their applications.
Level 2 - Sufficient working knowledge or level of skill to be able to work alone.
Level 3 - Good working knowledge or level of skill to support self and others.
Level 4 - Mastery at a level to coach others to adequate working knowledge or skill level.
Level 5 - Expert contribution to development of body of knowledge.
Qualifications/Experience Desired
- High commitment to safety, the environment and cultural issues
- Excellent communication, organization, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Leads, manages and motivates
- Experienced to interpret engineering drawings and specifications
- Experience liaising with engineers, designers and vendors on technical issues
- Methodical approach to planning activities which are potentially hazardous
- Experience on:
- Pipe fabrication method and practices as per PFI/PIPs or similar standards.
- Scaffolding erection and inspection.
- Safe practice of field pipe installation/erection with cranes and various lifting equipment.
- Knowledgeable with pipe welding process.
- Good understanding of ASME B31.3 and other relevant Codes and Standards in relations to installation and inspection.
- Extended experience on Hydro and Pneumatic pressure testing.
- Knowledgeable with coating and insulation, cold and hot services.
- Works effectively in a team environment
- Experience in large mechanical piping systems projects with 15+ years? experience as a supervisor
- Journeyman status in this field
- Knowledgeable of the most recent codes and standards
