Construction Supervisor / Foreman (Piping)

Construction Supervisor / Foreman (Piping)

Job Brief

The Construction Supervisor / Foreman (Piping) will provide day-to-day supervision and coordination of piping construction activities across a major greenfield industrial development. The role ensures that piping fabrication, installation, testing, and completion activities are executed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, quality requirements, and the project schedule.

Working closely with the Construction Manager, Piping Discipline Lead, contractors, QA/QC, HSE, and commissioning personnel, you will monitor site progress, coordinate work fronts, resolve field issues, and support the safe completion, testing, and handover of piping systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate daily piping construction activities across assigned work areas.
• Lead and direct piping contractors, supervisors, foremen, chargehands, pipefitters, welders, and associated trades.
• Ensure piping works are completed in accordance with approved isometrics, P&IDs, specifications, method statements, inspection and test plans, and applicable standards.
• Supervise piping fabrication, installation, fit-up, welding, supports, and associated construction activities.
• Monitor installation of carbon steel, stainless steel, alloy, and other process and utility piping systems as applicable.
• Ensure piping installation complies with approved line classes, piping specifications, material requirements, and design documentation.
• Coordinate piping interfaces with mechanical equipment, structural steel, civil, electrical, instrumentation, and commissioning teams.
• Review work fronts, priorities, access, materials, equipment, lifting requirements, and labour resources prior to activities commencing.
• Coordinate piping installation around pumps, vessels, tanks, compressors, heat exchangers, and other mechanical equipment.
• Monitor flange management, bolting, gasket installation, pipe alignment, and equipment nozzle connections.
• Ensure welding activities are performed in accordance with approved WPS/PQR requirements and project specifications.
• Coordinate with QA/QC personnel regarding weld inspections, NDT, material traceability, and quality documentation.
• Monitor weld rejection rates, repairs, and outstanding quality issues and ensure appropriate corrective actions are implemented.
• Coordinate pressure testing activities including hydrotesting, pneumatic testing, flushing, and reinstatement where applicable.
• Ensure test packs are correctly prepared, completed, and closed out in accordance with project requirements.
• Coordinate piping system cleaning, flushing, blowing, and other pre-commissioning activities.
• Support the resolution of site queries, RFIs, drawing discrepancies, clashes, and field changes affecting piping works.
• Monitor contractor productivity and progress against the construction schedule, reporting delays, constraints, and required recovery actions.
• Ensure piping materials are correctly received, identified, stored, preserved, and issued to maintain material traceability.
• Monitor installation of pipe supports, guides, anchors, and spring supports in accordance with approved drawings.
• Conduct daily toolbox talks, pre-task briefings, and site coordination meetings as required.
• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with project HSE rules, permit-to-work requirements, and safe systems of work.
• Identify unsafe conditions or non-compliant work and take immediate corrective action, including stopping work where necessary.
• Ensure red-line drawings, inspection records, weld maps, NDT records, test documentation, and turnover dossiers are accurately maintained.
• Manage piping punch-list items and support system completion, Mechanical Completion, pre-commissioning, and final handover.
• Provide clear daily and weekly reports covering progress, manpower, safety, quality, constraints, and upcoming activities.
• Maintain effective communication with the Construction Manager, engineering team, client representatives, and contractors.

Basic Requirements

• Significant hands-on experience supervising piping construction activities on major industrial projects.
• Previous experience as a Piping Construction Supervisor, Piping Foreman, Piping Superintendent, or similar site-based role.
• Strong knowledge of industrial piping fabrication, installation, welding, testing, and mechanical completion.
• Good understanding of piping materials, specifications, line classes, fittings, valves, flanges, supports, and associated components.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, piping isometrics, general arrangement drawings, plot plans, equipment layouts, and piping specifications.
• Strong understanding of piping welding activities, WPS/PQR requirements, weld inspection, and NDT processes.
• Experience coordinating piping contractors, work crews, materials, lifting activities, access, and construction priorities.
• Knowledge of hydrotesting, pneumatic testing, flushing, reinstatement, and piping system handover.
• Understanding of QA/QC processes, inspection and test plans, material traceability, non-conformance reporting, and punch-list close-out.
• Strong knowledge of site HSE requirements, permit-to-work systems, and safe piping construction practices.
• Experience working on technically complex projects within steel, mining, process plants, chemicals, oil and gas, power, or other heavy industrial sectors.
• Knowledge of relevant piping codes and standards including ASME B31.3, EN, ISO, and applicable European standards.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable working within a large, international, and multidisciplinary project organisation.
• Professional working proficiency in English.
• Willing and able to work on rotation in Sweden.

Preferred Experience

• Mechanical or piping trade qualification, technical diploma, or engineering qualification.
• Previous experience within an Owner's Engineer, PMC, EPCM, or major EPC project environment.
• Experience supervising large-scale process and utility piping installation.
• Experience with piping fabrication, welding, NDT, pressure testing, and system completion.
• Experience on major greenfield industrial developments and fast-track construction programmes.
• Previous project experience in Sweden, Scandinavia, or wider Europe.
• Experience on steelmaking, decarbonisation, hydrogen, or other green industrial projects would be advantageous.