Airswift has been tasked by one of our best clients to seek a Project Civil Lead Engineer to join their team in Beaumont or Houston, TX for an initial 12-month contract, to be extended!
Project will design, build, and commission a new 1.1-mile lateral pipeline, aerial pipe bridge, metering station, and interconnect facilities to enable the delivery of third-party gas to a new Gulf Coast LNG facility now in construction. The project is currently moving into the FEED/EPC phase with startup scheduled for 3Q27. Successful candidate will join the Owner’s Project Management Team and function as the Owner’s Civil/Structural Engineering representative during design, fabrication, construction and commissioning.
Responsibilities:
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Act as Owner’s Engineer in the management of engineering, design and all civil / structural related technical aspects for a new natural gas pipeline. oversight Provide technical leadership and to all operational, regulatory and project driven activities including gas pipeline design and construction.
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Provide Civil and Structural Engineering Leadership as Owner’s Engineer for new natural gas pipeline project. Support the development and execution of Civil/Structural activities including plot plans, piping plans, foundation details, load assessments, stress analysis, Data Sheets, structural details, surveys, geotechnical & soil tests, etc.
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Participate in development and review of all Civil and Structural design deliverables, preparing and evaluating bid packages, and interacting with engineering, operation and fabrication disciplines
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Provides technical support to all aspects of the project and acts as the primary point of contact with the engineering contractors for Civil / Structural related activities
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Perform complex technical and administrative tasks relative to the Design and coordination of civil & structural packages.
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Provide technical input and review of the design, construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning and startup of facilities.
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Address technical issues arising in all phases of the project development related to civil & structural packages of the facilities.
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Responsible for project development: engineering studies, technical bid reviews, preliminary engineering, detail designs, materials procurement, construction, pre-commissioning, handover, commissioning and startup.
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Review/provide input to the design of civil/structural packages that fully complies with Operator standards and specifications.
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Manage the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Contractors through project execution to ensure Civil/Structural activities are completed on-time and within budget
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Provide design input in identification, sizing, selection, procurement of civil/structural material Project scope and economic development
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Basic project economic evaluation, including
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Cost estimating and generation of AFEs
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Development of project schedules
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Project / construction management
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Routine project report generation
Qualification & Experience
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Minimum 4-year accredited degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
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10 years of oil and gas industry experience including US Gulf Coast projects
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Registration as a Professional Engineer in TX is strongly preferred but not mandatory
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Expert knowledge of common engineering practices and Industrial codes including API, ASCE, ACI, and AISC and other related codes and standards
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Knowledge of Natural Gas Pipeline Engineering and Construction codes and standards
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Communicate effectively and take on the required project challenges
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Self-motivated worker requiring minimal supervision
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Must be willing to travel up to 25% of time to project locations as required.
