Lead Construction Engineer – Piping
Company
Wood
Location
Redcar, United Kingdom
Employment type
Full-time
Posted
Jul 14, 2026
Listed via
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Wood is currently recruiting for a Piping Lead (Discipline Construction Lead) on a 12 contract basis. The role will be based on Teesside at the project site office at Redcar. If required, you will be expected to conduct occasional travel to EPC contractor’s design offices in Paris and potential EPC Contractor facilities in the UK and overseas. It will be a full-time site-based role with Mon-Fri site working pattern overseeing all construction areas on the project. Limited but regular overtime may be required in keeping with EPC working patterns, which may change through the life of the project.
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The Role
As the Piping Lead, you will be responsible for overseeing all piping construction activities executed by the EPC and PCC Contractors. This includes, but is not limited to:
Health and Safety
Industrial Relations
Quality
Constructability
Readiness
Erection, setting, welding, punching, testing and pre‑commissioning of piping systems
Turnover through to Mechanical Completion and Client Handover
Piping cleanliness, preservation, and readiness for commissioning
Leadership of client standards for “build it tight” and “build it clean”
Coordination with EPC Discipline Piping Leads for all piping scope
Coordination with EPC off-site fabrication, NDE, and painting providers as required
Coordination with Equipment Leads for hook‑up to rotating and static equipment
Coordination with SIP Lead for scaffolding, painting and insulation requirements
Coordinate with Pre-Commissioning and Commissioning Leads as part of a systemised completion and handover
Coordinating with HSE Leads for ensuring lifting, testing and pressurising is assessed, planned, and conducted ensuring suitable plant and methodology are in place with appropriate exclusion and access controls.
Ensuring compliance with client specifications, project specifications, safety standards, and quality requirements
Ensuring EPC reporting is compliant and reflects the status of the work
The role will involve close coordination with EPC engineering teams, site contractors, and off-site providers to deliver and erect fabricated pipework and supports through installation, turnover, testing, mechanical completion, and handover.
You will be based on Teesside at the project site office at Redcar. If required, you will be expected to conduct occasional travel to EPC Contractor’s design offices in Paris and potential fabrication facilities in the UK and overseas. It will be a full-time site-based role with Mon-Fri site working pattern overseeing all construction areas on the project. Limited but regular overtime may be required in keeping with EPC working patterns, which may change through the life of the project.
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