Piping Superintendent – Industrial Construction
Canada | Fly-In/Fly-Out & Rotational Projects | Full-Time | Permanent
About Us
Otter Wise Talent Solutions is a proudly Indigenous-owned, woman-led recruitment firm and job board dedicated to advancing employment opportunities for Indigenous job seekers across Canada. While we specialize in Indigenous recruitment, we also provide full-service staffing solutions for all qualified candidates, regardless of background, across a variety of industries.
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We are committed to connecting our clients with professionals from all backgrounds, ensuring businesses find the right talent to support their growth. Our goal is to match qualified candidates with opportunities that align with their experience and career goals, helping both job seekers and employers succeed. Whether you are an employer looking to build a strong team or a job seeker exploring new career paths, we are here to support your journey.
The Opportunity
Otter Wise Talent Solutions is proud to partner with a leading Canadian industrial construction organization to recruit an experienced Piping Superintendent – Industrial Construction supporting major industrial projects throughout Canada.
Reporting to the Construction Manager, this position is responsible for leading the execution of industrial piping and mechanical construction scopes on complex projects across the mining, energy, petrochemical, manufacturing, water, infrastructure, and heavy industrial sectors.
The Piping Superintendent will oversee field operations, supervise pipefitting, steamfitting, welding, testing, and mechanical installation activities, coordinate labour and resources, maintain project schedules, and ensure work is completed safely and to the highest standards of quality and workmanship.
This opportunity is ideal for a field-first construction leader who enjoys working alongside crews, mentoring field personnel, solving complex construction challenges, and delivering successful industrial projects in demanding environments.
Key ResponsibilitiesConstruction Leadership
- Lead field execution of industrial piping and mechanical construction activities from mobilization through project completion.
- Participate in bid reviews, constructability reviews, and project planning activities.
- Review project scope, labour productivity expectations, piping quantities, and construction requirements.
- Develop and manage detailed construction schedules and short-interval look-ahead plans.
- Coordinate labour, equipment, materials, subcontractors, vendors, and internal project resources.
- Monitor project progress, productivity, cost performance, and schedule milestones.
- Identify project risks and implement mitigation strategies in collaboration with the project team.
- Support project change management activities, including scope changes, schedule impacts, and material adjustments.
- Ensure all construction activities are completed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with project requirements.
Piping & Mechanical Operations
- Supervise industrial pipefitting, steamfitting, welding, testing, and mechanical installation activities.
- Lead the installation and assembly of process piping, utility piping, pressure piping, and associated mechanical systems.
- Review and interpret isometric drawings, P&IDs, specifications, spool drawings, technical documents, and welding procedures.
- Ensure piping systems are installed in accordance with engineering drawings, project specifications, applicable codes, and manufacturer requirements.
- Coordinate pipe fabrication, fit-up, welding, installation, supports, tie-ins, and system completion.
- Ensure proper installation methods are followed for systems involving flow, pressure, and temperature requirements.
- Oversee hydrotesting, leak testing, flushing, inspection, and quality control activities.
- Coordinate mechanical interfaces, equipment connections, and piping tie-ins.
- Support pre-commissioning, commissioning, startup, turnover, and system handover activities.
- Lead troubleshooting and resolution of piping installation, system integrity, and constructability challenges.
Health, Safety & Quality
- Promote and maintain a proactive safety-first culture across all site activities.
- Lead toolbox talks, field safety meetings, inspections, and hazard assessments.
- Work closely with Environmental, Health, and Safety teams to enforce site-specific safety programs.
- Ensure compliance with client safety requirements, company policies, and applicable legislation.
- Monitor workmanship and ensure all piping installations meet project specifications and contractual quality standards.
- Coordinate inspections, testing, documentation, and turnover requirements.
- Ensure deficiencies and quality concerns are identified, documented, and resolved promptly.
- Promote continuous improvement across safety, quality, productivity, and field execution.
Leadership & Client Support
- Mentor and develop General Forepersons, Forepersons, Journeypersons, Apprentices, and other field personnel.
- Foster a respectful, collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing work environment.
- Coordinate closely with Project Management, Engineering, Quality, Project Controls, Procurement, and Construction teams.
- Act as the construction lead for piping scopes throughout project execution.
- Interface with clients and stakeholders to provide progress updates and resolve field-related concerns.
- Build and maintain positive working relationships with clients, subcontractors, suppliers, vendors, and project stakeholders.
- Support workforce development through coaching, mentoring, technical guidance, and performance management.
Qualifications
- Minimum five (5) years of industrial construction experience with a significant focus on piping and mechanical construction scopes.
- Previous experience in a Superintendent, General Foreperson, or senior supervisory position.
- Proven experience overseeing industrial pipefitting, steamfitting, welding, and mechanical construction activities.
- Strong knowledge of industrial piping systems, pressure systems, installation methods, and welding processes.
- Ability to read and interpret isometric drawings, P&IDs, spool drawings, welding procedures, specifications, and technical documents.
- Experience coordinating hydrotesting, leak testing, flushing, inspection, and commissioning activities.
- Strong understanding of quality control processes and piping inspection requirements.
- Experience coordinating subcontractors, union trades, vendors, and internal project stakeholders.
- Strong planning, scheduling, organizational, and resource-management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple work fronts in complex and fast-paced project environments.
- Excellent leadership, communication, stakeholder-management, and problem-solving abilities.
- Demonstrated commitment to safety, quality, inclusion, and operational excellence.
- Legally authorized to work in Canada.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience within one or more of the following industries is considered a strong asset:
- Heavy Industrial Construction
- Mining
- Oil & Gas
- Petrochemical
- Power Generation
- Manufacturing
- Water & Wastewater
- Industrial Infrastructure
- Industrial Maintenance
- Turnarounds & Shutdowns
- New-Build Industrial Projects
- Modular Construction and Fabrication
The following qualifications are also considered strong assets:
- Journeyperson Pipefitter or Steamfitter Certification.
- Equivalent combination of trade experience and industrial construction leadership.
- Fly-In/Fly-Out or rotational project experience.
- Experience supervising union and non-union workforces.
- Experience working on large industrial capital projects.
- Experience supporting fabrication, modularization, new construction, maintenance, or turnaround projects.
- Valid driver’s licence.
Technical Skills
Experience with the following is considered an asset:
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Microsoft Project
- Procore
- Bluebeam
- Primavera P6
- Construction scheduling software
- Digital field reporting systems
- Quality control and inspection documentation
- Construction document management platforms
- Project controls and progress-tracking systems
Leadership & Professional Competencies
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
- Exceptional field leadership and personal accountability.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
- Excellent planning, coordination, and organizational abilities.
- Advanced knowledge of industrial piping systems and mechanical construction practices.
- A hands-on and visible leadership style.
- A collaborative and team-first approach.
- Strong decision-making, troubleshooting, and conflict-resolution abilities.
- The ability to remain calm and effective in fast-paced project environments.
- A commitment to mentoring and developing field personnel.
- Professionalism, integrity, respect, and sound judgment.
- A strong commitment to safety, quality, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive salary of $130,000 - $165,000, depending on experience and qualifications.
- Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits.
- Employer-supported pension program.
- Health Spending Account.
- Wellness Spending Account.
- Employee Share Purchase Program.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Cell phone allowance.
- Company laptop provided.
- Project vehicle where applicable.
- Paid travel to and from project locations where applicable.
- Three (3) weeks of paid vacation.
- Company events.
- Stable, long-term employment.
- Professional development opportunities.
- Career advancement within a respected Canadian industrial construction organization.
Work Environment & Travel
- Full-time permanent position supporting industrial construction projects throughout Canada.
- Site-based leadership role requiring travel to project locations.
- Fly-In/Fly-Out and rotational project assignments.
- Typical rotations may include:
- 14 Days On / 7 Days Off
- 10 Days On / 4 Days Off
- Candidates must be willing and able to travel and work on-site based on project requirements.
- Projects may be located across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and other regions of Canada.
- Work may take place in industrial facilities, remote project locations, active construction sites, operating plants, and outdoor environments.
- Collaborative environment working alongside Construction Management, Engineering, Project Controls, Quality, Safety, and Operations teams.
- Opportunity to contribute to major projects across mining, energy, petrochemical, manufacturing, water, infrastructure, and heavy industrial sectors.
Preference Statement for Indigenous Candidates
Preference will be given to qualified candidates who self-identify as Indigenous, including First Nations, Métis, or Inuit, in alignment with our commitment to supporting Indigenous employment and economic reconciliation.
We encourage Indigenous applicants to apply and self-identify in their application. If no qualified Indigenous candidates apply, all other qualified candidates will be fully considered for the position.
Apply Now!
If you are an experienced Piping Superintendent looking to join a collaborative organization where you can lead major industrial construction projects and make a meaningful impact, we would love to hear from you.
Whether you are searching for Piping Superintendent jobs, Industrial Superintendent careers, Pipefitting Superintendent opportunities, Steamfitter Superintendent jobs, Mechanical Superintendent careers, Industrial Construction Superintendent positions, Fly-In/Fly-Out construction careers, FIFO Superintendent jobs, Shutdown Superintendent positions, Turnaround Superintendent careers, Industrial Maintenance leadership roles, Mining construction jobs, Oil and Gas construction careers, Petrochemical construction jobs, Pressure Piping Superintendent opportunities, Process Piping leadership roles, or industrial construction careers across Canada, this is an outstanding opportunity to advance your career with a respected organization committed to safety, quality, collaboration, and operational excellence.
Otter Wise Talent Solutions thanks all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from qualified individuals of all backgrounds.
Pay: $130,000.00-$165,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care
Application question(s):
- Please describe your experience supervising industrial piping construction projects. Include the industries, project sizes, piping systems installed, and the size of the crews you have managed.
- Describe your experience supervising the installation of process piping, utility piping, pressure piping, steam systems, and mechanical piping systems. Include specific project examples.
- Please describe your experience coordinating welding, fit-up, hydrotesting, flushing, leak testing, tie-ins, and commissioning activities on industrial projects.
- Describe your experience reading and interpreting P&IDs, isometric drawings, spool drawings, welding procedures, and piping specifications.
- Tell us about the largest industrial piping project you have supervised. Include the project value, piping scope, and your responsibilities.
- Describe your experience coordinating multiple subcontractors, pipefitters, steamfitters, welders, QA/QC teams, and client representatives.
Work Location: On the road
