Pipefitter Instructor

Bechtel Corporation•Houston, TX

4d•Remote

About The Position

The Workforce Development Instructor for Pipefitting delivers classroom, hands-on, field, and skills-based training to develop, qualify, and support the safe performance of craft professionals on large industrial construction projects. The instructor builds field-ready pipefitting capability through demonstrations, structured coaching, written and hands-on assessments, and competency verification. The role supports Union and Open Shop operations and requires regular deployment to project locations for training and workforce development activities. The instructor teaches core industrial pipefitting skills and drawing interpretation, evaluates and documents competency, supports apprenticeship and craft progression, and connects classroom and lab learning to supervised field work. The role also maintains training materials and qualification records, supports project mobilization and startup, reinforces safety, environmental, health, and quality requirements, and teaches and evaluates only within assigned qualifications and approved program requirements. The position is based in Houston, Texas, with full-time telework indicated and extensive travel to project sites. Relocation is not authorized.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or international equivalent and 2–5 years of relevant experience, or 6–9 years of relevant work experience in lieu of a degree.
Journey-level pipefitting knowledge and substantial hands-on industrial pipefitting experience on large construction projects, including process piping systems.
Demonstrated experience with pipe layout, fabrication, fit-up, installation, alignment, supports, flange joints, and interpretation of piping drawings and specifications.
Strong working knowledge of industrial pipe, fittings, flanges, valves, gaskets, supports, hangers, piping components, material identification, dimensions, schedules, ratings, and common joining methods.
Ability to interpret piping drawings, isometrics, P&IDs, specifications, line designations, coordinates, elevations, tolerances, and field installation requirements.
Proficiency in piping math, measurement, takeoffs, cut lengths, offsets, rolling offsets, layout, fit-up, alignment, bolt-up, and common pipefitting tools and equipment.
Working knowledge of applicable OSHA construction requirements, hazard recognition, personal protective equipment, safe material handling, stored-energy controls, and piping-work quality expectations.
Ability to facilitate classroom, practical, and field-based instruction for participants with varied experience, literacy levels, learning styles, and generational backgrounds.
Ability to objectively evaluate knowledge and demonstrated skill, explain required practices, identify performance gaps, coach respectfully, and document qualification decisions.
Strong communication, presentation, facilitation, writing, organization, and time-management skills.
Ability to work independently in active field environments and collaborate with craft supervision, construction, safety, quality, engineering, and workforce-development personnel.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Ability and willingness to travel extensively, work project-to-project, and adjust schedules to support project execution.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience as a pipefitting foreman, general foreman, superintendent, lead craft professional, evaluator, apprenticeship instructor, or craft trainer.
NCCER Pipefitting credential, recognized apprenticeship completion, or equivalent documented journey-level qualification.
Experience with NCCER Core and Pipefitting curricula, performance profiles, assessments, and credentialing processes.
NCCER Certified Craft Instructor, Master Trainer, or Performance Evaluator credentials; candidates without these credentials must be able to obtain required instructor or evaluator credentials after hiring.
Experience developing pipefitting curricula, practical exercises, job-level assessments, competency verifications, or craft-progression programs.
Experience supporting workforce-development environments; experience with other structured apprenticeship programs is also valuable.
Bilingual English and Spanish capability.
Familiarity with Bechtel processes; this is not required.

Responsibilities

Deliver classroom, hands-on, and field-based pipefitting instruction to apprentices, helpers, journey-level craft professionals, and supervisory personnel.
Teach piping safety; use and identification of tools, materials, pipes, fittings, valves, flanges, gaskets, supports, and hangers; measuring and piping math; layout, fabrication, fit-up, alignment, bolt-up, installation, and inspection readiness.
Teach participants to interpret piping drawings, isometrics, orthographic drawings, specifications, line lists, and P&IDs, and to calculate cut lengths, takeoffs, offsets, rolling offsets, coordinates, and elevations.
Administer written assessments, practical demonstrations, skills verifications, and job-level assessments; document results, identify performance gaps, and provide coaching and retraining.
Facilitate apprenticeship, upskilling, multiskilling, craft progression, qualification, certification, and workforce-readiness programs aligned with curricula and project needs.
Coordinate supervised field application, quality checks, feedback, and documentation to help participants safely apply classroom and lab learning to production work.
Teach and evaluate only within assigned qualifications and approved program requirements, and reinforce the need for separate qualifications or authorizations for specialized activities.
Develop, review, and update lesson plans, participant materials, practical exercises, assessments, and evaluator guides.
Coordinate training events and maintain attendance, assessment, qualification, progression, and completion records.
Travel extensively to project sites and support workforce mobilization, project startup, instructor coordination, training-facility setup, regional coverage, and short-notice training needs.
Reinforce environmental, safety, health, and quality requirements; explain the reasons for expectations, correct unsafe behavior immediately, and provide constructive feedback privately when practical.