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Pipe Fitter Supervisor
- Location
- Job type Contract
- Salary $56 - 69 per hour
- Discipline Power Generation and Distribution
- Reference JOB-30131
Pipe Fitter Supervisor
Location: Wenatchee, WA
On-Site: Monday - Friday
Type of Employment: Contract
Duration: 1 Year
Hourly Rate: $56/hour (W2), $69/hour (1099)
Vacancies: 1
Per Diem: $220/day
Role & Responsibilities:
- Supervise union and non-union pipefitters and welders working on high-pressure hydro systems.
- Assign daily tasks, ensure proper use of drawings/specs, and monitor productivity and safety compliance.
- Oversee the layout, cutting, threading, grooving, welding, and bolting of pipes made from carbon steel, stainless steel, and copper-nickel alloys.
- Supervise fitting of flanges, valves, couplings, gaskets, strainers, and supports per ASME B31.1 (Power Piping) or B31.3 standards.
- Support installation of lube oil piping, water cooling systems for generators and turbines, hydraulic piping for wicket gates and gateshoots, and embedded conduit systems.
- Coordinate tie-ins to main penstock and wicket gate assemblies using precision alignment techniques.
- Perform dimensional inspections, fit-up verification, and final installation reviews.
- Verify hydrostatic or pneumatic pressure testing procedures. Collaborate with GE Vernova quality teams and third-party inspectors.
- Enforce jobsite safety protocols in accordance with OSHA 1926 Subpart J (Welding & Cutting) and confined space standards.
- Lead daily toolbox talks, conduct JHA reviews, and stop work for unsafe conditions.
- Report progress and delays to project managers. Coordinate with GE engineering teams for RFI resolution and field change requests.
- Track material usage, work orders, and redline updates to piping isometrics and P&IDs.
Qualifications / Requirements:
- 6+ years in pipefitting, with at least 3 in a supervisory capacity on industrial or heavy civil infrastructure projects.
- Prior experience on dam, hydroelectric, or power plant projects strongly preferred.
- Read and interpret P&IDs, isometric drawings, weld maps, spool sheets, and equipment layout drawings.
- Familiarity with precision alignment tools, pipe beveling machines, torquing equipment, and hydro-test kits.
- OSHA 30-hour Construction Safety
- First Aid/CPR
- ASME Section IX welding/fitting knowledge
- NCCER Pipefitting or similar trade certification
- High school diploma or GED required. Journeyman Pipefitter certification or completion of a union apprenticeship program preferred.