Hydrotest Foreman

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Supervise hydrotests according to approved procedures and test packages; review drawings and test limits beforehand.
• Coordinate test equipment setup and verify calibration certificates, test boundaries, isolation points, and reinstatement arrangements.
• Coordinate with piping, QA/QC, construction, HSE, and client personnel.
• Confirm test parameters and acceptance criteria comply with procedures and project specifications.
• Ensure permits, risk assessments, method statements, toolbox talks, and barricading are ready; establish exclusion zones.
• Monitor pressure testing, leakage checks, and controlled depressurization; stop work for unsafe or abnormal conditions.
• Coordinate draining, drying, flushing, reinstatement, and punch-list clearance.
• Maintain hydrotest records, pressure charts, inspection reports, and completion documents; monitor manpower, tools, equipment, and progress.

Qualifications and experience

• Five to eight years in piping construction and hydrostatic testing within Oil & Gas, petrochemical, or EPC projects.
• Hands-on experience as a Hydrotest Foreman supervising piping hydrotesting.
• Experience with piping systems, test packages and boundaries, temporary connections, and reinstatement.
• Ability to interpret P&IDs, piping isometrics, line lists, and test diagrams.
• Knowledge of hydrotest procedures, pressure-testing equipment, and PTW, JSA/RA, hazards, exclusion zones, and emergency procedures.
• Familiarity with applicable ASME/API codes and project specifications.
• ITI or diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Piping, or a related technical discipline; practical piping and hydrotesting experience is essential.
• Previous ADNOC/UAE or GCC Oil & Gas project experience is preferred.
• Good leadership, communication, reporting, and coordination skills.

Technical skills

• Hydrostatic pressure testing and test package preparation and execution.
• Test boundary verification; pressure gauge and pump coordination.
• Leak testing, controlled depressurization, flushing, draining, drying, and reinstatement.
• Hydrotest documentation and reporting.