Pipeline Project Engineer

Pipeline Project Engineer

JOB-10047950

Anticipated Start Date

November 16, 2026

Location

Houston, TX

Type of Employment

Contract Hire

Employer Info

Our client is a global provider of differentiated professional services and technologies across the asset and program life cycle within the Government Services and Hydrocarbons sectors.

Job Description

• Develop Lead pipeline projects from concept selection through startup and commissioning.
• Manage and coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams and stakeholder groups.
• Perform technical reviews and risk assessments.
• Interface with clients, operations teams, regulatory agencies, and executive stakeholders.
• Provide advisory and consulting services on complex pipeline engineering matters.
• Perform pipeline design, hydraulic analysis, stress analysis, material selection, and specification development.
• Oversee pipeline route selection and optimization
• Support pipeline integrity management.
• Resolve complex technical issues and provide authoritative engineering recommendations.
• Negotiate critical and complex technical issues with senior engineers and organizational leaders.
• Ensure compliance with applicable engineering standards, regulatory requirements, and environmental permitting processes.

Skills Required

• Minimum 10 years of related pipeline engineering experience, with an average experience level of 15+ years.
• Minimum 10 years of pipeline engineering experience, with demonstrated expertise in large-scale oil, gas, liquids, carbon capture, hydrogen, or industrial pipeline infrastructure projects.
• Proven experience leading pipeline projects from concept selection through startup and commissioning.
• Strong experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Expertise in pipeline design, hydraulic analysis, stress analysis, material selection, specification development, route selection, and integrity management.
• Experience with wall thickness calculations.
• Knowledge of 49 CFR Part 195.
• Strong knowledge of ASME standards:
  • B31.4 – Liquid Transportation Systems
  • B31.8 – Gas Transmission and Distribution
  • B31.3 – Process Piping
• Familiarity with API standards:
  • API 5L
  • API 1104
  • API 570
  • API 1160
• Working knowledge of NACE/AMPP corrosion control standards, DOT PHMSA regulations, OSHA requirements, and environmental permitting requirements.
• Experience with the following software:
  • Bentley OpenFlows HAMMER
  • AFT Fathom
  • Caesar II
  • AutoCAD Civil 3D
  • ArcGIS
  • MicroStation
  • PIPE-FLO
• Excellent communication, consulting, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to influence clients, project leadership, regulatory agencies, and executive stakeholders.
• Recognized ability to resolve complex technical issues and provide authoritative engineering recommendations with significant business impact.

Education/Training/Certifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) registration required.

GAS Energy Staffing LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment Decision are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factors protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.