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Principal Pipeline Engineer

Houston, Texas, USFull-time2026-10-23 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead pipeline projects from concept development through startup and commissioning, serving as a technical authority for design, integrity, and regulatory compliance for oil, gas, and industrial infrastructure.

Role type

Principal Pipeline Engineer (Senior IC)

Builds

Large-scale oil, gas, liquids, carbon capture, hydrogen, and industrial pipeline infrastructure

Domain

Energy & Industrial Infrastructure (Oil, Gas, Hydrogen, Carbon Capture)

Required skills

Pipeline design, hydraulic analysis, stress analysis, material selection, route selection, integrity management, regulatory compliance, technical leadership, root cause analysis, mentoring

Preferred skills

Professional Engineer (P.E.) registration, business development support

Technologies

Bentley OpenFlows HAMMER, AFT Fathom, Caesar II, PIPE-FLO, AutoCAD Civil 3D, ArcGIS, MicroStation

Responsibilities

Lead pipeline projects from concept to startup, provide technical leadership to multidisciplinary teams, perform wall thickness calculations and stress analysis, conduct routing studies and optimization, lead technical reviews and HAZOPs, interface with clients and regulatory agencies, support business development proposals, mentor engineering personnel

Seniority

Principal, strategic technical leadership & mentorship