Airswift has been tasked by one of our best clients to seek a Pipeline Engineer to join their team in Beaumont or Houston, TX for an initial 12-month contract, to be extended!  

Project will design, build, and commission a new 1.1-mile lateral pipeline, aerial pipe bridge, metering station, and interconnect facilities to enable the delivery of third-party gas to a new Gulf Coast LNG facility now in construction. The project is currently moving into the FEED/EPC phase with startup scheduled for 3Q27. Successful candidate will join the Owner’s Project Management Team and function as the Owner’s Civil/Structural Engineering representative during design, fabrication, construction and commissioning.   

Responsibilities: 

Owner’s Engineer in the management of engineering, design and all pipeline related technical aspects for a new natural gas pipeline.  

Provide technical leadership and oversight to all operational, regulatory and project driven activities including gas pipeline design and construction.  

Provide Pipeline Engineering Leadership as Owner’s Engineer for new natural gas pipeline project.  Support the development of Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs), Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), hydraulic analysis, equipment and line specifications, preparing and evaluating bid packages, and interacting with engineering, operation and fabrication disciplines 

Provides technical support to all aspects of the project and acts as the primary point of contact with the engineering contractors 

Manage the Engineering Firm, EPC/EPC through project execution to ensure projects are completed on-time and within budget 

Provide technical oversight in all areas of natural gas pipelines and facilities projects 

Project scope and economic development 

Material / equipment sizing and specification 

Material selection / equipment procurement 

Responsible for designing, engineering, and managing high pressure gas system construction projects, including complex gas delivery system projects 

Basic project economic evaluation 

Cost estimating and generation of AFEs 

Development of project schedules 

Project / construction management 

Routine project report generation  

 

Qualification & Experience 

Minimum 4-year accredited degree in Civil, Chemical, or Mechanical Engineering. 

10 years of industry experience, background in natural gas distribution and transmission. 

Registration as Professional Engineer in Texas is preferred but not mandatory. 

Pipeline design and construction projects involving transmission and distribution of oil and natural gas including US Gulf Coast projects. 

Knowledge of common engineering practices and Industrial codes including ANSI B31.3 piping code, ASME Section VIII pressure vessel code and other related codes and standards of ANSI, ASME, ASTM, API, IEC, NACE, NEC and NFPA. 

Knowledge of measurement equipment and piping interconnects in natural gas transmission facilities. 

Knowledge of Natural Gas Pipeline Engineering and Construction codes and standards. 

Communicate effectively and take on the required project challenges. 

Self-motivated worker requiring minimal supervision. 

Working knowledge of gas piping systems, P&IDs, PFDs, site layout and material take-offs. 

Must be willing to travel up to 25% of time to project locations as required. 

Must have experience with CFR DOT Part 192 and ASME B31.8 - Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems.