Lead Pipeline Engineer

Lead the way in energy transformation. Join Uniper as a Lead Pipeline Maintenance Engineer and play a pivotal role in maintaining and evolving our high-pressure gas pipeline systems. You will drive safety, performance, and innovation while helping shape the future of energy as we transition toward a more sustainable, low-carbon world with a team that values your expertise and leadership.

Your responsibilities:

• You will lead the safe and efficient delivery of maintenance strategies for Uniper’s high-pressure gas pipelines, ensuring asset integrity and compliance with engineering policies.
• You will manage and perform the Safety Rules Process, including performing the role of Senior Authorised Person to enact safety from the system.
• You will manage and coordinate pipeline outages and inspections, including pressure system inspections and pigging activities, to maintain operational reliability and meet regulatory standards.
• You will develop and manage contracts, from specification and tendering through to execution, ensuring value for money and alignment with Uniper’s commercial goals.
• You will act as the Pipeline Emergency Response Officer (PERO), providing 24/7 call-out cover as part of the team and leading emergency responses to protect people, assets, and the environment.
• You will drive continuous improvement by embedding quality systems, analysing performance data, and implementing best practices to enhance maintenance efficiency.
• You will lead and mentor a team of engineers, fostering a culture of safety, accountability, and professional development.
• You will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including gas customers and suppliers, to optimise pipeline operations and support Uniper’s energy transition strategy.

Your profile:

Essential:

• Demonstrable experience in leading maintenance operations within high-pressure gas pipeline systems or a similar process industry.
• Strong understanding of health, safety, and environmental legislation, with the ability to promote and embed a positive safety culture.
• Proven ability to manage and coordinate outages, inspections, and emergency responses, including acting as a Pipeline Emergency Response Officer (PERO).
• Skilled in using Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), such as SAP, to plan, track, and optimise maintenance activities.
• Confident in contract management, including specification writing, tendering, and overseeing delivery to ensure value and compliance.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to motivate and guide a team, and engage effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Educated to Higher National Certificate (HNC) level or equivalent in an engineering discipline, or able to demonstrate equivalent technical knowledge and experience.

Desirable:

• Familiarity with IGEM and UKOPA standards, codes of practice, and good practice guides.
• Experience working in or alongside the energy, utilities, or process industries.
• Knowledge of root cause analysis techniques and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Exposure to managing high-risk contracts and understanding of contract safety engagement principles.
• Training or certification in pipeline emergency response or safety rules (e.g. Senior Authorised Person).
• Working knowledge of asset and risk management tools.
• Membership of or working towards accreditation with a relevant professional engineering body.

Your qualities:

At Uniper, we not only reward our employees with attractive salaries, an excellent company pension and health related benefits for their hard work and dedication to shaping the future energy transition. You can also expect a supportive working culture that offers a wide range of creative and innovative ideas. We enable various flexible working arrangements, whilst also supporting with home office equipment.

Through regular training and workshops, together we work towards visualising yourself in our company as if it were your own. We support you in highlighting your individual potential, achieving your personal goals, and reaching your ambitions. We invite you to become part of our diverse company with international colleagues from more than 80 countries.

As an employer, Uniper has committed itself to providing special support to certain areas:

• Competitive salary
• Personal development and Learning opportunities
• Enhanced company pension – With up to 12% company contributions
• 26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Electric vehicle charging at our sites
• In house Occupational Health Services
• Company funded Private Medical Insurance including free GP service
• Performance related benefits
• Access to a range of flexible benefits such as Share Incentive Plan, Dental, Critical Illness and Life Insurance, Cycle2Work, Health Care Cash plan or buy and sell extra holiday
• Future career opportunities (UK & International) with a strong focus on Diversity Equity and Inclusion

Our employees are the reason for our success. Therefore, you will find many other benefits at the local level to help you reach your potential.

Your contact:

Should you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact the UK Talent Acquisition Manager at dominic.lindsey(at)uniper.energy. Please note, any CVs sent via email would not be taken into consideration. All CVs must be submitted via the online application process only.

Job information:

• Contract type: Unlimited
• Working Hours: Full Time
• Start Date: ASAP
• Salary: £63,000 - £77,000

As an employer, Uniper is committed to diversity and equal opportunities. Therefore, we encourage applications from suitably qualified individuals whose capabilities match the role requirements regardless of gender, origin, disability, age, religion, ideology, sexual identity or marital status. We live inclusion and support flexible working.