Principal Engineer, Pipelines
Working Location
South East England
Contract Type: Permanent
Sector: Energy, Onshore and Offshore Pipelines, Carbon Capture
Role Overview
If you are a Pipelines Engineer ready to provide technical leadership across major onshore and offshore projects from concept selection through FEED, ITT, and execution, this role offers genuine discipline authority and influence.
You will join a well-established engineering organisation delivering major energy projects internationally, across greenfield, brownfield, and carbon capture work. Acting as the pipelines design lead on large projects, you will direct a team of engineers and designers and take ownership of the quality of the discipline's output.
Why This Role Stands Out
Principal-level technical leadership of the pipelines discipline
Varied portfolio including greenfield, brownfield, and carbon capture projects
Full lifecycle involvement from concept selection through to execution
Hybrid working with strong remote flexibility
International exposure with short-term visits to sites and offices worldwide
Key Responsibilities
Lead and direct a team of discipline engineers and designers on large projects
Perform design activities for rigid onshore and offshore pipelines across all project phases
Supervise and review philosophies, specifications, routing studies, and mechanical design
Check calculations and analyses including stress, spanning, global buckling, walking, on-bottom roughness, tie-ins, and expansion loops
Oversee crossing design, hot tapping, and trenchless work such as HDD and microtunnelling
Prepare datasheets and technical requisitions, compile ITTs, and perform bid evaluations
Validate pipeline inspection, maintenance, and emergency repair strategies
Check third-party design and installation activities during execution
Visit manufacturers such as line pipe, coating, and valve suppliers as required
Liaise closely with process, materials and corrosion, flow assurance, instrumentation, civil, and construction disciplines
Requirements
Professional experience in oil and gas across rigid onshore and offshore pipelines
Mandatory knowledge of pipeline design software such as DNV SESAM pipeline package, PET, AutoPipe, SAGE Profile, and AGA
Knowledge of ANSYS, ABAQUS, and OrcaFlex is desirable
Knowledge of UK and international codes including BS, DNV, ISO, API, and ASME is desirable
Proven experience leading and directing discipline engineers and designers
Strong planning, organisational, and interpersonal skills
Ambition to develop into a high-level technical expert
Ideally degree qualified in Pipeline, Subsea, Offshore, Civil, or Mechanical Engineering
How to Apply
To register your interest in this opportunity, please submit your CV or contact details and a consultant will be in touch.
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