Details:
- Salary: £59 - 65 - Hour
- Job Type: Contract
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Hour
- Location: Nationwide
- Date: 2 days ago
Description:
Location: Remote (Occasional travel to Manchester, London, Newcastle & Glasgow)
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
The Opportunity
We are currently seeking an experienced Principal Pipeline Engineer to join a rapidly growing Energy Transition team supporting the design and delivery of cutting-edge low-carbon infrastructure projects across the UK.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading technical role on nationally significant projects focused on the future of the UK energy sector, including hydrogen transmission systems, carbon capture infrastructure, natural gas networks, and wider decarbonisation technologies.
Working within a multidisciplinary engineering environment, you will take ownership of pipeline and mechanical engineering design activities across the full project lifecycle - from early-stage concept development and FEED through to detailed design, construction, commissioning, and long-term operational support.
This position offers the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most innovative energy transition projects while operating in a highly technical leadership capacity.
Key Responsibilities
Lead pipeline and mechanical engineering design activities across major low-carbon infrastructure projects
Deliver engineering solutions across feasibility studies, concept development, FEED, value engineering, and detailed design phases
Develop and review technical deliverables including pipeline design packages, AGI designs, piping specifications, and engineering calculations
Perform wall thickness calculations and high-pressure pipeline engineering assessments
Undertake pipeline routing studies, diversion design work, and population density assessments
Support the development of 3D plant models and integrated mechanical layouts
Provide technical leadership across pipeline and layout engineering disciplines
Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to develop integrated engineering solutions
Support technical bid submissions, tender activities, and engineering proposals
Ensure designs remain compliant, technically robust, cost-effective, and aligned with industry standards
Resolve engineering integrity, operational, and design challenges throughout project delivery
Experience Required
We are looking for experienced pipeline engineering professionals who can demonstrate:
Degree qualification in Mechanical Engineering, Pipeline Engineering, or a related discipline
Chartered Engineer status (or actively working toward CEng/IEng)
Extensive experience in pipeline engineering design and high-pressure transmission systems
Strong knowledge of IGEM/TD/1, TD/13, gas transmission standards, and relevant pipeline design codes
Proven experience working across pipeline routing, AGI design, piping specifications, and mechanical design packages
Experience delivering engineering work across FEED and detailed design stages
Strong understanding of engineering calculations, design processes, and technical scope development
Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering and large infrastructure project environments
Ability to resolve operational, integrity, and design-related engineering issues
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills when working with clients, contractors, and project teams
Technical Experience
Experience with the following systems and software is highly desirable:
AutoCAD
AutoCAD Plant 3D
Navisworks
BIM 360
Microsoft Office Suite
Knowledge of ASME design codes (advantageous)
Project Environment
You will support a range of major UK infrastructure and energy transition projects including:
Hydrogen pipeline transmission systems
Carbon dioxide transport infrastructure
Natural gas transmission networks
Carbon capture and storage systems
Future fuels and decarbonisation technologiesThis role offers exposure to first-of-a-kind technologies that will play a critical role in shaping the future of UK energy infrastructure.
Why Apply?
Work on nationally significant energy transition projects
Join a highly technical and collaborative engineering environment
Take ownership of technically complex, high-profile infrastructure projects
Opportunity to play a key role in the future of low-carbon engineering and sustainable energy infrastructure
Flexible remote working with occasional UK travelIf you are a senior pipeline engineering professional looking for a technically challenging contract role within the rapidly evolving low-carbon energy sector, we would love to hear from you