Principal Pipeline Engineer

Team: Energy Transition

Location: Remote (with occasional travel to Manchester, London, Newcastle & Glasgow offices)

Contract Type: 6-month rolling contract

IR35 Status: Inside IR35

Rate: Up to £65.00 per hour (Umbrella)

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Principal Pipeline Engineer to join a growing Energy Transition team , supporting the design and delivery of low-carbon infrastructure projects across the UK. This is a key technical leadership role, responsible for developing and overseeing pipeline and mechanical engineering solutions across a diverse portfolio of transmission projects, including natural gas, hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and wider energy transition systems. You will be part of a multidisciplinary engineering environment, contributing across the full project lifecycle—from concept and FEED through to detailed design, construction, operation, and decommissioning.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development of pipeline and mechanical engineering designs across low-carbon transmission projects
• Deliver engineering solutions across feasibility, concept, FEED, value engineering, and detailed design stages
• Produce key technical deliverables including: Pipeline and AGI design packages
• Wall thickness calculations
• Piping specifications and routing studies
• Undertake pipeline routing studies , population density assessments, and high-pressure pipeline diversion design
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to develop integrated design solutions
• Support development of 3D models and plant layouts
• Provide technical leadership within the pipeline and layout discipline
• Contribute to proposals, bids, and multi-disciplinary project submissions
• Ensure engineering solutions are safe, cost-effective, and aligned with industry standards

Required Skills & Experience

• Degree in a relevant engineering discipline
• Chartered Engineer status (or working towards IEng/CEng) with a relevant professional institution
• Strong understanding of IGEM/TD/1, TD/13 , and gas network operator standards
• Extensive experience in pipeline and AGI design, including routing and high-pressure systems
• Strong knowledge of national and international pipeline and piping design codes and standards
• Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering environments and contributing to 3D plant models
• Strong understanding of engineering design processes, calculations, and scope development
• Experience resolving operational and integrity-related engineering issues
• Proficiency in Autodesk software, including: AutoCAD
• AutoCAD Plant 3D
• Navisworks
• BIM 360
• Strong MS Office capability for technical reporting, specifications, and engineering documentation
• Experience working with clients, contractors, and stakeholders with varying technical and commercial requirements
• Knowledge of ASME codes (desirable)

Project Scope

Projects will span a range of energy transition and low-carbon infrastructure developments , including:

• Natural gas transmission (below and above 7 bar)
• Hydrogen pipeline systems
• Carbon dioxide transport infrastructure
• Future fuels and carbon capture systems

The role also includes exposure to early-stage and first-of-a-kind technologies within the evolving energy transition sector.

Additional Information

Remote working with periodic travel to key UK office locations

Collaborative, multidisciplinary engineering environment

Opportunity to work on nationally significant energy transition projects

High technical ownership and leadership responsibility within pipeline engineering discipline

Summary

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior pipeline engineering professional to take a leading role in shaping low-carbon infrastructure projects that will define the future of the UK energy system.