Position Title: Pipeline Engineer

Location: Houston, TX

Gulf Companies has served the global energy industry since 1953 by supporting the complete project lifecycle and developing valued business partnerships to ensure the success of the project. Our worldwide experience and multi-disciplined capabilities encompass all aspects of the Engineering, Procurement, Construction Management, Field Inspection, GIS Integrity, Staffing Services and more.

Position Description

The Pipeline Engineer is expected to be able to perform routine engineering functions with little supervision. Work is reviewed by a senior level engineer for accomplishment of objectives.

Essential Functions

• Assists in typical pipeline engineering calculations.
• Participate in Routing, ROW and Workspace selection; studies on construction techniques and economic feasibility studies.
• Familiarity with FERC filing process; Class location study, spacing and location of MLVs for Gas and Liquid Pipelines; design of MLV; Launcher and Receiver; Tie-in and other Pipeline facilities design.
• Assists in the preparation of requisitions for inquiry in support of purchasing equipment and materials.
• Prepares technical bid evaluations for equipment, materials, bulk material and subcontracts in cooperation with Procurement Department.
• Reviews alignment sheets, all permit drawings and plats; assists in pipe tally.
• Familiar with industry practices and permitting requirements for pipeline design and construction.
• Accepts both short and extended term assignments to the site, client's office, etc. as may be requested by the Chief Pipeline Engineer.
• Develop and foster a good working relationship with current and future clients.

DEPARTMENT FUNCTIONS

Pipeline Engineering is a highly specialized group whose function is to provide design-engineering service covering:

Pipeline Equipment and Piping System Design - Develop the optimum system based upon desired performance, space constraints, reliability, maintainability, flexibility and cost.

Calculations: Wall Thickness Calculations; API 1102 Calculations for Highway Crossing and Railroad Crossing; HDD design calculations; Roping Calculations or Minimum Bending Radius; Wheel Load Calculation; Hydrotest; Buoyancy Calculation; Reinforcement Calculation; Maximum Allowable Span Length; Field Bending

Studies/Plans: Hydrotest Plan; Class Location study; HCA study; Stress Analysis, HDD Design

Site Layouts and Plot Plans; Access Roads; Storage Yards - Determine location, size and arrangement of major Pipeline equipment - Launcher, Receivers, MLVs; access roads, storage yards

Typical Tasks - Routing; ROW Selection (Perm and Temp); Workspace Selection; FERC Filing Process; Class Location Study; MLV Spacing for Gas Pipelines; MLV Spacing for Liquid Pipelines; MLV Location for Gas/Liquid; MLV Design; Launcher/Receiver Design; Material Requisitions; Water Sources Selection; Alignment Sheets Review; HCA Study- Gas; Flood Maps; Crossings Design; Hazard Area Crossing Mitigations (Faults and Mining); Road Crossing Permits; Waterbody Crossing Permits; Plats

Standards Specifications - Responsible for technical content of standards and preparation of specification including:

- Line Specification

- Launcher/Receiver Barrel Specification

- 3R Ells Specification

- High Yield Fittings Specification

- Internal Coating Specification

- External Coating Specification

Construction Drawings - Approved for construction drawings and schedules:

- Alignment Sheets

- Launcher/Receiver Drawings

- Permit Drawings - Road, Railroad

- Permit Drawings - Wetland and Waterbody

- Plats

- Hydrotest plan drawings

- HDD design drawings

- Erosion and Sediment

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Requirements

Qualifications

• Typically 2 - 6 years of experience in engineering.
• Knowledge of computer systems in an engineering environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of GIS is an asset.

Education

• BS in Engineering
• EIT Certification is preferred

Competencies

• Results oriented
• Customer focused
• Focused on accuracy and quality of work

Work Environment/Physical Demands

• Working conditions are normal for an office environment.
• Frequent sitting and operating a computer.
• Must be able to use body members to work, move or carry objects or office materials.
• Must be able to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally.
• Physical demands requirements are at levels of those for sedentary work.

Gulf is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.