Pipeline Engineer

Overview

In this role you will apply technical expertise to major pipeline projects across lifecycle stages, collaborating with clients and multi-disciplinary teams. You’ll drive critical design and assessment work for buried pipelines, rehabilitation options, and trenchless solutions, while contributing to proposals and technical reports. The position emphasizes advancing sustainable water networks and delivering resilient infrastructure at scale. You will work with industry bodies and be part of a collaborative, growth-focused culture with strong professional development opportunities.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary
• bonus schemes
• enhanced pension plan
• annual leave with buy/sell option
• private medical insurance
• group income protection & life assurance

Responsibilities

• Oversee technical deliverables across the full lifecycle of major pipeline projects
• Lead material selection and structural design of buried pipelines, including thrust restraint and trenchless technologies
• Apply advanced pipeline analysis tools and evaluate rehabilitation options
• Lead condition and failure assessments to extend asset life across networks
• Contribute to project proposals and produce high-level technical reports
• Support and drive research initiatives with industry bodies such as UKWIR and CIRIA

Key requirements

• Degree qualified in Civil Engineering or related discipline (Chartered or Incorporated status or actively pursuing registration)
• Experience across pipeline disciplines: structural design of buried pipelines (BS EN 1295-1:2019, BS 9295:2020), thrust restraint design (CIRIA C816/Report 128)
• Knowledge of trunk main design and thermoplastic/metallic pipe materials
• Familiarity with pipeline rehabilitation, trenchless design, failure assessments, or piping analysis software (e.g., CAESAR II)
• Strong proposal and report-writing skills; effective communication with multidisciplinary stakeholders
• Proposal and report-writing proficiency
• Interpersonal confidence for liaising with clients and stakeholders
• Analytical and creative problem-solving approach
• Structural design of buried pipelines (BS EN 1295-1:2019, BS 9295:2020)
• Thrust restraint design (CIRIA C816/Report 128)
• Trenchless design principles

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