Senior Principal Pipeline Engineer - Energy Transition Lead

Mott MacDonald

Leicester, Croydon

Hybrid

AUD 136,000 - 213,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Pension matched 4.5–7%
Life assurance 4x salary
Income protection
Flexible benefits
Annual bonus schemes

Job summary

Mott MacDonald is seeking a Principal Pipeline Engineer to lead the technical development of pipeline systems across the energy transition portfolio, spanning natural gas, hydrogen, CO2 transport and future fuels. You will guide multidisciplinary teams, mentor engineers, and collaborate with clients, construction teams and regulators.

From concept to FEED, detailed design, and construction support, you will ensure compliance with codes and deliver high‑quality engineering outcomes while driving

Qualifications

  • Essential: Degree in engineering and chartered status or progress toward chartered status.
  • Experience delivering FEED, detailed design, construction support and integrity management in the energy sector.
  • Strong understanding of fluid mechanics and pipeline materials/corrosion control.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership for onshore pipeline design, integrity, and operation.
  • Oversee pipeline engineering activities across multiple projects to meet scope, cost, quality and schedule.
  • Mentor and guide multidisciplinary teams and coordinate with clients, regulators and construction teams.
  • Promote engineering excellence, digital tools and best practices across projects.

Skills

Pipeline engineering
FEED design
Detail design
Hydraulic modelling
Regulatory knowledge
Client liaison
Leadership

Education

Degree in engineering
Chartered status (or progress)

Tools

AutoCAD
Pipeline software
Stress analysis

Job description

Mott MacDonald is seeking a Principal Pipeline Engineer to lead the technical development of pipeline systems across the energy transition portfolio, spanning natural gas, hydrogen, CO2 transport and future fuels. You will guide multidisciplinary teams, mentor engineers, and collaborate with clients, construction teams and regulators.

From concept to FEED, detailed design, and construction support, you will ensure compliance with codes and deliver high‑quality engineering outcomes while driving

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