Senior Project Engineer - Pipeline & Facilities

Mott MacDonald; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 139,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Disability insurance

Paid holidays, PTO

Parental leave

Life insurance

Hybrid work model (3 days in office)

Job summary

Mott MacDonald is seeking an experienced Senior Project Engineer to provide technical leadership for pipeline and facilities projects across North America. This role partners with multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, innovative energy infrastructure solutions.

You will apply deep expertise in natural gas, LNG, RNG, hydrogen and carbon capture, mentor engineers, support project delivery, and help shape technical standards while working in a collaborative hybrid environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related discipline.
• PE license required.
• 10+ years of energy infrastructure project delivery experience.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and managing client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for pipeline and facilities projects across North America.
• Support project delivery, risk management, and engineering design reviews.
• Mentor engineers and collaborate with clients to solve complex challenges.
• Assist with business development, proposals, and technical presentations.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Client relationship management

Multidisciplinary team leadership

Project delivery expertise

Strong communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

PE license

Tools

ASME B31.4

ASME B31.8

API standards

PHMSA regulations

Engineering data platforms

Job description

At Mott MacDonald, we trust our brilliant people to do brilliant things in engineering, management, and development services, supporting multisector project work in over 150 countries. As one of the largest employee‑owned companies in the world, we pride ourselves on our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes through our network of 20,000+ talented consultants. With sustainability and innovation at the heart of all our sectors in North America, including, Buildings, Energy, Transportation, and Water.

We believe in empowering our people to excel, learn, and grow, offering diverse opportunities to contribute to career‑defining work. Join us and be part of a collaborative environment where your ambitions are united with ours, and you can truly shape your story.

If you share that vision, even if you don’t meet every requirement listed, we’d still love to hear from you. We value potential and diverse perspectives as much as experience. Let’s explore how we can support your growth and help you take the next step in your career, while contributing to an exciting new chapter for Mott MacDonald in North America.

Mott MacDonald is a leading provider of engineering, project delivery, and asset management services for the North American energy industry. We support many of the largest pipeline operators, midstream companies, utilities, and developers across the United States through the development and delivery of critical energy infrastructure.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Engineer to provide technical leadership for pipeline and facilities engineering projects across North America. This role is suited to an experienced engineer with a strong background in natural gas transmission, gathering systems, compressor stations, metering facilities, storage, LNG, RNG, hydrogen, carbon capture, and related energy infrastructure.

The successful candidate will serve as a senior technical leader responsible for guiding engineering teams, ensuring technical excellence, mentoring developing engineers, supporting project delivery, and helping clients solve complex engineering challenges throughout the project lifecycle.

This role is ideally suited for an engineer who combines deep technical expertise with strong communication, collaboration, and leadership skills and who is passionate about developing both people and engineering solutions that support the future of energy infrastructure.

Your Impact

As a Senior Project Engineer, you will provide technical leadership on some of North America's most significant energy infrastructure projects.

You will help shape engineering solutions, support multidisciplinary project teams, mentor technical professionals, and contribute to the continued growth of Mott MacDonald's pipeline and facilities engineering practice.

Success in this role will be measured through:

• Technical quality and engineering excellence
• Successful project delivery
• Development of technical staff
• Client satisfaction
• Contribution to engineering innovation
• Growth of technical capability across the Energy business

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Serve as a senior technical lead for pipeline and facilities engineering projects.
• Provide engineering leadership throughout project development, FEED, detailed design, construction support, commissioning, and startup activities.
• Establish technical approaches and engineering strategies for major project assignments.
• Review and approve engineering calculations, technical reports, specifications, design documentation, and construction deliverables.
• Support development and implementation of engineering standards, best practices, and quality management processes.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for pipeline and facilities infrastructure.

Project Delivery Support

• Partner closely with Project Managers to support successful delivery of engineering services.
• Support development of project execution plans, engineering schedules, staffing plans, and delivery strategies.
• Identify and manage technical risks throughout project execution.
• Participate in design reviews, HAZOPs, constructability reviews, value engineering workshops, and risk assessments.
• Provide technical support during construction, commissioning, startup, and operational readiness activities.
• Assist with technical issue resolution and engineering decision‑making.

Client Technical Leadership

• Develop trusted relationships with client engineering teams and technical stakeholders.
• Participate in technical workshops, engineering reviews, design presentations, and project meetings.
• Serve as a technical advisor to clients throughout project development and execution.
• Support identification of innovative solutions that improve safety, reliability, constructability, and project performance.

Business Development

• Support strategic pursuits, proposals, interviews, and technical presentations.
• Develop technical approaches, execution strategies, and engineering estimates for major opportunities.
• Help position Mott MacDonald's engineering capabilities across pipeline, facilities, and energy infrastructure projects.
• Contribute thought leadership and technical expertise to support continued growth of the Energy business.

Technical Mentorship & Capability Development

• Mentor developing engineers, designers, and technical specialists.
• Support technical training, knowledge sharing, and professional development programs.
• Participate in recruitment, onboarding, and development of future engineering talent.
• Promote a culture of technical excellence, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Support advancement of engineering tools, methodologies, digital delivery approaches, and technical standards.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related discipline.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• 10+ years of experience delivering natural gas, liquids, hydrogen, LNG, RNG, and/or energy infrastructure projects.
• Experience supporting interstate pipeline projects and regulatory processes, including FERC and PHMSA requirements.
• Strong understanding of pipeline design, facility engineering, project delivery, and construction practices.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong project delivery, client management, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to support business development and proposal efforts.

Preferred Qualifications

• Established relationships with pipeline operators, midstream companies, utilities, and energy developers.
• Familiarity with digital engineering tools, project delivery systems, and engineering data platforms
• Strong knowledge of:
  • ASME B31.4
  • ASME B31.8
  • API standards
  • PHMSA regulations
  • Industry best practices

Benefits & Reward

At Mott MacDonald, our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, providing them with a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses. We provide a comprehensive benefit package that includes 401k, medical, dental and vision insurance, short-term/long-term disability, paid holidays, PTO, parental leave, and company paid life insurance.

Individual pay is determined based on several factors such as work location, education, experience, and unique skills.

The expected salary for this position is $139,000 - $170,000.

Collaboration at Our Core

At Mott MacDonald, we believe great ideas happen when we’re together. Our hybrid approach centers on an in‑office culture, with most of your time spent collaborating face‑to‑face and a minimum of three days per week in the office. We balance flexibility with connection, so you and your manager can choose how to meet client, team, and personal commitments.

Equal opportunity is the law.

We seek to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status or disability status.