Senior Principal Onshore Pipelines Designer
About The Position
The Principal or Senior Principal Mapping Designer – Pipeline Systems provides technical leadership and mapping expertise for pipeline projects across upstream, midstream, gathering, transmission, and distribution systems. The role is responsible for delivering high-quality pipeline mapping and design solutions and overseeing the technical integrity, constructability, and quality of mapping deliverables. It also includes leadership, mentoring, and guidance for designers and multidisciplinary project teams. The position supports project execution from concept through construction, including route selection, design development, customer engagement, scope definition, planning, and delivery. The designer applies pipeline mapping technologies, geospatial data, and design practices to help achieve safe, efficient, and sustainable outcomes aligned with customer objectives and operational excellence. Based in Denver, Colorado, the role supports a hybrid work environment, with office collaboration, customer engagement, and occasional field activities for project execution and validation. The position may balance leadership responsibilities on major capital programs with support for multiple studies and projects.
Requirements
- Typically 7 years of experience supporting pipeline mapping and design projects for the Principal Mapping Designer level, or typically 12 years for the Senior Principal Mapping Designer level.
- Advanced proficiency with Autodesk Civil 3D (2022 or newer) in a pipeline design environment.
- Strong working knowledge of ArcGIS, geospatial databases, mapping systems, and digital geospatial workflows.
- Strong understanding of survey data acquisition, interpretation, processing, and integration into engineering design deliverables.
- Knowledge of route selection, pipeline development, right-of-way planning, and permitting requirements.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Access.
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical work in complex project environments while balancing quality, schedule, and budget objectives.
- Strong analytical thinking, technical problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to engage customers, project teams, and leadership.
- Ability to mentor less experienced designers and foster collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage competing priorities and multiple project commitments.
- Proactive, adaptable, solutions-oriented approach with a high level of accountability and ownership.
- Commitment to safety, quality, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
Nice To Haves
- Experience utilizing Skyline and Microsoft Access is considered an asset.
- Working knowledge of civil grading and drainage principles is an advantage.
- Experience supporting gathering systems and upstream pipeline projects is beneficial.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development, review, and approval of pipeline mapping deliverables, including strip maps, alignment sheets, crossing drawings, permit drawings, land and right-of-way exhibits, construction typicals, hydrotest plan drawings, and related design packages.
- Perform advanced pipeline mapping and corridor design using Autodesk Civil 3D as the primary design platform.
- Apply GIS and geospatial technologies to routing studies, project development, stakeholder engagement, and project execution.
- Support proposal development, project planning, scope definition, and execution strategy activities.
- Evaluate scope changes and advise project leadership about potential impacts to constructability, schedule, budget, and project risk.
- Coordinate with customers, survey teams, engineers, environmental specialists, land groups, and construction teams to deliver integrated solutions.
- Facilitate route reviews, design workshops, customer meetings, and construction coordination sessions.
- Present technical recommendations, routing alternatives, and pipeline mapping solutions to internal and external stakeholders.
- Lead, review, and approve work produced by junior designers while promoting technical excellence, quality, and professional development.
- Support schedule development, workload planning, and cost management objectives within assigned projects.
- Participate in field activities for route validation, data collection, constructability reviews, and verification of completed work.
- Champion Worley’s Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality culture across project activities.
- Balance leadership responsibilities on major capital programs while supporting multiple studies and projects as required.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of mapping standards, workflows, digital tools, and organizational best practices.
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Holiday pay (usually 8 days per year in the US)
- Eligibility to participate in medical insurance plans
- Eligibility to participate in life insurance plans
- Eligibility to participate in dental insurance plans
- Eligibility to participate in vision insurance plans
- Eligibility to participate in a 401K plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
