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The primary responsibility of the Encroachment Engineer is to assess the safety of construction activities near our pipeline facilities through engineering evaluations (e.g., design reviews, stress calculations) and effective collaboration with internal stakeholders and third parties.\nTypical Review Process:\n· Review construction documents provided by Encroaching Entity.\n· Evaluate proposed construction and compare to Company standard requirements.\n· Coordinate with Encroaching Entity to confirm their scope and resolve conflicts.\n· Coordinate with internal departments – Integrity, Corrosion, Compliance, Land and Operations – to confirm condition of the Company pipeline(s) and integrate their evaluations into the technical report.\n· Perform required analysis (stress, seismic, etc.), mark-up drawings and write technical report.\n· If mitigation project not needed, submit technical report with safety stipulations to be included in approval letter.\n· If mitigation project needed, submit request to execute a pipeline protection or pipeline relocation project.\nResponsibilities include, but are not limited to:\n· Review plan and profile drawings. Effectively work and communicate with 3rd parties, including private and public entities, to fully evaluate the scope of the encroachment, the proximity to Company pipelines or Company rights-of-way and potential impact to facilities.\n· Ensure proposed development and construction are being designed and constructed in accordance with the Company's Encroachment Evaluation Specifications and Regulatory Agency requirements.\n· Perform pipeline stress analysis associated with the encroachment including heavy equipment crossings, roadway and railroad crossings over existing pipeline and provide pipeline protection and/or mitigation recommendations where applicable.\n· Provide written recommendations, design modification guidance and stipulations to Encroachment Agreement or Letter of No Objection issued to encroaching entity by Company Land Department.\n· Coordinate and attend meetings with various internal departments and 3rd parties as required.\n· Evaluate multiple fast-paced cases effectively and adjust priorities as needed in a dynamic work environment.\nRequired Education and/or Experience:\n· BS in engineering – Civil or Mechanical engineering\n· Any experiance in utility coordination. Plus, for experience in oil & gas industry.\n· Excellent writing and communication skills.\n· Ability to effectively comprehend and mark-up engineering and/or Department of Transportation (DOT) construction drawings.\nPreferred Experience / Skills:\n· Ability to work on multiple assignments simultaneously\n· Ability to analyze and evaluate dredging activities and impact to Company’s pipeline(s)\n· Familiar with GIS, Google Maps and Blue Beam software\n· PE licensure in the State of Texas or ability to obtain PE licensure within 6 months of hire is a plus.\n· Position is for Encroachment Engineer. Looking for 0-8 years of experience and requires field/project engineering, utility coordination or encroachment engineering experience.\nPay: $73.00 - $79.00 per hour\nBenefits:\n401(k) matching\nDental insurance\nHealth insurance\nVision insurance\nWork Location: In person","company":"Ssipeople","rawCompany":"ssipeople","city":"Houston","state":"TX","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-11T16:08:18.888Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2199.00","title":"Engineers, All Other","slug":"engineers-all-other"},{"code":"17-2051.00","title":"Civil Engineers","slug":"civil-engineers"},{"code":"17-3022.00","title":"Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians","slug":"civil-engineering-technologists-and-technicians"}],"industries":[{"code":"237990","title":"Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction","slug":"other-heavy-and-civil-engineering-construction"},{"code":"541330","title":"Engineering Services","slug":"engineering-services"},{"code":"213112","title":"Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations","slug":"support-activities-for-oil-and-gas-operations"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Project Engineer","description":"Job Overview\nWe are seeking a technically skilled Encroachment Engineer to support our Operations team. 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