Microtunnel and Direct Pipe Engineering Specialist

Microtunnel and Direct Pipe Engineering Specialist

CCIA - St. Louis, Office 117 - Suite 100, 3636 S. Geyer Road, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

Posted Sunday, November 16, 2025 at 7:00 AM

CCI & Associates is a leading multi-disciplinary engineering firm offering services in the fields of Pipeline & Facility Engineering, Trenchless Engineering, Geotechnical Services, Construction Management, Environmental, and Pipeline Integrity. Since 2004, we have established ourselves as experts in Trenchless Technology and Open-Cut pipeline construction methods. We are a driving force in the continuing advancement of Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) systems including annular pressure modeling, specialized pullhead design, operation and installation stress modelling, as well as other trenchless methods such as Direct Pipe.

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Summary of Position

We are currently seeking a highly motivated and driven Microtunnel Specialist to join our growing team. This is primarily an office-based position, with periodic field-based construction inspection duties.

Accountabilities

Office

• Develop detailed microtunnel design drawings and calculations
• Manage and delegate projects and act as a prime contact for the client and representative of the corporation
• Channel information between client, field, and project staff
• Ongoing development of systems to standardize the efficient completion of project deliverables
• Review quality control process to ensure all documents meet standards
• Manage scope, cost and schedule control
• Prepare and approve project deliverables such as cost estimates; schedules; engineered drawing development, checking and sign-off; equipment sizing, specifications and datasheets; equipment and material requests for quotes, evaluation and award; contract preparation including scope of work (EWP), bid preparation, evaluation and award; quality control and checking
• Develop client relationships to support and further business development goals
• Periodic project site visits, as required

Field

• Act as the clients’ representative on site in a professional manner
• Review, monitor and report all applicable contract documents, codes, standards and legislation that apply to the scope of work and specifically the task being executed
• Actively participates in the Contractors daily safety meetings including JSA’s and conduct CCI specific JSA and complete Daily Inspection and HSE Reports
• Issue and monitor work authorization permits, document complete with photographs site and work activities and collect as-built information
• Monitor the Contractor’s adherence to the Microtunnel Design and report any deviations.
• Report on rates of penetration, slurry properties, bentonite properties, pump offsets, lost circulation, face pressure targets vs. actual and adjustments to the tunnelling plan, tunnel path changes, and other operational changes during execution.
• Conduct a detailed safety checklist to ensure that the Contractors equipment meets the industry safety standards, and ensure that all equipment has the proper certifications
• Assist the Contractor in the work pad and access development including equipment towing
• Implement drilling fluid disposal method, procedures, and locations as per the Mud Disposal Plan.
  
  This will include the gathering of soil samples for sump compliance and the coordination of resources to complete the work
• Complete the Microtunnel Daily Inspection Report, Tunnelling Fluid Report, Microtunnel Steering Report on a daily basis
• Coordination of Emergency Response Plan, orientations, collection of Contractors employees training certificates and contact list
• Source water and organize water withdrawal permits for construction
• Write and manage all Purchase Orders for the work and monitor cost including resources on site, working time, and down time
• Where required, collect samples of soils and/or cuttings for analysis

Qualifications

• Experience related directly to trenchless techniques such as tunneling, microtunneling, direct steerable pipe thrusting (DSPT) a requirement.
• Experience in other trenchless techniques such as horizontal…