WGL - Principal Pipeline Facilities Integrity & Process Engineer

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Job Description
** WGL - Principal Pipeline Facilities Integrity & Process Engineer
**** You Will:
**** Facilities Integrity, SIMP & Mechanical Integrity Leadership
*** Leads complex piping, equipment integrity assessment, and inspection projects for gate stations, pressure-regulation facilities, stored energy plants, and propane storage assets.
* Directs engineering evaluations of identified integrity issues and designs comprehensive P&M strategies to reduce risk and extend asset life.
* Oversees contractor work packages, construction scope reviews, material selection, permitting activities, technical bid evaluations, and quality assurance documentation.
* Conducts strength, pressure-rating, material compatibility, and SMYS-based engineering calculations for facility piping and equipment.
* Develops and maintains mechanical integrity programs for pressure vessels, stored-energy systems, relief devices, and critical high-hazard equipment.
** Process Safety Management (PSM) Technical Authority
*** Serves as the lead PSM engineer for FIMP/SIMP facilities, ensuring compliance with mechanical integrity, MOC, PSSR, process hazard analysis, and operating discipline elements.
* Facilitates HAZOP, HAZID, What-If, LOPA, and facility siting studies for existing and new facilities.
* Provides technical direction for the development and maintenance of PSM governance documents for propane and other high-hazard energy facilities.
* Leads risk assessments using FIMP/SIMP risk models and supports the identification and prioritization of risk-reduction projects.
* Performs and reviews incident investigations using TapRooT, 5-Whys, cause mapping, or other root cause methodologies.
** Regulatory Compliance & External Engagement
*** Ensures adherence to PHMSA 49 CFR Part 192 Subpart O, OSHA PSM, API RP-1171, NFPA 59, ASME codes, and other relevant federal and state requirements.
* Serves as a technical representative during PHMSA, state commission, OSHA, or third-party audits and inspections.
* Prepares regulatory documentation and responses, technical justifications, and engineering analyses required for compliance actions or investigations.
** Engineering Program & Cross-Functional Leadership
*** Leads multidisciplinary project teams and provides technical mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers.
* Coordinates integrity evaluations with Operations, Asset Management, Compliance, Pipeline Safety, and Process Engineering.
* Guides long-term planning for inspection programs, remediation strategies, and risk-based capital investment prioritization.
* Stays current with emerging regulations, PSM trends, leading practices, inspection technologies, and integrity management methodologies.
* Stays current with new PHMSA DOT 192 regulations, advisory bulletins, and OSHA PSM updates to verify inclusion and implementation of new requirements with IMPs and PSM governance documents.
** You have:
*** Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Materials, Petroleum, or related discipline required).
* Master’s degree or advanced engineering degree preferred.
* Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred.
* Minimum of 10+ years of experience in integrity management, mechanical integrity, or process safety engineering in natural gas, hydrocarbon processing, or chemical industries.
* HAZOP Facilitator certification required or ability to obtain.
* Preferred certifications: AMPP (formerly NACE) PCIM, API inspection credentials, pipeline integrity certifications.
* Demonstrated experience with PHMSA pipeline integrity rules, OSHA PSM, ASME B31.3, API 570/510/580, NFPA 59, and other applicable codes and standards.
* Experience leading complex facility integrity investigations, risk assessments, and failure analyses.

We offer a competitive salary range of $114,700 to $166,450 per year, commensurate with experience, education, and skills. In addition, we provide a comprehensive benefits package including…