Engineering Superintendent - Pipelines

An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Pipeline Engineering professional to provide technical and strategic leadership across a large-scale, high-pressure pipeline network. Reporting to the Manager – Pipelines, this role is accountable for ensuring the ongoing safety, reliability, and environmental performance of extensive long-distance pipeline systems, supporting sustainable operations well into the future.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide overarching leadership in pipeline engineering and asset integrity management to maintain safe and dependable operations;
  
  
• Ensure full compliance with applicable engineering standards, integrity frameworks, and regulatory obligations while prioritizing environmental protection, leak prevention, and strong health and safety performance;
  
  
• Set and drive the long-term strategy for pipeline integrity and engineering governance across multiple pipeline assets;
  
  
• Lead, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary Pipelines Engineering team, along with contractors, consultants, and operational personnel across processing and pumping facilities;
  
  
• Oversee implementation and continuous improvement of the Pipeline Management System, including Integrity Management Plans and Safety Management Systems;
  
  
• Ensure pipelines are operated, inspected, and maintained within approved design limits and aligned with international engineering and safety standards;
  
  
• Provide technical discipline leadership across project phases including concept development, design basis preparation, detailed design review, and Management of Change processes;
  
  
• Develop and implement long-term condition monitoring programs, asset replacement strategies, and cost-effective preventative maintenance plans to support asset life-of-mine objectives;
  
  
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives, corporate engineering standards, competency development frameworks, mentoring programs, and cross-functional collaboration to enhance asset reliability and availability.
  
  

About You To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:

• A tertiary qualification in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Process, Metallurgical, or related discipline);
  
  
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in pipeline engineering, operations, asset integrity, inspection, and maintenance within mining, minerals processing, or heavy industry pipeline environments;
  
  
• Proven leadership capability managing multidisciplinary teams in complex and culturally diverse operating environments;
  
  
• Strong working knowledge of pipeline design standards, integrity management systems, regulatory compliance requirements, and safety frameworks;
  
  
• Demonstrated ability to implement best-practice engineering processes and drive continuous improvement outcomes;
  
  
• Strategic capability with experience developing long-term maintenance strategies and capital planning programs;
  
  
• A strong commitment to safety, environmental responsibility, and community considerations, with the ability to influence stakeholders across multiple levels of the organisation.
  
  

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.